When do the sun’s rays strike latitude 23.5 south at an angle of 90 degrees?
December 21st.
100
Which of the following would have the highest albedo?
A. Asphalt Parking Lot
B. White Patio Furniture
C. Mirror
D. Black Car
c. Mirror
100
The two most important heat-absorbing gases in the lower atmosphere are
Carbon Dioxide and Water Vapor
200
The form of oxygen that combines three oxygen atoms into each molecule is called __________. It is also found in the stratosphere.
Ozone
200
When does the summer solstice occur in the Northern Hemisphere?
June 21st.
200
A metal spoon becomes hot after being left in a pan of boiling water. This is an example of ____.
Conduction
200
Earth receives energy from the sun through what method of heat transfer?
Radiation
300
What is the lowest layer of the atmosphere?
Troposphere
300
When does the autumnal equinox occur in the SOUTHERN Hemisphere?
March 21st.
300
The heating of the lower layer of the atmosphere from radiation absorbed by certain heat-absorbing gases is called
the greenhouse effect.
300
What is the primary reason each city’s duration of daylight changes throughout the year?
Earth's axis is tilted 23.5 degrees.
400
The tropopause is the boundary between what two spheres?
The troposphere and stratosphere.
400
Which date does the Antarctic Circle (South Pole) have 24 hours of daylight?
December 21st.
400
At night, clouds act as a blanket by ____.
a. absorbing incoming radiation
b. reflecting incoming radiation
c. absorbing outgoing radiation
d. reflecting outgoing radiation
d. reflecting outgoing radiation
400
When the northern hemisphere is experiencing summer, people in the southern hemisphere are experiencing this season:
Winter
500
What is the highest layer of the atmosphere?
Thermosphere
500
An observer in Las Vegas, NV will always have to look in this direction to see the sun.
South
500
Many clouds have a high albedo and therefore tend to ____.
a.absorb sunlight
b.transmit sunlight
c.reflect sunlight
d.radiate sunlight