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Would Earth have seasons if the axis were not tilted?
Divide into groups as per verbal instructions. Choose a speaker for your group.
Consult within your group to answer question. When called upon, speaker will answer for the group.
Name 3 things these planets have in common.
It is 3 AM in New York, if you are 4 time zones west of New York, what time is it where you are?
a. 7 AM
b. 6 AM
c. 2 PM
d. 11 PM
e. Midnight
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
The best definition of longitude includes all the following terms EXCEPT:
a. Angular distance
b. In degrees
c. North or south of the Equator
d. East or West of the Prime Meridian e. Meridians
Name 3 things these planets have in common
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
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As you get farther from the Earth in the troposphere, temperature gets
a. Warmer because the ozone absorbs UV radiation
b. Stays the same
c. Colder because clouds in the troposphere are made of ice crystals
d. Warmer because you get closer to the sun
e. Colder because the Earth is the heat source for the troposphere
The approximate latitude for the insolation graph to the right is a. 90ºN
b. 30ºN
c. 0º
d. 30ºS
e. 90ºS
What half of the locational grid system does this diagram portray?
What half of the locational grid system does this diagram portray?
What month of the year is this?
The Antarctic Circle is located at a. 23.5° N
b. 23.5° S
c. 60.5° N
d. 66.5° S
e. 66.5° N
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Approximately where are the vertical rays of the sun striking? Which of the following is NOT a consequence of ozone depletion?
a. Increase in cataracts of the eye
b. Warmer temperatures
c. Increase in skin cancer
d. Reproductive problems
e. More ultraviolet radiation reaching Earth’s surface
61°N
What month of the year is this?
Tuesday
Wednesday
You are in an airplane flying toward the west approaching the International Dateline. Just before you reach the dateline it is 5 AM on Tuesday. As you cross the dateline, the pilot announces that you should change your watch to a. 4 AM on Wednesday
b. 5 AM on Wednesday
c. 4 AM on Monday
d. 5 AM on Monday
e. 3 AM on Tuesday
What map projection family is this?
What is the distance in miles from A to B?
From C to D?
A land breeze is likely to occur along the coast during the __________, due to relatively _______ temperatures and ________ atmospheric pressure over land.
a). Night, low, high b). Night, high, low
c). Day, low, high
d). Day, high, low
A
C
B
D
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Which is latest in hourly time? New York or San Francisco?
The energy associated with a water vapor molecule is known as
a). Sublimation
b). Condensation
c). Latent heat
d). Hidden evaporation
e). Hidden cold
On the June Solstice, the South Pole receives ______ hours of __________ sunlight.
a. 12 hours, sun on horizon
b. 0 hours, sun below horizon
c. 12 hours, high angle
d. 24 hours, low angle e. 24 hours, sun on horizon
Two maps are exactly the same size (2’x3’). The scale of map A is 1:20,000 and the scale of Map B is 1:20,000,000. Which map shows the largest area?
Is this the correct map for the shape?
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4
A
D
2
3
5
6
B
C
E
The lithosphere is best defined as
a. All of the living things on Earth
b. All the water on Earth
c. The blanket of air that surrounds the Earth
d. The layer in between the troposphere and the stratosphere
e. The non‐living crust of the Earth
F
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What are these layers in the atmosphere based upon?
In what month(s) is the sun directly overhead at 30°N?
In what month(s) is the sun directly overhead at 0°?
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This is the monthly insolation at the top of the atmosphere for what latitude?
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25
Human produced carbon dioxide is linked to all the following EXCEPT:
a. Automobiles
b. Leaky automobile air conditioners
c. Destruction of tropical rainforests
d. Coal fired power plants
The most significant greenhouse gas related to human activity is a. Oxygen
b. Nitrogen
c. Argon
d. Ozone
e. Carbon dioxide
Which of the following is a not a complete Great Circle?
a. Arctic Circle
b. Prime Meridian and International Dateline
c. Equator d. Tropic of Capricorn
e. a and d above
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15
10
5
Jan Feb Mar
Apr May Jun
Jul
Aug Sep Oct
Nov Dec
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This is the monthly insolation at the top of the atmosphere for what latitude?
Two global environmental issues are related to interaction of
atmospheric gases, insolation, and outgoing Earth radiation
What gas blocks incoming UV?
What gas blocks outgoing IR?
The Montreal Protocol addressed __________ and the Kyoto Protocol addressed ________________.
Which one was most successful? Why?
Which of the following characteristics of the graticule
on a globe is NOT CORRECT?
a. Parallels are straight E‐W lines
b. Meridians are straight N‐S lines
c. Parallels are farthest apart at the Equator and converge toward the Poles
d. Meridians are farthest apart at the Equator and converge toward the Poles
e. Parallels and Meridians cross at right angles
On what day(s) does the Equator receive 12 hours of sunlight with the sun reaching 90 degrees above the horizon at noon?
a. September Equinox
b. December Solstice
c. June Solstice
d. July Equinox
e. All of the above
What best describes the projection(s) for the map to the right? a. Interrupted
b. Cylindrical
c. Planar
d. Conic e. Both “a” and “c” above
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Which has the highest albedo?
On the Equinoxes what latitude(s) has(have) 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness?
a. Equator
b. Tropic of Cancer
c. Arctic Circle
d. Tropic of Capricorn
e. All of the above
A or B
In July, where will it be hotter? Cape Verde Islands or Mali?
Why (one word answer)?
___________ and _____________ affect the intensity of insolation at the Earth’s surface?
a. Cloud cover and angle of the sun’s rays
b. Altitude and day length
c. Duration of sunlight and angle of the sun’s rays
d. Atmospheric transparency and carbon dioxide concentration
What is the atmospheric pressure at A?
What is atmospheric pressure aloft at B?
B
What part of the Earth has an energy deficit?
a. Low latitudes b. High latitudes
c. Tropics
d. Equator
e. Both a and d above
A
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What is atmospheric pressure at A?
What hemisphere is this in?
HA
What is atmospheric pressure at A?
The pressure gradient causes a). The Coriolis Force that deflects air flow
b). Air to rise when it reaches the mountains
c). High pressure to move toward low pressure
d). Air molecules to flow from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure
e). Air to flow parallel to the isobars
High atmospheric pressure is associated with all the following EXCEPT
What hemisphere is this in?
A
a). Moist air
b). Cold air
c). Dry air
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