GEO 122 Final Exam

Which best describes conditions during an equinox

• every place experiences their shortest day

• the subsolar point is at the equator

• the northern hemisphere experiences its longest day length

• the south pole experiences 24 hours of darkness

• none of the above

which best describes conditions during the june solstice

• every place on earth experiences 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness

• the northern hemisphere experinces its longest day length

• the circle of illumination touches both poles

• the subsolar point is at the tropic of cancer

• none of the above

which best describes conditions during the December solstice

• the south pole experiences 24 hours of daylight

• the northern hemisphere experinces its longest day length

• the subsolar point is at the tropic of cancer

• the circle of illumination touches both poles

the earth emits____radiation, while the sun emits____radiation

• visible, ultraviolet

• longwave,shortwave

• shortwave, longwave

• visible, gamma

• none of the above

the albedo of snow is approximately____%, while the albedo of the whole earth is approximately____%

• 10,50

• 90,30

• 90,20

• 10,20

• 10,30

a decrease in earths albedo cause shift in global energy that makes the earth____

• wetter

• drier

• cooler

• warmer

• none of the above

equiatlorial locations are characterized by an energy ____,because they receive____radiation than they emit.

• surplus, less

• surplus, more

• deficit,less

• deficit, more

if insolation for a location is 1000Wm-2 and outgoing radiation is 200Wm-2, then net radiation___Wm-2 which is a radiation____

• 800,deficit

• 800,surplus

• 1200,deficit

• -800,surplus

• -800,deficit

which of the following is true about sunrises nd sunsets in oxford, ohio

• summer sunrise are in the northeast

• summer sunsets are in the northwest

• winter sunrises are in the southeast

• winter sunsets are in the southwest

• all of the above

insolation reaching earth's surface is_____than the insolation reaching top of earth's atmosphere because_____

• more, atmosphere absorbs some of the energy

• less, atmosphere generates additional energy

• more, clouds emit additional energy

• less, atmosphere absorbs some of the energy