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Getis 4
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1. The elements that make up weather include
A. temperature, precipitation, and vegetation.
B. precipitation, wind, and temperature.
C. temperature, wind, and soils.
D. climate, moisture, and solar energy.
2. The lowest layer of the earth's atmosphere is called the
A. asthenosphere.
B. troposphere.
C. solstice.
D. equinox.
3. Energy from the sun is transformed into heat,
A. primarily at the earth's surface and secondarily in the atmosphere.
B. by way of solar radiation, or insolation.
C. through the collection of solar energy.
D. by means of the circumpolar vortex.
4. The intensity and duration of radiation that various places on the earth receive from the sun depend mainly
on
A. weather conditions.
B. the angle at which the sun's rays strike the earth.
C. earth rotation.
D. the earth surface material.
5. The temperature at any given location is NOT dependent on the
A. amount of water vapor in the air.
B. degree of cloud cover.
C. nature of the surface of the earth.
D. Coriolis effect.
6. The earth's axis is tilted about __________ away from the perpendicular.
A. 67. 5
B. 45
C. 7. 5
D. 23. 5
7. When neither the Northern nor the Southern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, the sun's vertical rays are
felt at
A. 23. 5 north and south latitude.
B. the equator.
C. 67. 5 north and south latitude.
D. the summer solstice.
8. Proceeding from the equator toward the South Pole in the Southern Hemisphere summer, the
A. hours of darkness increase.
B. days become longer.
C. hours of daylight become fewer.
D. hours of daylight become greater.
9. When land is warmer than water, the land
A. reradiates its energy faster than does water.
B. reradiates its energy slower than does water.
C. reflects its energy faster than does water.
D. reflects its energy slower than does water.
10. If sea level temperature is 50F (10C), what is the temperature at an altitude of 2,000 feet (610m)? (Use
the lapse rate.)
A. 43F (6C)
B. 46. 5F (8. 1C)
C. 53. 5F (11. 9C)
D. 57F (13. 9C)
11. A temperature inversion occurs when
A. there is a sudden drop in temperature.
B. the normal diurnal cycle of cool mornings and warm afternoons is reversed.
C. air at lower altitudes is cooler than air aloft.
D. smog increases to dangerous levels.
12. Under average circumstances, at sea level the weight of a column of air 1 inch by 1 inch by about 6 miles
into the atmosphere weighs about
A. 29. 92 ounces.
B. 14. 7 pounds.
C. 3. 5 degrees.
D. 23. 5 kilograms.
13. The Coriolis effect means that wind appears to veer toward the
A. right in the Southern Hemisphere and toward the left in the Northern Hemisphere.
B. right in both Southern and Northern Hemispheres.
C. left in the Southern Hemisphere and toward the right in the Northern Hemisphere.
D. left in the Southern Hemisphere and toward the left in the Northern Hemisphere.
14. Warm air rises and tends to move away from the
A. equatorial low-pressure belt.
B. subtropical high-pressure belt.
C. northeast trades.
D. westerlies.
15. El Niño is
A. the buildup of warm water along the east coast of South America.
B. the Spanish name for little hurricane.
C. related to the southern oscillation.
D. a 17-year cycle of change in the water temperature in the South Pacific.
16. The particles around which condensation nuclei are formed are
A. dust, water crystals, and salt crystals.
B. dust, pollen, and smoke.
C. water crystals, salt crystals, and ozone.
D. ozone, oxygen, and radon.
17. The type of cloud from which heavy rain falls is
A. cirrus.
B. cirrostratus.
C. stratus.
D. cumulonimbus.
18. The type of precipitation that is associated with hills and mountains is called
A. convectional.
B. orographic.
C. frontal.
D. cyclonic.
19. The leading edge of a continental polar air mass is called
A. the southern oscillation.
B. a front.
C. the windward side.
D. a pressure gradient.
20. The type of climate that is characterized by warm temperatures throughout the year, rainy summers and dry
winters is the
A. tropical rain forest.
B. savanna.
C. Mediterranean.
D. marine west coast.
21. The term insolation refers to
A. the rate of pressure change.
B. solar energy received by the earth.
C. distribution of temperature over land and water.
D. evaporation from both water surfaces and plants.
22. The seasons are the result of the earth's
A. rotation on its axis and revolution around the sun.
B. varying distance from the sun.
C. revolution around the sun and inclination of its axis.
D. varying distance from the planets of the solar system.
23. The earth's atmosphere is heated primarily by the process of
A. direct solar radiation.
B. reradiation from the earth.
C. absorption from the earth.
D. latent heat of condensation.
24. What would be the difference in temperature between a elevation at 1,000 meters and an elevation of 6,000
meters, assuming a normal lapse rate of 6. 4C per 1,000 meters?
A. 8C
B. 16C
C. 32C
D. 54C
25. A cause of temperature inversion is
A. the rapid reradiation from the earth's surface at night.
B. convective uplift.
C. high wind velocity.
D. intensive heating of the earth's surface in the afternoon.
26. What type of precipitation is caused by air being heated at the surface of the earth?
A. convectional
B. conductional
C. orographic
D. cyclonic
27. Rainfall is caused by
A. increasing air temperature.
B. cooling of saturated air.
C. decreasing relative humidity.
D. location along a rainshadow.
28. Relative humidity is the amount of water vapor in the air compared to the amount required for condensation
to begin at a given temperature.
True False
29. The dew point is the critical temperature at which water particles change to ice crystals.
True False
30. The windward side of hills and mountains generally receives more precipitation than the leeward side.
True False
31. Air masses are large bodies of air with widely varying temperatures and humidity characteristics.
True False
32. A typhoon and a hurricane are essentially the same phenomenon.
True False
33. The amount of available incoming solar radiation is called insolation.
True False
34. The equinoxes occur about June 21 and December 21.
True False
35. What is the collective name referring to rain, snow, sleet, and hail?