1. If you are in Manaus, Brazil and the date is September 22, what is the declination of the sun? 0o 23.5oN 23.5oS 3oS 2. The layer of the atmosphere closest to the earth is the ____________ and in this layer the lapse rate shows _____________________. troposphere; an increase in temperature with altitude stratosphere; an increase in temperature with altitude troposphere; a decrease in temperature with altitude tropopause; no change in temperature with altitude 3. When water evaporates, the energy that was used to evaporate the water: is stored as sensible heat in the evaporated water. is stored as latent heat in the evaporated water. is transferred to the air by conduction when the water evaporates. is transferred to the air by radiation when the water evaporates. 4. On January 31, the albedo in Stevens Point, 44.5N, is most likely __________ the albedo in Cape Town, South Africa, 34S. higher than the same as lower than it is not possible to determine with the information given 5. In Stevens Point at night, there is: incoming longwave radiation but no incoming shortwave radiation. incoming longwave radiation and incoming shortwave radiation. incoming shortwave radiation but no incoming longwave radiation. no incoming radiation, either shortwave or longwave. 6. The temperature on a cloudy night is likely to be __________ than that on a clear night because ___________. colder; the clouds reflect more energy back to space. colder; the clouds absorb heat energy and store it. warmer; the clouds absorb heat energy and then radiate energy back to the ground. warmer; the clouds absorb heat energy and store it. 7. The mean annual temperature range will be greatest in: Perth due to prevailing winds. X due to continentality. Brisbane due to prevailing winds. It will be approximately the same in all three locations. 8. Weather conditions at X on the Australia map above are most likely: dry with clear sunny skies most of the time. cold and rainy or overcast most of the time. warm and rainy in the summer, and cool and dry in the winter. windy and cold in the winter, and calm and warm in the summer. 9. You just arrived in West Palm Beach, Florida for spring break. You get out of your car to discover there is a strong breeze blowing onshore. What time of day would this most likely be? About midnight, because this is when land breezes are most likely to occur. Very early morning (you've been driving all night) because this is when sea breezes are most likely to occur. Late afternoon because this is when sea breezes are most likely to occur. It could be any time of day as there are no patterns to when land and sea breezes occur. 10. If you were standing at 45o north latitude, you would be in the domain of the: polar easterlies. westerlies. northeast trades. southeast trades. 11. The intertropical convergence zone is characterized by: convergence and uplift of warm surface air. convergence and subsidence of cold surface air. divergence and uplift of warm surface air. divergence and subsidence of cold surface air. 12. Evaporation rates should be __________ along the east coast of the U.S. than/as along the west coast of the U.S. because _________. the same; ocean temperatures are the same off both coasts lower; ocean temperatures are cooler off the east coast higher; ocean temperatures are warmer off the east coast none of the above 13. If the air temperature is 20oC and the dew point temperature is 0oC, what is the relative humidity? 0% 20% 33% 100% 14. If air has a temperature of 25oC at 0 meters and a dew point temperature of 15oC: (use the saturation curve in question 9 if necessary) the base of a convectional cloud will form at 1000 meters. the water vapor content of the air is approximately 10 g/kg. the air temperature at 1500 meters will be 12oC. all of the above. 15. Precipitation in Stevens Point is most often a result of ___________, and precipitation in Manaus Brazil is most often a result of ____________. convectional uplift; convectional uplift cyclonic and frontal uplift; orographic uplift cyclonic and frontal uplift; convectional uplift cyclonic and frontal uplift; cyclonic and frontal uplift 16. As air sinks on the leeward side of mountain ranges, the air __________ causing temperatures to ___________. expands; decrease expands; increase compresses; decrease compresses; increase 17. Areas between 25o to 35o latitude usually become __________ because this area is dominated by air that is sinking and being _________. deserts; cooled by expansion. deserts; heated by compression. rainforests; cooled by expansion. rainforests; heated by compression. 18. Which sequence of climates would you travel through going from A to D? Mediterranean (Cs), Marine west coast (Cfb), Subarctic (Dw), Tundra (ET). Midlatitude desert (BWk), Midlatitude steppe (BSk), Subarctic (Dw), Tundra (ET). Humid subtropical (Cfa), Humid continental (Df), Subarctic (Dw), Tundra (ET). Midlatitude steppe (BSk), Humid continental (Df), Subarctic (Dw), Tundra (ET). Score = Correct answers:
1. If you are in Manaus, Brazil and the date is September 22, what is the declination of the sun?
0o 23.5oN 23.5oS 3oS
2. The layer of the atmosphere closest to the earth is the ____________ and in this layer the lapse rate shows _____________________.
troposphere; an increase in temperature with altitude stratosphere; an increase in temperature with altitude troposphere; a decrease in temperature with altitude tropopause; no change in temperature with altitude
3. When water evaporates, the energy that was used to evaporate the water:
is stored as sensible heat in the evaporated water. is stored as latent heat in the evaporated water. is transferred to the air by conduction when the water evaporates. is transferred to the air by radiation when the water evaporates.
4. On January 31, the albedo in Stevens Point, 44.5N, is most likely __________ the albedo in Cape Town, South Africa, 34S.
higher than the same as lower than it is not possible to determine with the information given
5. In Stevens Point at night, there is:
incoming longwave radiation but no incoming shortwave radiation. incoming longwave radiation and incoming shortwave radiation. incoming shortwave radiation but no incoming longwave radiation. no incoming radiation, either shortwave or longwave.
6. The temperature on a cloudy night is likely to be __________ than that on a clear night because ___________.
colder; the clouds reflect more energy back to space. colder; the clouds absorb heat energy and store it. warmer; the clouds absorb heat energy and then radiate energy back to the ground. warmer; the clouds absorb heat energy and store it.
7. The mean annual temperature range will be greatest in:
Perth due to prevailing winds. X due to continentality. Brisbane due to prevailing winds. It will be approximately the same in all three locations.
8. Weather conditions at X on the Australia map above are most likely:
dry with clear sunny skies most of the time. cold and rainy or overcast most of the time. warm and rainy in the summer, and cool and dry in the winter. windy and cold in the winter, and calm and warm in the summer.
9. You just arrived in West Palm Beach, Florida for spring break. You get out of your car to discover there is a strong breeze blowing onshore. What time of day would this most likely be?
About midnight, because this is when land breezes are most likely to occur. Very early morning (you've been driving all night) because this is when sea breezes are most likely to occur. Late afternoon because this is when sea breezes are most likely to occur. It could be any time of day as there are no patterns to when land and sea breezes occur.
10. If you were standing at 45o north latitude, you would be in the domain of the:
polar easterlies. westerlies. northeast trades. southeast trades.
11. The intertropical convergence zone is characterized by:
convergence and uplift of warm surface air. convergence and subsidence of cold surface air. divergence and uplift of warm surface air. divergence and subsidence of cold surface air.
12. Evaporation rates should be __________ along the east coast of the U.S. than/as along the west coast of the U.S. because _________.
the same; ocean temperatures are the same off both coasts lower; ocean temperatures are cooler off the east coast higher; ocean temperatures are warmer off the east coast none of the above
13. If the air temperature is 20oC and the dew point temperature is 0oC, what is the relative humidity?
0% 20% 33% 100%
14. If air has a temperature of 25oC at 0 meters and a dew point temperature of 15oC: (use the saturation curve in question 9 if necessary)
the base of a convectional cloud will form at 1000 meters. the water vapor content of the air is approximately 10 g/kg. the air temperature at 1500 meters will be 12oC. all of the above.
15. Precipitation in Stevens Point is most often a result of ___________, and precipitation in Manaus Brazil is most often a result of ____________.
convectional uplift; convectional uplift cyclonic and frontal uplift; orographic uplift cyclonic and frontal uplift; convectional uplift cyclonic and frontal uplift; cyclonic and frontal uplift
16. As air sinks on the leeward side of mountain ranges, the air __________ causing temperatures to ___________.
expands; decrease expands; increase compresses; decrease compresses; increase
17. Areas between 25o to 35o latitude usually become __________ because this area is dominated by air that is sinking and being _________.
deserts; cooled by expansion. deserts; heated by compression. rainforests; cooled by expansion. rainforests; heated by compression.
18. Which sequence of climates would you travel through going from A to D?
Mediterranean (Cs), Marine west coast (Cfb), Subarctic (Dw), Tundra (ET). Midlatitude desert (BWk), Midlatitude steppe (BSk), Subarctic (Dw), Tundra (ET). Humid subtropical (Cfa), Humid continental (Df), Subarctic (Dw), Tundra (ET). Midlatitude steppe (BSk), Humid continental (Df), Subarctic (Dw), Tundra (ET).
Score = Correct answers:
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