Mid Term Questions # 1 Through # 50

Front 1

#1:

How long ago was the solar system, including Earth, formed?

Back 1

4,550,000,000 years ago.

Front 2

#2:

What 3 things provide evidence of Earth's shape?

Back 2

1) Photos from space

2) Illumination patterns of clouds during sunset

3) Disappearences of ships below the oceans

horizon.

Front 3

#3:

What direction does the Earth rotate?

Back 3

to the East.

Front 4

# 4 :

What is the imaginary straight line the passes through the center of the earth and the poles known as?

Back 4

the Axis

Front 5

# 5 :

The Earth's axis tilts 23.5 degrees as measured from what?

Back 5

the Plane of the Eliptic

Front 6

# 6 :

Lines on a map connecting points of the same latitude are also called?

Back 6

Parallels

Front 7

# 7 :

A map marked with the largest fraction has the largest what?

Back 7

Scale

Front 8

# 8 :

Can a projection map portray the entire Earth surface without any distortion?

Back 8

No

Front 9

# 9 :

What date is the noon zenith angle at it's northern most point ?

Back 9

June 21st

Front 10

# 10:

The electromagnetic waves given off by the sun have a ___________ energy than those the Earth gives off, and there fore have a ____________ wavelength.

Back 10

higher energy, shorter wavelength

Front 11

# 11 :

When a cold blast of air from Canada reaches Florida, it is an example of ______________ energy transfer.

Back 11

advection.

Front 12

# 12 :

The stratopause is between the _____________ and ______________.

Back 12

stratosphere and the mesosphere.

Front 13

# 14 :

A clear sky appears blue in the daytime because of ___________________________ by gases.

Back 13

scattering of light.

Front 14

# 15 :

Electromagnetic energy is a wavelike form of energy radiated by ___________________________.

Back 14

any substance possessing heat.

Front 15

# 16 :

Air is a ______________ of gases.

Back 15

mixture.

Front 16

# 17 ;

The proportion of incident shortwave energy that is reflected by the surface if known as the ____________ of the surface.

Back 16

albedo

Front 17

# 18 ;

Oxygen is _______ of the atmosphere.

Back 17

21 %

Front 18

# 19 :

The ozone layer in the upper atmosphere is essential for life on the planet because without it the full intensity of the sun's ultraviolet rays would ___________________________________.

Back 18

destroy bacteria and damage animal tissue.

Front 19

# 20 :

Heat that is absorbed and stored in a gas or liquid during the processes of evaporation, melting or sublimation is known as ___________.

Back 19

latent heat.

Front 20

# 21 :

Which of the following areas would tend to have the warmest air temperatures on a given day, assuming all receive the same insolation.

1) a rural forrest,

2) a suburban housing development, or

3) a city center

Back 20

a city center.

Front 21

# 22:

What three things keep rural areas cooler than adjacent urban areas?

Back 21

1) evaporation

2) transpiration

3) albedo

Front 22

# 23:

Temperature inversions can cause problems for agriculture because they may contibute to _______.

Back 22

frost.

Front 23

# 24:

Maritime locations tend to experience ________________ and ________________ than continental locations at the same latitude.

Back 23

warmer winters and cooler summers.

Front 24

# 25:

Water heats and cools more slowly than land surfaces due to what three things?

Back 24

1) higher specific heat capacity,

2) light penetrates into water, and

3) water bodies are mixed by wind and waves

Front 25

# 26:

On a temprature map, temperature gradients are _________________ to isotherms.

Back 25

perpendicular

Front 26

# 27:

Temperature increases with elevation in the stratosphere because of the ________________.

Back 26

ozone layer.

Front 27

# 28:

The adiabatic principle states that when a gas ___________, it's temperature _________________.

Back 27

expands, it's temperature decreases.

Front 28

# 29:

Which one of the following locations would likely experience the smallest annual temperature range?

1) Aswan, Egypt (24 degrees N)

2) Hamburg, Germany (53 N)

3) Yakutsk, Siberia (62 N)

4) Manuas, Brazil (3 S)

Back 28

Manuas, Brazil (3 degrees S)

Front 29

# 30:

In which layer of the atmosphere does most weather phenomena, including clouds and storms, occur?

Back 29

Troposphere

Front 30

# 31:

What percentage of the Earth's water is contained in the oceans?

Back 30

97 %

Front 31

# 32:

Of the following, which one is NOT a form of precipitation?

1) Orographic

2) Cyclonic

3) Convergent

4) Advectional

Back 31

Advectional

Front 32

# 33:

What is the ACTUAL quantity of water vapor in a parcel of air called?

Back 32

Specific Humidity

Front 33

# 34:

What is the term for comparing the actual amount of moisture in the air with the amount that would be there if the water vapor pressure was at equillibrium?

Back 33

Relative Humidity

Front 34

# 35:

When water vapor is cooled, the amount of water that can remain a gas is _______________.

Back 34

Reduced

Front 35

# 36:

Lifting a parcel of air cools it through a process called ________________.

Back 35

Adiabatic Cooling

Front 36

# 37:

Cloud families are classified according to______________________.

Back 36

Height of the cloud base.

Front 37

# 39:

When lifted air cools to its equillibrium vapor pressure, its ______________________ is reached.

Back 37

dew-point temprature

Front 38

# 40:

What do visable clouds consist of?

Back 38

liquid water or ice droplets

Front 39

# 41:

The only effective way to get clear air to form clouds is to lower its air pressure and cool it by ___________________.

Back 39

lifting it

Front 40

# 42:

Atmospheric pressure ______________ with elevation

Back 40

decreases

Front 41

# 43:

Pressure gradients drive winds to flow from _______ pressure to ________ pressure.

Back 41

High to Low

Front 42

# 44:

A line on a map that connects points of equal pressure is called an ___________.

Back 42

isobar

Front 43

# 45:

The Hadley cell circulations cause what three things to happen along the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITZC)?

Back 43

1) Weak surface winds,

2) Strong uplift, and

3) Heavy rains

Front 44

# 46:

A local wind system that flows from the ocean to land during the late afternoon is called a ____ ___________.

Back 44

Sea Breeze

Front 45

# 47:

In the northern hemisphere, the Coriolis effect causes winds and currents to veer to the ________.

Back 45

right.

Front 46

# 48:

The subtropical high pressure belts are zones of ________________ air and _________ conditions.

Back 46

desending and clear

Front 47

# 49:

The band of rapidly flowing air found aloft above the polar front is a _____ ________.

Back 47

jet stream.

Front 48

# 50:

Rossby waves form along the ________ _________.

Back 48

polar front.