Atmospheric Energy Review

The sun shines down on this family as the play on the beach.

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north.

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

Walking on the warm sand sand with your bare feet.

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

Warm air rises and the cool air sinks.

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

Does the rose reflect or absorb red?

• Reflect
• Absorb

Which group of substances is arranged in order of decreasing specific heat values?

• Iron, granite, basalt
• Copper, lead, iron
• dry air, water vapor, iceOption 3 (optional)
• Liquid water, ice, water vapor

Which process is responsible for the greatest loss of energy from Earth’s surface into space on a clear night?

• Condensation
• Conduction
• Radiation
• Convection

If the tilt of Earth’s axis were increased from 23.5° to 30°, summers in New York State would become

• Cooler, and winters would become cooler
• Cooler, and winters would become warmer
• Warmer, and winters would become cooler
• Warmer, and winters would become warmer

During the month of January, at which location in New York State is the Sun lowest in the sky at solar noon?

• Massena
• Niagara Falls
• Utica
• New York City

Equal areas of which surface will absorb the most insolation?

• Partially melted snowfield
• Blacktop parking lot
• White sand beach
• Lake surface