1. You have just won an all-paid, 7 day vacation to Palermo, Sicily, 38oN, from June 18-June 25. Which of the following statements is correct for Palermo on June 21? a) The sun angle at noon is 90 degrees. b) The day length period (hours of sunlight) is slightly less than in Stevens Point (44.5oN) on June 21. c) The intensity of solar radiation is greater at 8:00 AM than at 12:00 noon. d) The declination is 38oN. 2. On December 23: a) there is 24 hours of darkness at the South Pole but only 12 hours of darkness at the Equator. b) the noon sun angle at 33.5oS is greater than the noon sun angle at 13.5oS. c) the noon sun angle at the Equator is the same as it is on June 22. d) the warmest temperatures occur where the hours of sunlight are greatest. 3. Your cousin is living in Merida, Mexico, 21oN. On ____________ she would look to the ___________ to see the noon-time sun. a) June 21; north b) December 21; north c) March 21; north d) September 21; north Radiation Balance Information for Smithtown S=200 W/m2 D = 25 W/m2 a = 0.15 = 360 W/m2 = 380 W/m2 4. The radiation balance information for Smithtown indicates clear skies because: a) the percent of diffuse shortwave radiation is relatively low. b) the albedo is low. c) there is more outgoing longwave radiation than incoming longwave radiation. d) it is probably summer. 5. How much energy is available to do work at Smithtown? a) 9 W/m2 b) 171 W/m2 c) 239 W/m2 d) 279 W/m2 Energy Balance Data Yorktown Sayville H = 75 W/m2 H=30 W/m2 LE=15 W/m2 LE=60 W/m2 Q*=90 W/m2 Q*=90 W/m2 6. Based on the energy balance data above, which of the following statements is true? a) Evaporation is higher in Sayville, which means it's drier than Yorktown. b) Because Yorktown and Sayville have the same amount of energy available to do work, their temperatures should be the same. c) Sayville is a more humid location than Yorktown. d) Sayville has warmer temperatures than Yorktown. 7. A temperature of 70oF is equal to approximately: a) 7oC b) 21oC c) 57oC d) 158oC 9/5oC + 32 = oF 5/9(oF - 32) = oC 8. The specific heat of land is ___________ and therefore places such as Omaha, Nebraska have _________ annual temperature ranges. a) low; small b) low; large c) high; small d) high; large 9. A comparison of temperatures at the locations on the map below should show that: a) City A has warmer winter temperatures than City D. b) City E has a larger annual temperature range than City A. c) City C has warmer summer temperatures than City B. d) All of the above comparisons are true. Score = Correct answers:
1. You have just won an all-paid, 7 day vacation to Palermo, Sicily, 38oN, from June 18-June 25. Which of the following statements is correct for Palermo on June 21?
a) The sun angle at noon is 90 degrees. b) The day length period (hours of sunlight) is slightly less than in Stevens Point (44.5oN) on June 21. c) The intensity of solar radiation is greater at 8:00 AM than at 12:00 noon. d) The declination is 38oN.
2. On December 23:
a) there is 24 hours of darkness at the South Pole but only 12 hours of darkness at the Equator. b) the noon sun angle at 33.5oS is greater than the noon sun angle at 13.5oS. c) the noon sun angle at the Equator is the same as it is on June 22. d) the warmest temperatures occur where the hours of sunlight are greatest.
3. Your cousin is living in Merida, Mexico, 21oN. On ____________ she would look to the ___________ to see the noon-time sun.
a) June 21; north b) December 21; north c) March 21; north d) September 21; north
Radiation Balance Information for Smithtown
S=200 W/m2 D = 25 W/m2 a = 0.15 = 360 W/m2 = 380 W/m2
4. The radiation balance information for Smithtown indicates clear skies because:
a) the percent of diffuse shortwave radiation is relatively low. b) the albedo is low. c) there is more outgoing longwave radiation than incoming longwave radiation. d) it is probably summer.
5. How much energy is available to do work at Smithtown?
a) 9 W/m2 b) 171 W/m2 c) 239 W/m2 d) 279 W/m2 Energy Balance Data Yorktown Sayville H = 75 W/m2 H=30 W/m2 LE=15 W/m2 LE=60 W/m2 Q*=90 W/m2 Q*=90 W/m2
a) 9 W/m2 b) 171 W/m2 c) 239 W/m2 d) 279 W/m2
Energy Balance Data Yorktown Sayville H = 75 W/m2 H=30 W/m2 LE=15 W/m2 LE=60 W/m2 Q*=90 W/m2 Q*=90 W/m2
Energy Balance Data
6. Based on the energy balance data above, which of the following statements is true?
a) Evaporation is higher in Sayville, which means it's drier than Yorktown. b) Because Yorktown and Sayville have the same amount of energy available to do work, their temperatures should be the same. c) Sayville is a more humid location than Yorktown. d) Sayville has warmer temperatures than Yorktown.
7. A temperature of 70oF is equal to approximately:
a) 7oC b) 21oC c) 57oC d) 158oC 9/5oC + 32 = oF 5/9(oF - 32) = oC
9/5oC + 32 = oF 5/9(oF - 32) = oC
8. The specific heat of land is ___________ and therefore places such as Omaha, Nebraska have _________ annual temperature ranges.
a) low; small b) low; large c) high; small d) high; large
9. A comparison of temperatures at the locations on the map below should show that:
a) City A has warmer winter temperatures than City D. b) City E has a larger annual temperature range than City A. c) City C has warmer summer temperatures than City B. d) All of the above comparisons are true.
Score = Correct answers:
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