PHSC 210 Quiz 7

PHSC 210 Quiz 7

PHSC 210 Quiz 7 Liberty University

Set 1

1. On average at what time is the hottest temperature of the day reached?
2. Which of the following is a description of the Koeppen climate zone designated group B?
3. Which of the following is not an effect of acid rain?
4. In which layer of the atmosphere does the temperature increase with altitude?
5. Which of the following is the source of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
6. When does the North Pole BEGIN getting 24 hours of daylight? (Hint: At the same time the South Pole stops getting 24 hours of daylight)
7. Which of the following is an example of climate?
8. When transferred from one container to another, which of the following is representative of a
9. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?
10. Which of the following gases vary the most in composition of the atmosphere?
11. Which of the following is an example of sensible heating?
12. Which of the following is an example of weather?
13. In which layer of the atmosphere does most of our weather occur?
14. Why is the summer noon sun more intense in Texas than Alaska?
15. Pressure is defined to be the .
16. The more common term for the atmospheric effect is .
17. Which of the following is not a consequence of increased global temperatures?
18. Which form of energy transport results from rising motion of less dense air?
19. Oxygen is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere.
20. The highest albedo comes from grassy surfaces.
21. Greenhouse gases absorb in the infrared range of the electromagnetic spectrum.
22. An object with a high albedo absorbs most of the sunlight incident on it.
23. Radiation given off by the earth has a longer wavelength than that given off by the sun.
24. Density of the atmosphere decreases as the pressure decreases.
25. All aerosols are solids that remain suspended in the air.

Set 2

1. Which of the following is not an effect of acid rain?
2. Which of the following is an example of climate?
3. Which of the following is a description of the Koeppen climate zone designated group B?
4. Which of the following is not a consequence of increased global temperatures?
5. On average at what time is the hottest temperature of the day reached?
6. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?
7. In which layer of the atmosphere does the temperature increase with altitude?
8. Why is the summer noon sun more intense in Texas than Alaska?
9. Which of the following is the source of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
10. Which of the following gases vary the most in composition of the atmosphere?
11. In which layer of the atmosphere does most of our weather occur?
12. Which of the following statements is not true about heat?
13. Which form of energy transport results from rising motion of less dense air?
14. When transferred from one container to another, which of the following is representative of a liquid?
15. How is Earth different than its neighbors, Venus and Mars?
16. Which of the following is an example of sensible heating?
17. Pressure is defined to be the _________.
18. During which of the following months would you expect the number of daylight hours to be the most in the United States?
19. Greenhouse gases absorb in the infrared range of the electromagnetic spectrum.
20. Every time energy moves into our out of an object its temperature changes.
21. All aerosols are solids that remain suspended in the air.
22. Density of the atmosphere decreases as the pressure decreases.
23. If the earth had no atmosphere, the average surface temperature of the earth would be below freezing.
24. Radiation given off by the earth has a longer wavelength than that given off by the sun.
25. Atmospheric pressure increases with height.