Fundamentals of Physical Geography
The Atmosphere
The Atmosphere and Solar Radiation
Temperature
Weather and Climate
100

About how old is the universe?

15 billion years old
100
What fixes the nitrogen in the atmosphere?
Lightning
100
What are the 3 atmospheric processes?
Scattering, Absorption, Reflection
100
What does a Thermometer do?
Measures temperature
100
What is Dew Point?

The temperature to which air must be cooled to release rain

200
How many spheres exist in the world?
4
200
What is the main chemical that causes ozone depletion? (No longer used) Hint: Refrigeration

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

200
Where does solar radiation go after Reflection?
180 degrees back
200
What are the 2 most common types of Temperature scales?
Celsius and Fahrenheit 
200
What are the 3 main types of Clouds?
Cumulus, Cirrus, Stratus
300
Which gas has the highest concentration in the living atmosphere?
Nitrogen at about 78%
300

What is the process called when plants take in CO2 and release O2?

Photosynthesis
300
Solar radiation that has changed that also reaches the Earth is called what?
Diffused Solar Radiation
300

Temperature = (25 x 9 / 5) + 32

What is the answer in which scale?

77 degrees Fahrenheit 
300

Which classification of tornado is this?

Damage is severe. Roofs and walls torn off better constructed homes, businesses, and schools; trains overturned; most trees uprooted; heavy cars lifted off ground and thrown some distance.



F3
400

What is the SIMPLE explanation of the GAIA Hypothesis?

Biological responses tend to regulate the state of the Earth's environment in their favor.

400
Why do people think humans are causing Climate Change (3 reasons from the Lesson)?

fossil fuel combustion

land use / farming / deforestation

ozone depletion


400
Which Process causes the sky to be the colour blue?
Scattering
400
Why is water useful for measuring temperature?
It exists in all 3 states (Solid, Liquid, Gas)
400
What is the name of the Hurricane intensity scale?
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Intensity Scale?
500
What are the 3 main types of rock in the Lithosphere?
Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic
500
What are the 4 main creators of methane gas?

Rice cultivation , Farm animals, Landfills, Coal and oil mining 


500
Why do you feel hotter in a black shirt than a white shirt on a sunny day?
Dark colours have a lower Albedo Effect
500

What is it called? This the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of an object of one unit of mass .


Specific Heat
500

Which Koppen Classification does the city of Winnipeg, Canada 50° N, Elevation: 240 m belong to?


Moist Continental Mid-latitude Climates (D)

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