GES Exam 1 Questions and Correct Answers Already Passed
When viewed from the North Pole, in what direction does the Earth rotate? - Answers Counterclockwise
What are the environmental effects of the Earth's rotation? - Answers Day/night, difference in air
temperature, ocean and atmospheric circulation, and the Coriolis effect
When the subsolar point is at 23.5 degrees S, the earth experiences what season? - Answers Winter,
December solstice
If you take a plane flight from San Francisco, CA to Seoul, South Korea, as you cross the international
dateline the time will: - Answers jump forward by a day.
This figure illustrates the conditions during - Answers the circle of illumination /earth's rotation around
the sun.
The earth's axis of rotation is tilted from the plane of the ecliptic by about - Answers 23.5 degrees
A map projection that can portray the entire surface of the earth without any distortion is the - Answers
Globe
Parallels run _____________ around the globe. - Answers east-west
Meridians run _____________ around the globe. - Answers north-south
Which map covers a larger area, a large or small-scale map? - Answers A small-scale map.
The geoid, a reference surface that closely approximates the shape of the earth, is based on: - Answers
The pull of gravity around the globe
Which color of visible light has the shortest wavelength? - Answers Violet
On the equator, the sun will reach its highest position in the sky on the: - Answers Equinoxes
Air temperatures above low-albedo surfaces tend to be _______ than those over high-albedo surfaces -
Answers Warmer
Air temperatures above high-albedo surfaces tend to be ________ than those over low-albedo surfaces.
- Answers Cooler
Stimulates of the earth's average albedo range between: - Answers 0.29-0.34
Hot objects emit ______ energy than cold objects,
and it is of _______ wavelengths. - Answers More; Shorter
Cold objects emit ______ energy than hot objects, and it is of _______ wavelengths. - Answers Less;
Longer
, The process in which particles and molecules deflect incoming solar radiation in different directions on
collision is called: - Answers Scattering
The amount of insolation received at a location tends to be highest at: - Answers Noon
In the northern hemisphere mid-latitudes, the sun will reach its highest position in the sky on the: -
Answers June Solstice
In the southern hemisphere mid-latitudes, the sun will reach its highest position in the sky on the: -
Answers December Solstice
At the Arctic circle, the sun will reach its highest position in the sky on the: - Answers June Solstice
_______ is a common gas in the atmosphere that does not easily react with other substances - Answers
Nitrogen
_______ is a common gas in the atmosphere that is highly chemically active and combines readily with
other elements. - Answers Oxygen
The ozone layer in the upper atmosphere is essential for life on the planet because, the full intensity of
the sun's ultraviolet rays would: - Answers damage skin, crops, and aquatic life
______ flows from the ocean to the atmosphere when water evaporates. - Answers water vapor
_______ is a very important mechanism for transporting large amounts of energy from one region of the
earth to another. - Answers latent heat transfer
Fields, forest, and bare ground tend to have albedos that are. - Answers Average
Black pavement surfaces tend to have albedos that are - Answers Low
Snow and ice tend to have albedos that are - Answers High
Clouds can absorb as much as _______ of incoming solar radiation. - Answers 5-20%
The greenhouse effect results from the absorption of ________ in the atmosphere. - Answers long-wave
radiation
If the amount of insolation absorbed by the earth was consistently larger than the amount of long wave
energy emitted by the earth, we would expect: - Answers the earth's temperature to rise rapidly
On average, the earth reflects about _______ of the solar radiation it receives back to space. - Answers
30%
On a warm summer day, latent heat transfers will tend to: - Answers Absorb and store heat in a
substance as it changes state
When viewed from the North Pole, in what direction does the Earth rotate? - Answers Counterclockwise
What are the environmental effects of the Earth's rotation? - Answers Day/night, difference in air
temperature, ocean and atmospheric circulation, and the Coriolis effect
When the subsolar point is at 23.5 degrees S, the earth experiences what season? - Answers Winter,
December solstice
If you take a plane flight from San Francisco, CA to Seoul, South Korea, as you cross the international
dateline the time will: - Answers jump forward by a day.
This figure illustrates the conditions during - Answers the circle of illumination /earth's rotation around
the sun.
The earth's axis of rotation is tilted from the plane of the ecliptic by about - Answers 23.5 degrees
A map projection that can portray the entire surface of the earth without any distortion is the - Answers
Globe
Parallels run _____________ around the globe. - Answers east-west
Meridians run _____________ around the globe. - Answers north-south
Which map covers a larger area, a large or small-scale map? - Answers A small-scale map.
The geoid, a reference surface that closely approximates the shape of the earth, is based on: - Answers
The pull of gravity around the globe
Which color of visible light has the shortest wavelength? - Answers Violet
On the equator, the sun will reach its highest position in the sky on the: - Answers Equinoxes
Air temperatures above low-albedo surfaces tend to be _______ than those over high-albedo surfaces -
Answers Warmer
Air temperatures above high-albedo surfaces tend to be ________ than those over low-albedo surfaces.
- Answers Cooler
Stimulates of the earth's average albedo range between: - Answers 0.29-0.34
Hot objects emit ______ energy than cold objects,
and it is of _______ wavelengths. - Answers More; Shorter
Cold objects emit ______ energy than hot objects, and it is of _______ wavelengths. - Answers Less;
Longer
, The process in which particles and molecules deflect incoming solar radiation in different directions on
collision is called: - Answers Scattering
The amount of insolation received at a location tends to be highest at: - Answers Noon
In the northern hemisphere mid-latitudes, the sun will reach its highest position in the sky on the: -
Answers June Solstice
In the southern hemisphere mid-latitudes, the sun will reach its highest position in the sky on the: -
Answers December Solstice
At the Arctic circle, the sun will reach its highest position in the sky on the: - Answers June Solstice
_______ is a common gas in the atmosphere that does not easily react with other substances - Answers
Nitrogen
_______ is a common gas in the atmosphere that is highly chemically active and combines readily with
other elements. - Answers Oxygen
The ozone layer in the upper atmosphere is essential for life on the planet because, the full intensity of
the sun's ultraviolet rays would: - Answers damage skin, crops, and aquatic life
______ flows from the ocean to the atmosphere when water evaporates. - Answers water vapor
_______ is a very important mechanism for transporting large amounts of energy from one region of the
earth to another. - Answers latent heat transfer
Fields, forest, and bare ground tend to have albedos that are. - Answers Average
Black pavement surfaces tend to have albedos that are - Answers Low
Snow and ice tend to have albedos that are - Answers High
Clouds can absorb as much as _______ of incoming solar radiation. - Answers 5-20%
The greenhouse effect results from the absorption of ________ in the atmosphere. - Answers long-wave
radiation
If the amount of insolation absorbed by the earth was consistently larger than the amount of long wave
energy emitted by the earth, we would expect: - Answers the earth's temperature to rise rapidly
On average, the earth reflects about _______ of the solar radiation it receives back to space. - Answers
30%
On a warm summer day, latent heat transfers will tend to: - Answers Absorb and store heat in a
substance as it changes state
