The only major ocean current in the world whose flow is unbroken by any continent is ________. A) North Pacific drift B) Japan current C) West Wind drift D) east Australian current E) Humboldt current
The only major country still using the Fahrenheit scale for temperature determination is ________. A) U.S.A. B) Canada C) Germany D) Brazil E) Iraq
The Earth as a body has a yearly net loss of energy at the top of the atmosphere north of ________ degrees north latitude. A) 10 B) 28 C) 56 D) 66.5 E) 90
________ objects radiate in shorter wavelengths than ________ objects. A) Red, green B) Big, small C) Liquid, solid D) Tall, short E) Hot, cold
The solar energy reaching Earth travels a distance of ________ million kilometers. A) 1 B) 8 C) 30 D) 150 E) 567
In the electromagnetic spectrum, visible light occupies the band between 0.4 and 0.7 ________. A) millibars B) micrometers C) Kelvins D) meters E) feet
Heat transferred laterally in the atmosphere by horizontal wind movements is a process called ________. A) compression B) reflection C) absorption D) advection E) transmission
The higher latitudes receive much less intense insolation than tropical zones because of differences in ________. A) albedo B) the Sun’s angle of incidence C) greenhouse effect D) ocean’s specific heat E) water’s transmissivity
) Which substance is the best transmitter of solar energy? A) rock B) soil C) air D) murky water E) They are all approximately equal in transmissivity.
Which wavelengths are most poorly transmitted through the atmosphere? A) longwaves B) visible blue C) shortwaves D) solar radiation E) radiation of 0.5 micrometer wavelengths
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