Geography Test Two

Front 1

Shortwave and long wave energy passes through the atmosphere or water by?

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Transmission

Front 2

The insolation received at Earth's Surface is?

Back 2

Greatest over low-latitude deserts with their cloudless skies.

Front 3

Longwave radiation emitted by Earth is mainly absorbed by which two gases?

Back 3

Water vapor and carbon dioxide

Front 4

The reflective quality of a surface is known as its

Back 4

albedo

Front 5

Which of the following has the lowest albedo?

Back 5

Fresh Snow

Front 6

The assimilation of radiation by a surface and its conversion from one form to another is termed?

Back 6

Absorption

Front 7

Daily temperatures usually?

Back 7

reach a high that lags several hours after noon.

Front 8

The most important influence on temperature variation is?

Back 8

Latitude

Front 9

Relative to latitude and surface energy receipts, which of the following is true?

Back 9

Insolation intensity decreases with distance from the subsolar point.

Front 10

Relative to temperatures, clouds generally?

Back 10

are moderating influences in the atmosphere , acting like insulation.

Front 11

Which of the following is true regarding the effects of elevation on temperature?

Back 11

Higher elevations have higher daily temperature ranges.

Front 12

How do temperature ranges in coastal cities compare with interior cities?

Back 12

Cities by the coast are cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter when compared to interior cities.

Front 13

In June, the thermal equator_____

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Treads towards the equator over oceans and poleward over continents.

Front 14

Normal sea-level pressure has a value of

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1013.2 mb

Front 15

The horizontal motion of air relative to the Earth's Surface is?

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Wind

Front 16

Between 20 and 35 degrees north and south we find?

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arid and semiarid desert regions

Front 17

Which of the following initiates air flow?

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The pressure gradient force

Front 18

Land and se breezes are caused by?

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differential heating of the land and water.

Front 19

Monsoonal winds are?

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regional wind systems that change direction seasonally

Front 20

Which of the following statements are true?

Back 20

The normal range for atmosphere is equal to approximately 1050 to 980 mb. which is the weight of a volxwagon beetle.

Front 21

If the Earth did not rotate, air would flow

Back 21

Strait across isobars

Front 22

In the Northern Hemisphere from which direction do the trade winds come?

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The Northeast

Front 23

Which of the following statements accurately describes air flow in the Northern Hemisphere low pressure cell?

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Converging counterclockwise and ascending

Front 24

The polar jet stream is______

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a river of air flowing up to 300 mph at elevations between 7000 and 10700 m

Front 25

Which of the following statements accurately describes upwelling or downwelling flows?

Back 25

Downwelling currents occur where surface water is swept away from a coast.

Front 26

Which of the following accurately describes the patterns of oceanic surface currents?

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In the northern Hemisphere they move clockwise with high-pressure cells

Front 27

Wind Speed is measured using a _____

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Anemometer

Front 28

Energy that we can feel and measure?

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sensible heat

Front 29

hidden heat gained or lost in water phase changes

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Latent heat

Front 30

Intertropical Convergence Zone

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ITCZ

Front 31

The Assimilation of isolation which converts the heat from one form to another?

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Absorption

Front 32

Insolation bends as it passes through the atmosphere

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Refraction

Front 33

Moderating influence of the Ocean?

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Marine Effect

Front 34

Molecule-to-Molecule transfer of heat from one object to another?

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Conduction

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Effect in areas that experience a greater range in temperatures.

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Continentality

Front 36

A redirection of insolation without altering its wavelength

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Scattering

Front 37

Heat moving in a strong vertical motion?

Sometimes circular.

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Convection

Front 38

An instrument that measures Air Pressure?

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Aneroidbarometer

Front 39

Circulation in deep Ocean currents due to differences in temperature and salinity

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Thermohaline