ATMS 120 EXAM 1 WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
Composition of the Atmosphere - ANSWER -78% Nitrogen
-21% Oxygen,
Greenhouse Effect - ANSWER the trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's
lower atmosphere due to the greater transparency of the atmosphere to
visible radiation from the sun than to infrared radiation emitted from the
planet's surface.
Summer Solstice - ANSWER June 21st
Summer Solstice - ANSWER Sun's rays are direct on the Tropic of Cancer
(23.5°N)
Autumnal Equinox - ANSWER -September 21st
-Sun's rays are direct on the equator
Winter Solstice - ANSWER December 21st
, Winter Solstice - ANSWER Sun's rays are direct on the Tropic of Capricorn
(23.5°S)
Vernal Equinox - ANSWER -March 21st
-Sun's rays are direct on the equator
Winter - ANSWER -Low sun angle
-Fewer daylight hours
-Sun's path through the atmosphere is long
Summer - ANSWER -High sun angle
-More daylight hours
-Sun's path through the atmosphere is short
Proximity to large bodies of water - ANSWER Water heats and cools more
slowly than land, so therefore coastal regions stay warmer in the winter
(from the heat that the water still holds from summer) and cooler in the
summer (from the coolness that the water still holds from the winter)
Coastal regions - ANSWER Have a more moderate climate with a smaller
COMPLETE SOLUTION
Composition of the Atmosphere - ANSWER -78% Nitrogen
-21% Oxygen,
Greenhouse Effect - ANSWER the trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's
lower atmosphere due to the greater transparency of the atmosphere to
visible radiation from the sun than to infrared radiation emitted from the
planet's surface.
Summer Solstice - ANSWER June 21st
Summer Solstice - ANSWER Sun's rays are direct on the Tropic of Cancer
(23.5°N)
Autumnal Equinox - ANSWER -September 21st
-Sun's rays are direct on the equator
Winter Solstice - ANSWER December 21st
, Winter Solstice - ANSWER Sun's rays are direct on the Tropic of Capricorn
(23.5°S)
Vernal Equinox - ANSWER -March 21st
-Sun's rays are direct on the equator
Winter - ANSWER -Low sun angle
-Fewer daylight hours
-Sun's path through the atmosphere is long
Summer - ANSWER -High sun angle
-More daylight hours
-Sun's path through the atmosphere is short
Proximity to large bodies of water - ANSWER Water heats and cools more
slowly than land, so therefore coastal regions stay warmer in the winter
(from the heat that the water still holds from summer) and cooler in the
summer (from the coolness that the water still holds from the winter)
Coastal regions - ANSWER Have a more moderate climate with a smaller
