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Assesments 1 - 4
Geography Geo1200 with Prof Chris at University of Central Florida
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By: Leah D'Agostino
Created: 2011-04-26
Size: 104 flashcards
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Created: 2011-04-26
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The Sun is a star in the _________ galaxy.
Milky Way
The best descrition of the actual shape of the Earth is as a(n)
Oblate spheroid
which of the following is NOT defined by latitude?
1. Meridian
2. Antarctic Circle
3. Parallel
4. North Pole
Meridian
Which of the following subsystems includes all living things on Earth?
biosphere
What is the intersection of the four primary spheres?
biosphere
The term "a.m."
means "before solar noon"
Which of the following is not contained within Earth's system of latitude and longitude?
A longitude of 185 degrees E
______________ is the deepest spot in the ocean.
the Mariana Trench
The second largest of the Gas Planets is ....
Saturn
What did I refer to in class as the "belt" around the Earth's waist?
latitude
Earth's diameter is CLOSEST to _________ kilometers
12,000
The Earth's revolution around the sun (one revolution) takes ...
365 and a quater days
"Greenwich Mean Time" is also known as _________.
Universal Time Coordinated
The Greenwich Meridian is also k nown as the ____________.
Prime Meridian
The world is divided into ____ standard zones.
24
Before time zones were created in the 1880s, one could encounter ________ time standards on a road trip across the United States.
more than 20
The altitudinal difference (relief) between the top of the tallest mountain and the bottom of the deepest ocean trench is CLOSEST to ____ kilometers.
20
Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain on EArth and its altitude is closest to ____ meters.
9,000
The most famous and, undoubtedly, most widely used of all the map projections is the __________ projection.
Mercator
A loxodrome is another term for ___________.
rhumb line
The main component of the lower atmosphere by total volume is ______________.
nitrogen
____________ is (are) crucial to the formation of clouds in the atmosphere.
Perticulates
With the exception of water vapor, ________ is the most plentiful of the variable gases in the atmosphere.
carbon dioxide
The main impact of ozone on life on the Earth's surface is to _____________.
reduce ultraviolet solar radiation
Which of the following is NOT gasous in the atmosphere?
ozone
Thousands of kilometers above the surface is the upper limit of the ___________.
atmosphere
___________ is (are) responsible for placing oxygen in the atmosphere.
Plants
Which of the following substances is closely associated with the breakdown of the ozone layer?
Chlorofluorocarbons
The Sun's radiant energy reaches the Earth across space in approximately ...
8 minutes
In the elctromagnetic spectrum, visible light occupies the band between 0.4 and 0.7 _____________.
micrometers
The solar energy reaching Earth travels a distance of ______ million kilometers.
150
The energy emitted from the Sun is a product of ______.
fusion
The characterisitc of projections which portray accurate sizes but distorts the shapes of land masses is called ________.
equivalence
All map projections have this in common:
some distortion
_______________ is the science of obtaining reliable measurements from photographs.
Photogrammetry
Conformal maps greatly distort _________ of continents in higher latitudes.
sizes
On which type of aerial imagery would a football field of artificial grass be discernible from natural grass?
color infrared phtotgraphy
The first airbourne platform for earial photography was a ________.
balloon
_______________ is the science of obtaining reliable measurements from aerialphotographs.
Photogrammetry
"Wester intensification" is a term referring to:
ocean current off the east coasts of continents.
In which of the below does electromagnetic radiation change its wavelengths?
absortion and emission
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
The Sun essentially functions as a blackbody.
Which 2 terms are NOT closely related?
albedo, longwaves
Solar energy is also known as __________.
insolation
Compared to other substances in the Earth system, air is considered ________ conductor of energy.
a very poor
The main culprit for global warming appears to be:
carbon dioxide
Which 2 of the following terms are quite similar?
scattering and reflection
Almost all terrestrial radiation can be considered to be __________ and almost all solar radiation can be considered to be _________.
longwave, shortwave
Between 0.7 and 1,000 micrometers are the _________ wavelengths.
infrared
The Sun:
is a star of average size.
Which of the following is the proper term for the average kinetic energy of all the molecules of a substance?
Heat
The boiling point of water at sea level is 100 degrees C, which is the same as __________ degrees Kelvin.
373
Ocean gyres flow __________ is the Southern Hemisphere.
counterclockwase
Which of the following would NOT be a reason why land heats faster than water?
the presence of clouds
In the heating of the atmosphere, which amount of energy is SMALLEST?
solar radiation absorbed by ozone
Which of the following does NOT refer to the transfer of electromagnetic radiation?
conduction
Vertical motion in air causes cooling of the lifted air. This phenomenon is governed by the _________ effect.
adiabatic
The atmosphere is heated, for the most part, from ______.
below
The absorption of longwave readiation in the atmosphere is popularly called
the greenhouse effect
ABout ____ percent of the total insolation is directly absorbed by the air.
24
As the angle of incidence becomes less, the:
The less concentrated solar energy becomes.
Albedo is energy _________ from an object as compared to the original amount of energy that struck the object.
reflected
Methane isone of the "greenhouse gases." _______ is (are a primary source of release of methane into the atmosphere.
Grazing animals
At which locations is solar energy most concentrated?
at places where the angle of incidence is 90 degrees.
The Sun is directly on the horizon. The angle of incidence:
is 0 degrees
Which of the following is TRUE about Earth's energy budget?
1. its perfectly balanced
2. its unbalanced by latitude
3. its vertically unbalanced
4. its the cause of all weather.
All of the above
The MAIN source of atmosphere heating is from the:
reradiation of energy from the Earth.
A counterclockwise atmosphereic circulation in the Northern Hemisphere is known as a/an:
cyclone.
Geostrophic wind always flows ____________.
parallel to the isobars
The doldrums are most closely associated with _________.
ITCZ
________ and ________ both occur at night.
mountain breezes, land breezes
Katabatic winds are those which _____________.
flow down narrow valleys
As a general rule, friction is greatest _________.
near Earth's surface
Rossby waves are:
large undulations in the upper air westerlies.
Surface winds tend to be _________ those at a higher level.
slower than
The so-called "wind of commerce" are the ________ winds.
trade
Sinking air that diverges when it reaches Earth's surface is closely associated with ____________.
anticyclones
Above the influence of friction, most winds follow a ________ course.
geostrophic
City A has an air pressure of 1,000 milibars. City B has an air pression of 1,004 milibars. The distance between the 2 cities is 100 km. The difference of 4 milibars over 100 kilometers is known as
the pressure gradient
The city of Chicago has a latitude (42 degrees N) within which part of the global circulation?
westerlies
You are standing on a shoreline with the ocean to your west. The wind is traveling from west to east. The wind would be called:
onshore
Which of the following does NOT act upon winds that blow far above the surface of the Earth?
friction
Coriolis effect exists because:
the Earth rotates.
In which situation would Coriolis effect be GREATEST?
high wind speeds, high latitude
In a surface cyclone in the Southern Hemisphere, winds spiral
clockwise and inward.
The polar front and subtropical jet streams are both high-altitude flows which circulate ____________.
from west to east
When surface cold air pushes far equatorward and warm air pushes far poleward ________.
the Rossby waves have great amplitude
Which of the follwing occurs closest to the Equator?
doldrums
From the video Arctic Blues, what percenage of the Earth surface is covered by snow and ice?
15%
From the video Arctic Blues, the US had _______ of this _________ in the 1910's today it has lass than 30.
150 glaciers
From the video Arctic Blues, which 2 of the follwing creatures are affected by changes in the Arctic?
Reindeer and Polar Bears
From the video Arctic Blues, the average temperature of the Arctic has increased by almost
twice
The basic unit of pressure mapped on weather maps is _______.
millibars
Wind speed may be roughly indicated by ________.
spacing of isobars on a weather map
Trade winds are found __________.
between 25 degrees north and sound of the equator
The "horse latitudes" are zones of minimal winds which are associated with the ________ system.
Subtropical high pressure
The jet stream of midlatitudes can usually be found at elevations ranging from ___ to ___ kilometers.
9 to 12
The contact zone of warm tropical and cold polar air is known as the:
polar front
The polar front jet stream can be found:
at the boundary between warm and cold air.
Cyclones, in the Northern Hemisphere, are ____________ air flows.
counterclockwise
About this deck
By: Leah D'Agostino
Created: 2011-04-26
Size: 104 flashcards
Views: 30
Created: 2011-04-26
Size: 104 flashcards
Views: 30
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