Chapter 4 Quiz

1.   Cooling of air expansion is called ________.
  the adiabatic process 
  absorption 
  conduction 
  convection 
  advection 
 

2. Which of the following refers to the speed at which the atoms in a substance are vibrating?
  Latent heat 
  Energy 
  Rotation 
  Angle of incidence 
  Heat 
 

3. The MAIN source of atmospheric heating is from the ________.
  conduction of energy from the Earth 
  absorption of insolation 
  re-radiation of energy from the Earth 
  absorption of ultraviolet energy from the Sun 
  convection of energy from the Earth 
 

4. At which locations is solar energy most concentrated?
  At places where the angle of incidence is 90° 
  At places where the angle of incidence is 0° 
  Where the atmosphere has the most water vapor 
  Where the Sun is closest to the curved surface of Earth 
  Anywhere on Earth, if it is the perihelion 
 

5. Where are seasonal changes in day length least important?
  High latitudes 
  Near oceans 
  Middle latitudes 
  Low altitudes 
  Tropical latitudes 
 

6. ________ objects radiate in shorter wavelengths than ________ objects.
  Hot, cold 
  Big, small 
  Liquid, solid 
  Red, green 
  Tall, short 
 

7. Which of the following is FALSE?
  Earth’s energy budget is vertically unbalanced.
  Earth’s energy budget is perfectly balanced.
  Earth’s energy budget is the same at each location.
  Earth’s energy budget is unbalanced by latitude.
  Earth’s energy budget is the cause of all weather.
 

8. In terms of running the Earth’s atmospheric processes, significant energy comes from the Sun and ________.
  the reflection from Venus 
  the next closest star 
  no other source 
  the Moon 
  the Earth’s interior
 

9  Which of the following would NOT be a reason why land heats faster than water?
  No mobility 
  The presence of subtropical highs (STHs) 
  Lower specific heat 
  Less transmissivity 
  Less evaporation 
 

10.  Besides latitude, what is another important factor limiting a country’s ability to develop its photovoltaic potential?
  Longitude 
  Cloudiness 
  Availability of glass to make solar panels 
  A climate with high temperatures 
  The solar constant 
 

11. Adiabatic processes cause cooling by ________.
  conduction 
  expansion 
  insertion 
  radiation 
  convection 
 

12. Most of the solar radiation incident upon the Earth is within the ________ part of the spectrum.
  x-ray 
  infrared 
  radar 
  short wave 
  long wave 
 

13. Which of the following does NOT refer to the transfer of electromagnetic radiation?
  Scattering 
  Conduction 
  Transmission 
  Absorption 
  Reflection 
 

14. Of those listed below, ________ is the only country using the Fahrenheit temperature scale.
  Iraq 
  Brazil 
  the U.S.A. 
  Canada 
  Germany 
 

15. During which of the following does electromagnetic radiation change its wavelengths?
  Scattering 
  Reflection 
  Convection 
  Absorption and emission occurring together 
  Transmission 
 

16. The absorption of longwave radiation in the atmosphere is popularly called ________.
  the Coriolis effect 
  the carbon dioxide effect 
  scattering 
  advection 
  the Greenhouse effect 
 

17. Cool currents can be found ________.
  in the Arctic 
  on the east coasts of continents 
  on the west coasts of continents 
  on the north coasts of continents 
  on the south coasts of continents 
 

18. The energy emitted from the Sun is a product of ________.
  fusion 
  geysers 
  radioactive decay 
  fission 
 

19. A body that emits the maximum amount of radiation possible, at every wavelength for its temperature, is a(n) ________.
  albedo 
  isotherm 
  Celsius 
  black body 
  Kelvin 
 

20. The specific heat of water is greater than that of land. This means that ________.
  land is warmer than water 
  land cools more slowly than water 
  water is warmer than land 
  water cools more slowly than land 
 

21. Albedo is the percentage of energy ________ from an object compared to the original amount of energy that struck the object.
  convected 
  conducted 
  advected 
  emitted 
  reflected 
 

22.  “Work” is scientifically defined as ________.
  pressure acting over time 
  energy transfer per unit of time 
  joules per second 
  force acting over distance 
  wavelength times the speed of light 
 

23. As the angle of incidence becomes less, the ________.
  amount of energy coming from the Sun decreases 
  Sun appears higher in the sky 
  tilt of Earth’s axis increases
  less concentrated solar energy becomes 
  distance from the Earth to the Sun increases 
 

24. Almost all terrestrial radiation can be considered to be ________ and almost all solar radiation can be considered to be ________.
  shortwave, longwave 
  heat, light 
  longwave, longwave 
  longwave, shortwave 
  shortwave, shortwave 
 

25. Solar energy is also known as incoming ________.
  convection 
  insolation 
  conduction 
  longwave energy 
  power