Climatology Mod 1 assessment

What is the meteorological conditions in an area over a long period of time?

• climate

• weather

• precipitation

• insolation

What is the condition of the Earth's atmosphere at a certain time and place?

• climate

• temperature

• weather

• atmosphere

_____ is defined as the physics of atmosphere.

• atmospheric science

• geography

• climatology

• meteorology

_______ affects weather because the further north or south you go from the Equator, the less solar energy (heat).

• altitude

• latitude

• sunlight

• atmosphere

Earth is unevenly heated due to its?

• oceans and moon

• gravity and clouds

• tilt and shape

• climate and weather

The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs is the _.

• thermosphere

• mesosphere

• troposphere

• stratosphere

The result of the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area is called _.

• pressure

• density

• altitude

• scattering

What are the two main factors that determine the climate of an area?

• precipitation, humidity

• humidity, pressure

• pressure, temperature

• temperature, precipitation

The biggest factor in determining climate is?

• longitude

• latitude

• elevation

• ocean

Terrestrial radiation is in the form of

• near infrared

• thermal infrared

• shortwave infrared

• microwave