Review Test Submission: Chapter 3 Quiz 

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User Ryan Faller

Course PSI 123 674 Meteorology **Spring 2015**

Test Chapter 3 Quiz

Started 2/11/15 10:08 AM

Submitted 2/11/15 10:19 AM

Status Completed

Attempt Score

100 out of 100 points

Time Elapsed

10 minutes

Instructions

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 15 out of 5 points

The law that states that energy cannot be created nor destroyed is called

Selected Answer: law of energy

conservation

Answers: inverse square law

Stefan-Boltzman law

law of energy conservation

Wien-Displacement law

Question 25 out of 5 points

The process whereby electromagnetic radiation is converted to heat is known as

Selected Answer: absorptio

n

Answers:

absorption

scattering

reflection

transmission

Question 35 out of 5 points

The average albedo of fresh fallen snow is

Selected Answer: 75%-

95%

Answers: 16%-20%

14%-18%

60%-70%

75%-95%

Question 45 out of 5 points

Of the following which is the principal greenhouse gas

Selected Answer: water

vapor

Answers:

water vapor

carbon dioxide

ozone

methane

Question 55 out of 5 points

______ takes place at the interface between two different media (such as air and cloud), when some of the radiation striking that interface is thrown back.

Selected

Answer: reflection

Answers:

reflection

scattering

absorption

albedo

Question 65 out of 5 points

_______is the distance between successive wave crests.

Selected Answer: Wavelength

Answers: Wave frequency

Microwave

Wavelength

X-ray

Question 75 out of 5 points

A gas that acts as a catalyst in chemical reactions that converts ozone to oxygen is

Selected Answer: chlorine

Answers: methane

carbon dioxide

water vapor

chlorine

Question 85 out of 5 points

Clouds are relatively_______reflectors of solar radiation

Selected Answer: goo

d

Answers:

good

poor

Question 95 out of 5 points

______is the dispersal of radiation in all directions-up,down,and sideways.

Selected Answer: scatteri

ng

Answers: refraction

reflection

scattering

absorption

Question 105 out of 5 points

Which of the following surface types has the greatest reflectivity (albedo) for solar radiation?

Selected Answer: fresh

snow

Answers: grassland

ice

forest

fresh snow

Question 11

5 out of 5 points

In the Northern Hemisphere, earth is closest to the sun

Selected Answer: during the Northern Hemisphere

winter

Answers: at aphelion

during the Northern Hemisphere summer

about july 4

during the Northern Hemisphere winter

Question 125 out of 5 points

The following is a greenhous gas:

Selected Answer: all of the above are

correct

Answers: carbon dioxide

water vapor

methane

all of the above are correct

Question 135 out of 5 points

Stratospheric ozone protects living organism from exposure to potentially lethal intensities of

Selected Answer: ultraviolet

radiation

Answers: x-rays

ultraviolet radiation

infrared radiation

visible light

Question 145 out of 5 points

The Antarctic ozone hole develops during

Selected Answer: spring

Answers: summer

winter

November

spring

Question 155 out of 5 points

The blackbody radiation law that predicts the wavelength of the most intense radiation is known as the...

Selected Answer: Wien's displacement

law

Answers: Stefan-Boltzmann law

Wien's displacement law

law of energy conservation

first law of thermodynamics

Question 165 out of 5 points

The planetary albedo of the Earth is

Selected Answer: 31

%

Answers:

31%

23%

46%

50%

Question 175 out of 5 points

The longest day of the year occurs in the Northern Hemisphere on

Selected Answer: summer

solstice

Answers: winter solstice

autumnal equinox

summer solstice

vernel equinox

Question 185 out of 5 points

Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration has been rising since the Industrial Revolution primarily because of

Selected Answer: burning of fossil fuels

Answers: clearing of tropical forests

global warming

burning of fossil fuels

depletion of ozone in the stratosphere

Question 195 out of 5 points

Based on measured differences in IR emission, sensors can distinguish between low and high clouds. Low clouds appear ________ and high clouds appear ________.

Selected Answer: dark gray............bright

white

Answers: bright white..........dark gray

dark gray............bright white

Question 205 out of 5 points

A satellite image that is available both day and night:

Selected Answer: infrared satellite

image

Answers: visible satellite image

infrared satellite image