Unit #1 Review

Which of these pairings is incorrect?

• March 21 = spring equinox; subsolar point = 0º

• June 21 = summer equinox; subsolar point = 0º

• Sept. 22 = fall equinox; subsolar point = 0º

• Dec. 21 = winter solstice; subsolar point = 23.5ºS

The solar angle at the equator (0º latitude) on Mar. 21 is:

• 90º

• 66.5º

• 23.5º

• Unable to be calculated with the given info.

The solar angle in Oshkosh (44ºN) on June 21 is:

• 67.5º

• 22.5º

• 20.5º

• 69.5º

• 46º

In which of these places would we expect the most intense insolation?

• Miami, Florida (26ºN) on Dec. 21

• Oshkosh, WI (44ºN) on Jun. 21

• Windhoek, Namibia (22.5ºS) on Dec. 21

• Quito, Ecuador (0º) on Jun. 21

When classifying the atmosphere according to composition:

• it can be broken into four layers

• it can be broken into 2 layers

• it can be broken into 3 layers

• there is only one layer

Temperatures in the troposphere:

• decrease with height because the sunlight is less intense the higher you go

• decrease with height because you're getting further from the heat source

• increase with height because you're getting closer to the sun

• increase with height because there are more greenhouse gases at higher altitudes

In the picture shown, which layer is most likely the troposphere?

• A

• B

• None of the labeled layers is the homosphere.

• D

• C

Based on the picture given, the homosphere would most likely overlap with which 2 letters?

• D and C

• C and A

• B and A

• The homosphere would be above letter A

The latitude region found from 0º to 23.5º latitude is called:

• the Arctic region

• the mid-latitudes

• the tropics

• the subtropics

The sphere of the earth that includes all of the water on the planet is the:

• exosphere

• lithosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• biosphere