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WorksheetsGEOG107 Exam 2 Review
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 2hrs 25mins
All of the following are known as heat-trapping gases, EXCEPT:
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
Nitrous Oxide
Oxygen
The Greenhouse Effect __________________________.
Traps all of the heat from the Sun
Repels sunlight away from the atmosphere
Traps some heat and releases some heat back to space
only works in the summer months
Human activities are __________________ the levels of the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Increasing
Decreasing
maintaining
fluctuating
Ice Core samples taken over the past 60+ years show an increase in:
Oxygen (O2)
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Dihydrogen Oxide (H2O)
Homework
Starting with the ________________ in the late 1800s, human activities have increased planetary warming.
Revolutionary War
Cultural Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Building of the Sagamore and Bourne
The world's nations equally contribute to the challenges of climate change for the planet.
True
False
n/a
n/a
If the plant population decreased, the amount of carbon in the atmosphere would _________.
Stay the same
Increase
Decrease
Plants use ____________ to make their own food
Water
Sunlight
Carbon dioxide
All of these
________________________ is part of the air, rocks, soil, and all living things.
Nitrogen
Carbon
Water
Silver
What is CO2?
Carbon Monoxide
Carbon Dioxide
Carbon Trioxide
Oxygen
Heat is radiated back to space from earth as
visible light
ultraviolet radiation
gamma radiation
infrared radiation
When solar energy hits the earth
it can be reflected by light colored surfaces like ice
it can be absorbed by light colored surfaces by ice
it can be reflected by dark colored surfaces like asphalt
it cannot affect processes that occur on earth
The sun transfers energy to Earth by radiation
True
False
Ultraviolet light is
the light you can see from the sun
this is where most of the warmth that you feel from the sun comes from
higher-energy radiation that can harm life
True or False:
An unbalanced energy budget can increase or decrease global temperatures and disrupt the balance of energy in Earth's system.
True
False
Earth's energy budget tracks how much energy flows in and out of Earth's climate.
True
False
Light colored surfaces ____________ more radiation than dark colored surfaces.
reflect
absorb
Dark colored surfaces _________ more radiation than light colored surfaces.
reflect
absorb
Which of the following are two proxies we use to gather information about paleoclimates
Biological and Gas
Chemical and Physical
Biological and Chemical
Physical and Biological
The albedo of a surface is a measure of which of the following processes?
reflection
transmission
scattering
convection
Ozone is [BLANK] to humans in the upper atmosphere and [BLANK] to humans when close to the ground
beneficial; beneficial
damaging; damaging
beneficial; damaging
damaging; beneficial
True or false: insolation is evenly distributed across Earth
(a)
Terrestrial radiation has [BLANK] wavelengths than solar radiation
(a)
What percentage of incoming radiation is reflected during Earth's energy budget
71%
100%
29%
30%
What percentage of radiation is absorbed overall by the Earth system in Earth's energy budget?
29%
100%
42%
71%
[BLANK] is the process that moves carbon to the biosphere from the atmosphere
(a)
Plants are [BLANK], or organisms that produce their own energy
heterotrophs
autotrophs
decomposer
consumer
Which of the following is an example of greenhouse gas?
phosphorus
oxygen
methane
the gases that surround Earth or another planet
atmosphere
troposphere
ozone layer
thermosphere
the layer of the Earth's atmosphere just above the troposphere which contains the ozone layer
atmosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
thermosphere
Which natural processes cause the atmosphere to change?
the sun's corona
lightning
volcanic eruptions
all of these
[BLANK] is the type of particulate matter that causes irritation and health impacts
(a)
[BLANK] is the direct transmission of shortwave energy to Earth
(a)
