Exam 16: The Atmosphere: Composition, Structure, and Temperature

The North Pole has a higher noon Sun angle than New York City on this date.

The transfer of heat through matter by molecular activity is

Which one of the gases listed below is more important meteorologically (that is, is more important in weather processes) than the others?

The state of the atmosphere at any given time and place defines the term ________.

Located adjacent to red on the electromagnetic spectrum, and having a longer wavelength, is ________ radiation, which we cannot see but which we can detect as heat.

The normal lapse rate is 6.5˚C per kilometer.

The 90˚ angle solar rays are striking the Tropic of Capricorn on ________.

Which one of the following latitudes best represents the location where the Sun is directly overhead at noon on April 21?

Ozone is concentrated in which atmospheric layer?

The lowest layer of the atmosphere is the ________.

The annual range of temperature may be described as the difference between ________.

What specific date is illustrated for the Northern Hemisphere in the diagram below?

A place located along a windward coast will probably have ________.

On the average, how much of the Sun's energy that is intercepted by Earth is reflected back to space?

Ozone is concentrated in the ________.

The spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere occurs on ________.

The annual temperature range at most latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere is much smaller than that in the Northern Hemisphere. The reason for this is that ________.

Which is a mechanisms of heat transfer?

Tiny solid and liquid particles suspended in the atmosphere are collectively called aerosols.

The 90˚ angle solar rays are striking the Tropic of Cancer on ________.