Question 1

If the temperature remains the same but the wind speed increases,the wind chill index will

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A) decrease. 
B) increase. 
C) stay the same.

Question 2

What is the difference between specular reflection and diffuse reflection?

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Question 3

Compare and contrast Rayleigh scattering,Mie scattering,and nonselective scattering,and then explain why the sky is blue,sunsets are red,and clouds are gray.

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Question 4

This index estimates when crops will mature and be ready for market.

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A) Heat Index 
B) Cooling Degree-Days 
C) Heating Degree-Days 
D) Growing Degree-Days

Question 5

The earth-atmosphere thermal equilibrium temperature is maintained because:

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A) energy radiated equals energy absorbed. 
B) the polar ice caps are melting in order to maintain ocean temperatures. 
C) global warming is driving the earth-atmosphere system closer to a pure blackbody. 
D) of the movement of latent heat from north to south across the equator. 
E) none of the above

Question 6

Compared to land,water bodies:

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A) are more greatly influenced by continentality. 
B) have a lower specific heat. 
C) warm more quickly. 
D) cool more slowly.

Question 7

The Northern Hemisphere has a steeper temperature gradient in its winter than the Southern Hemisphere does in its winter because:

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A) the earth's axis is tilted 23.5 degrees to the north. 
B) the Northern Hemisphere contains more land than does its southern counterpart. 
C) solar radiation from the Sun can vary by as much as seven percent. 
D) the earth's orbit is not circular.

Question 8

Give an example of how meteorologists would use their knowledge of daily temperature patterns to make a forecast.

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Question 9

Convection:

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A) is less important to making up the atmosphere's radiative energy deficit than is conduction. 
B) typically transfers heat downward during the day. 
C) plays no significant role at night. 
D) helps circulate heat throughout the atmosphere.

Question 10

Free convection is the mixing process related to:

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A) buoyancy. 
B) conduction. 
C) subsidence. 
D) drying.

Question 11

A clear,dry atmosphere might transmit what percentage of the incoming solar radiation as direct beam radiation without scattering or absorption?

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A) 20% 
B) 50% 
C) 80% 
D) 100%

Question 12

The laminar boundary layer is important to which of the following processes?

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A) Radiation 
B) transmission 
C) radiation 
D) conduction

Question 13

Sensible heat:

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A) travels by convection through the laminar boundary layer. 
B) is released or absorbed when a substance undergoes a phase change. 
C) is dependent upon the specific heat of the substance involved. 
D) does not involve changes in temperature.

Question 14

Forced convection:

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A) is a form of laminar flow. 
B) results from vertical temperature differentials. 
C) occurs when a fluid breaks into eddies. 
D) is a major cause of upper-level aircraft turbulence.

Question 15

Sweating cools people because:

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A) it releases latent heat. 
B) it changes the heat capacity of the body. 
C) colder molecules in a passing wind adhere to the wet skin. 
D) it involves a transfer of sensible heat.

Question 16

The highest temperature ever recorded at the Earth's surface was in

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A) Death Valley, CA. 
B) the Amazon Rainforest. 
C) Libya. 
D) the Australian Desert.

Question 17

The lowest temperature ever recorded at the Earth's surface was in

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A) The Yukon Territory of Canada. 
B) Inner Mongolia. 
C) Mt. Washington. 
D) Antarctica.

Question 18

Which of the following locations is warmest in summer?

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A) Seattle, Washington 
B) Los Angeles, California 
C) Anchorage, Alaska 
D) Charleston, South Carolina

Question 19

Mie scattering:

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A) occurs often on hazy days. 
B) works best when there are few aerosols in the air. 
C) diminishes after volcanic eruptions. 
D) counters the reddening effect responsible for red sunsets and sunrises.

Question 20

Water vapor is the primary carrier of:

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A) small pox. 
B) latent heat. 
C) conductive heat transfer. 
D) radiative heat transfer.

Exam 3: Energy Balance and Temperature