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Ch 17 2/2
Test Description: Atmosphere
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is not true about radiation
A
It can travel through a vacuum
B
It needs a medium through which to travel
C
It travels out in all directions from its source
D
It is one of three methods of heat transfer
2) Which of the following is associated with weak light rays that travel in different directions
A
scattering
B
conduction
C
reflection
D
convection
3) In general, what is true about places at higher altitudes?
A
They have the same temperature as places at lower altitudes
B
They less predictable temperatures than places at lower altitudes
C
They have warmer temperatures than places at lower altitudes
D
They have cooler temperatures than places at lower altitudes
4) Which of the following is true
A
Land heats less rapidly than water
B
Land heats more rapidly than water
C
Land reaches higher temperatures and heats more rapidly than water
D
Land reachers higher temperatures than water
5) Why are annual temperature ranges in the Southern Hemiosphere generally smaller than those in the Northern Hemisphere
A
Earth is closest to the Sun in the Southern Hemisphere summer
B
There is a greater proportion of mountainous land in the Southern Hemisphere
C
There is a greater percentage of water surface in the Southern Hemisphere
D
Less area is covered by desert in the Southern Hemisphere
6) Which of the following best describes temperature variations
A
Variations are greater over water than over land
B
Variations are greater over land than over water
C
Variations over water cannot be determined
D
Variations are the same over land and over water
7) Isotherms are lines that connect points of equal
A
pressure
B
elevation
C
temperature
D
laltitude
8) Which of the following best describes the general air temperature on a cloudy night?
A
higher than on a clear night
B
less predictable than on a clear night
C
the same as on a clear night
D
lower than on a clear night
9) Many clouds have a high albedo and therfore tend to
A
transmit sunlight
B
reflect sunlight
C
radiate sunlight
D
absorb sunlight
10) At night, clouds act as a blanket by
A
absorbing outgoing radiation
B
reflecting incoming radiation
C
absorbing incoming radiation
D
reflecting outgoing radiation
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