The extremely low surface temperatures in the Antarctic in July (Southern Hemisphere winter) clearly demonstrate the influence of ________. A) adiabatic cooling B) ocean currents C) greater cooling of land than water D) lapse rates E) aphelion
) A temperature inversion is mainly an inversion of the ________. A) isotherms B) normal lapse rate C) Coriolis effect D) gyres E) topography
“Jiggling” is a description of the motion of A) chemical energy. B) atoms. C) electromagnetic radiation. D) x-rays. E) scales used to measure Kelvins.
In the Southern Hemisphere about ________ percent of the surface is land. A) .019 B) 1.9 C) 19 D) 55 E) 78
In the Northern Hemisphere about ________ percent of the surface is land. A) .039 B) 13.9 C) 39 D) 76 E) 91
For the most part the atmosphere is heated directly from the ________. A) Sun B) Earth’s surface C) storms D) cyclones E) reflection from the Moon
Which of the following phenomena is NOT closely associated with atmospheric water vapor? A) presence of latent heat B) absorption of longwave energy C) the greenhouse effect D) absorption of terrestrial reradiation E) adiabatic warming
About ________ percent of the total insolation is directly absorbed by the air. A) 94 B) 64 C) 24 D) 14 E) 0.4
Radiation from the Earth is mostly absorbed in the lower troposphere and ________ back towards Earth. A) reradiated B) scattered C) conducted D) convected E) reflected
Only ________ of the Sun’s energy reaches the Earth. A) 2 billionth B) 1 billionth C) 2 millionth D) 1 millionth E) 1 trillionth
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