Atmosphere 1 Quiz Review

Grid Reference Systems

- locate positions from Latitude & Longitude reference lines

- predict general environmental qualities by latitude

- determine direction traveled between specified positions

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Sun Angles

- interpret latitude/date/sunlight intensity from high vs low sun and zenith angles

- interpret latitude/date/relative sunlight intensity from aspect

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Radiation & Energy Balance

- interpret general weather conditions from RADIATION balance values

- interpret flux direction and relative temperatures from RADIATION balance values

- interpret general environmental conditions/types from ENERGY balance values

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Temperature

- relative environmental locations (Lat/Contin) from comparative MAT & annual ranges

- seasonality of temperature gradient

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Pressure & Wind

- interpret isobars

- translate wind vector symbols

PRACTICE ATMOSPHERE 1 QUIZ

[NOTE!!! - these will NOT be the exact same questions that you will receive. These are EXAMPLES ONLY from prior exams; I never reuse exact questions.

[Treat each question as if it is fill-in-the-blank first; then leftclick the links to view the multiple choice list of answer options.]

1. Beginning at 10^oS/104^oW, you fly first to 5^oN/102^oW, then to 5^oN/106^oW, and finally to 8^oS/104^oW.   You end up   ?  miles away from where you started. [1^o of latitude = 70 miles.]

2. If you began at 35^oS/18^oE and sailed to 15^oS/6^oW, the compass direction you have traveled toward is   ?  .

3. If you made the trip described in Question 2 during December, you would expect greater   ?  at the start of your trip.

4. Which site would have the strongest sunlight coming from the north during June: Honolulu (21^oN/158^oW), Miami (27^oN/080^oW), Houston (30^oN/095^oW), or Rio de Janeiro (22^oS/043^oW)?   ? 

5. You might best expect a sunny summer afternoon at a sandy beach where S=  ?  [200, 20, or 5] , D=10, a=.15, L_incoming=90, and L_outgoing=  ?  [200, 91, 65] .

6. If LE=-50, H=-100, and G=150 the overall net heat flux is going toward the   ?  , and if these are the prevalent typical conditions, the environment would most likely be a   ?  .

7. You should expect the largest annual range of temperature, but the lowest mean annual temperature, at:  Batwood, Newfoundland (50^oN/057^oW), Winnipeg, Manitoba (50^oN/097^oW), Fort Fitzgerald, Alberta (60^oN/112^oW), or Vancouver, British Columbia (49^oN/124^oW)?    ? 

8. In December, typical air pressure at Manaus, Brazil (03^oS/060^oW) is 998 mb but at Rosario, Argentina (32^oS/060^oW) air pressure is 1011 mb.  During June Manaus air pressure is 999 mb, and at Rosario is 1032 mb.  Compared to December, you should expect a   ?  [larger, smaller, about the same] temperature gradient, and   ?  [stronger, weaker, about the same] winds blowing somewhat   ?  [toward, from] Manaus during June.

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