Weather and Climate Quiz Savvas

1. Which of the biogeochemical cycles is essentially a reservoir for the carbon cycle?

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Rock

• Water

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1. Which pair are the major sources of Earth’s energy? 

• 1. the sun and Earth’s interior heat 

• 1. Earth’s interior heat and winds

• 1. the ocean and the sun

• 1. the ocean and winds

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1. Consider the following characteristics associated with each of Earth’s atmospheric layers:

• protects Earth from the sun’s ultraviolet radiation

• temperature decreases with increasing altitude, but doesn’t control Earth’s weather

• auroras such as the northern lights occur

• contains Earth’s clouds and weather

Which arrangement of atmospheric layers best matches the characteristics in the order given. Each layer is only used once.

• 1. mesosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere, troposphere

• 1. troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere

• 1. stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, troposphere

• 1. thermosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere

1. The approximate temperature ranges of Earth’s atmospheric layers are listed. Each range shows the temperature from top to bottom of the layer.

−15⁰C to −100⁰C      15⁰C to −60⁰C      −60⁰C to −15⁰C    −100⁰C to 2000⁰C

Which of the following correctly matches the layer of Earth’s atmosphere with its approximate temperature range in the order given?

• 1. troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere

• 1. mesosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, thermosphere

• 1. stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, thermosphere

• 1. thermosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere

Which of the following best describes the circulation of atmospheric air that affects climatic conditions in the tropics?

• 1. Hot air rises, leading to rainfall and low pressure. Air travels northward and southward to latitudes 30º, where it cools and sinks leading to dry conditions and high pressure. The cooler air returns to the equator.

• 1. Hot air rises, leading to rainfall and high pressure. Air travels northward and southward to latitudes 60º, where it cools and sinks leading to dry conditions and low pressure. The cooler air returns to the equator. 

• 1. Hot air rises, leading to rainfall and low pressure. Air travels northward and southward to latitudes 60º, where it cools and sinks leading to dry conditions and low pressure. The cooler air returns to the equator.

• 1. Hot air rises, leading to rainfall and high pressure. Air travels northward and southward to latitudes 30º, where it cools and sinks leading to dry conditions and low pressure. The cooler air returns to the equator.

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Deforestation has both a warming and cooling effect on Earth’s climate. Explain why.

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Which of the following correctly orders the Milankovitch cycles from shortest to longest time taken to complete one cycle?

• 1. tilt, precision, eccentricity

• 1. precision, tilt, eccentricity

• 1. eccentricity, tilt, precision

• 1. precision, eccentricity, tilt

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What is the most important factor in today’s era driving climate change?

• 1. winds 

• 1. the sun

• 1. the ocean 

• 1. human activity

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1. Consider the graph, which shows the relationship of the wavelength and intensity of blackbody radiation with temperature. The curves are based on Planck’s equation.

Select the answer with the words in the correct order to complete the passage.

From the graph, as temperature increases, the wavelength of the peak radiation ​ ​ ​ (a)   and the intensity of that radiation ​​ (b)   . With respect to Earth’s energy budget, as the sun’s temperature is about 4927ºC, incoming solar radiation reaching Earth’s surface would have a relatively ​​ (c)   wavelength at its peak and be ​ in intensity. Since Earth’s average surface temperature is about 15ºC, outgoing radiation from Earth would have a relatively long wavelength at its peak and be low in ​ (d)   intensity.

• Decrease
• Increase
• Short
• High

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The ocean is critically important to life on Earth as we know it. Among other things, it helps to regulate Earth’s climate and weather. It absorbs more than 90% of solar heat energy it receives, and redistributes this energy across Earth’s surface via currents. Evaporation of water from its surface results in a cooling effect in Earth’s atmosphere. The ocean also counterbalances the effects of global warming, as it absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. It can store more than 50 times the amount of carbon dioxide compared to Earth’s atmosphere. The ocean is so important that the United Nations identifies conservation and sustainable use of the ocean as a global priority in its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030.. 

Explain how the absorption of carbon dioxide by the ocean counterbalances the impact of global warming.

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