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Unit #1 Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these pairings is incorrect?

a)

March 21 = spring equinox; subsolar point = 0º

b)

June 21 = summer equinox; subsolar point = 0º

c)

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

d)

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

2.

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

a)

90º

b)

66.5º

c)

23.5º

d)

Unable to be calculated with the given info.

3.

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

a)

67.5º

b)

22.5º

c)

20.5º

d)

69.5º

e)

46º

4.

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

a)

Miami, Florida (26ºN) on Dec. 21

b)

Oshkosh, WI (44ºN) on Jun. 21

c)

Windhoek, Namibia (22.5ºS) on Dec. 21

d)

Quito, Ecuador (0º) on Jun. 21

5.

When classifying the atmosphere according to composition:

a)

it can be broken into four layers

b)

it can be broken into 2 layers

c)

it can be broken into 3 layers

d)

there is only one layer

6.

Temperatures in the troposphere:

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

7.

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

a)

A

b)

B

c)

None of the labeled layers is the homosphere.

d)

D

e)

C

8.

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

a)

D and C

b)

C and A

c)

B and A

d)

The homosphere would be above letter A

9.

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

a)

the Arctic region

b)

the mid-latitudes

c)

the tropics

d)

the subtropics

10.

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

a)

exosphere

b)

lithosphere

c)

atmosphere

d)

hydrosphere

e)

biosphere