GY 101 TEST 1 QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026
C (small close circle around earth) - Answers Which of the diagrams at left best represent the true
thickness of the atmosphere relative to the Earth
climatology - Answers is the study of long term averages, variability and locations of weather
phenomena
all directions - Answers in which direction if any does the atmosphere exert pressure
variable gases - Answers gases whose distribution in the atmosphere is uneven in both time and
space are categorized as
water vapor - Answers the most abundant of the variable gases is
1013 millibars - Answers sea-level pressure in Tuscaloosa is
none of these - Answers what atmospheric gas is made up of one oxygen atom and two hydrogen
atoms bonded together
joule - Answers the standard unit of energy in the International System ( SI or metric ) is the
melting, evaporation, sublimation - Answers which of the following involves energy storage in the
water molecule in the form of latent heat
The Montreal Protocol - Answers the international agreement to reduce the amount of CFC's
entering the atmosphere is
freezing - Answers all of the following involve the input of energy EXCPET
most of the energy input into the system goes toward changing state, not to change temperature -
Answers from this graph, one should conclude that
the troposphere - Answers the thermal layer of the atmosphere with the greatest density is
extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere - Answers one of the main roles of plants in
biogeochemical cycles is to
50 % - Answers about what percentage of incoming shortwave energy (sunlight) is absorbed by
Earth's surface
carbon dioxide - Answers this is currently the most important anthropogenic greenhouse gas
3, stratosphere; ultraviolet rays - Answers ozone consists of _____ molecules of oxygen, is found
primarily in the ____ and protects us from _____
is destroyed by halogens in chlorofluorocarbons - Answers ozone is
at high altitudes there is lower atmospheric density then on the surface of the Earth - Answers which
of the following best explains why mountain climbers sometimes carry oxygen tanks to breathe from
lower density - Answers when we say 'heat rises', it is because heat causes fluids (air,water) to
expand. this expansion means the same number of molecules occupy greater space, resulting in
The Ideal Gas Law - Answers The figure to the left would best represent ideas or concepts related to
open systems can acquire matter and energy, but closed systems can not - Answers the difference
between open and closed systems is that
matter, energy, or both, are constantly increasing in speed over time - Answers a dynamic system
refers to a system in which
the water in the cylinder - Answers this image shows liquid filled capsules floating in water. which of
the components in the picture to the left has the greatest density
positive feedback system - Answers a snowball that rolls down a hill gradually gaining more and more
mass and rolling faster and faster as it continues, would be an example of a
energy transfer occurs when water changes state between solid, liquid, or gas - Answers which of the
following statements is true about the transfer of energy, mater, or momentum in the atmosphere
the work of living things and physical and chemical processes - Answers the cycling of a chemical
substances throughout the biosphere is accomplished through
100 w/m 2; 550 w/m 2 - Answers compare the amount of energy emitted as a function of
temperature (K). The amount of energy emitted from 200 to 600 K is _____ while the amount of
energy emitted from 600 to 1000 K is _____ (look at graph)
condensation - Answers which of the following is NOT an example of energy being absorbed
conduction (d=direct heat) - Answers getting the bottom of your feet burned when walking on hot
beach sand is due to
convection - Answers when making macaroni and cheese you notice the noodles rising and falling in
the boiling water. this is best explained through the process of
C (small close circle around earth) - Answers Which of the diagrams at left best represent the true
thickness of the atmosphere relative to the Earth
climatology - Answers is the study of long term averages, variability and locations of weather
phenomena
all directions - Answers in which direction if any does the atmosphere exert pressure
variable gases - Answers gases whose distribution in the atmosphere is uneven in both time and
space are categorized as
water vapor - Answers the most abundant of the variable gases is
1013 millibars - Answers sea-level pressure in Tuscaloosa is
none of these - Answers what atmospheric gas is made up of one oxygen atom and two hydrogen
atoms bonded together
joule - Answers the standard unit of energy in the International System ( SI or metric ) is the
melting, evaporation, sublimation - Answers which of the following involves energy storage in the
water molecule in the form of latent heat
The Montreal Protocol - Answers the international agreement to reduce the amount of CFC's
entering the atmosphere is
freezing - Answers all of the following involve the input of energy EXCPET
most of the energy input into the system goes toward changing state, not to change temperature -
Answers from this graph, one should conclude that
the troposphere - Answers the thermal layer of the atmosphere with the greatest density is
extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere - Answers one of the main roles of plants in
biogeochemical cycles is to
50 % - Answers about what percentage of incoming shortwave energy (sunlight) is absorbed by
Earth's surface
carbon dioxide - Answers this is currently the most important anthropogenic greenhouse gas
3, stratosphere; ultraviolet rays - Answers ozone consists of _____ molecules of oxygen, is found
primarily in the ____ and protects us from _____
is destroyed by halogens in chlorofluorocarbons - Answers ozone is
at high altitudes there is lower atmospheric density then on the surface of the Earth - Answers which
of the following best explains why mountain climbers sometimes carry oxygen tanks to breathe from
lower density - Answers when we say 'heat rises', it is because heat causes fluids (air,water) to
expand. this expansion means the same number of molecules occupy greater space, resulting in
The Ideal Gas Law - Answers The figure to the left would best represent ideas or concepts related to
open systems can acquire matter and energy, but closed systems can not - Answers the difference
between open and closed systems is that
matter, energy, or both, are constantly increasing in speed over time - Answers a dynamic system
refers to a system in which
the water in the cylinder - Answers this image shows liquid filled capsules floating in water. which of
the components in the picture to the left has the greatest density
positive feedback system - Answers a snowball that rolls down a hill gradually gaining more and more
mass and rolling faster and faster as it continues, would be an example of a
energy transfer occurs when water changes state between solid, liquid, or gas - Answers which of the
following statements is true about the transfer of energy, mater, or momentum in the atmosphere
the work of living things and physical and chemical processes - Answers the cycling of a chemical
substances throughout the biosphere is accomplished through
100 w/m 2; 550 w/m 2 - Answers compare the amount of energy emitted as a function of
temperature (K). The amount of energy emitted from 200 to 600 K is _____ while the amount of
energy emitted from 600 to 1000 K is _____ (look at graph)
condensation - Answers which of the following is NOT an example of energy being absorbed
conduction (d=direct heat) - Answers getting the bottom of your feet burned when walking on hot
beach sand is due to
convection - Answers when making macaroni and cheese you notice the noodles rising and falling in
the boiling water. this is best explained through the process of
