Download Geography 1700 – Natural Hazards Quiz #3, Spring 2012 AJ Allred

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Geography 1700 – Natural Hazards
Quiz #3, Spring 2012
A. J. Allred, Adjunct Instructor
Student Name __________________
1. The Coriolis force causes winds to move in curves, and can results in higher wind speeds in storms.
True _X__
False ____
2. Which energy transfer process describes energy transferred from a hot pot to its handle?
a. Conduction
b. Convection
c. Radiation
d. Thermal
e. None of the above
3. Which energy transfer process describes how the Earth gets heat from the sun?
a. Conduction
b. Convection
c. Radiation
d. Thermal
e. All of the above describe ways that the Earth gets heat from the sun
4. Nearly all of the Earth’s energy comes from the Sun. Where does most of the rest of the Earth’s energy
come from?
a. Magnetic energy originating in the Earth’s crust
b. Thermal energy from the Earth’s core, produced by radioactive decay
c. Thermal energy from ocean currents
d. Electrical energy from storms
e. Wind energy from atmospheric
5. The Earth’s surface receives only part of the Sun’s radiation. Where does the rest go?
a. Absorbed by clouds
b. Reflected by clouds
c. Reflected by land
d. Reflected by oceans
e. All of the above account for part of the Sun’s radiation
6. What is humidity?
a. A measure of how warm it is outside
b. A measure of how much water vapor there is in the air
c. A measure of how much molecules are moving in the air
d. A measure of how many clouds there are in the area
e. A measure of how much rain there is in the upper atmosphere
7. Stormy weather with precipitation typically includes what conditions?
a. Rising air
b. Relatively high humidity
c. Tornadic, cyclonic or counter-clockwise winds
d. Answers a and c above
e. All of the above
8. The weather report refers to relative humidity, not absolute humidity
True _X__
False ____
9. Violent winds in tornadic storms are associated with:
a. Large amounts of latent heat
b. Relatively high humidity
c. The differences between cooler/drier air and warmer/wetter air
d. Relatively low atmospheric pressure and rising air masses
e. All of the above
10. High pressure weather patterns tend to involve high wind, heavy rain, and high humidity.
True ___
False _X__
Extra credit (1-5 points). Describe how a swamp cooler is similar to atmospheric processes:
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