Geog 1300E- Exam 1 (2025) Actual Exam
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
Fahrenheit .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Mercury .thermometer, .used .based .on .the
.temp. .range .in .Europe. .0 .Degrees .is .coldest .air .temp. .100 .Degrees .is .hottest
.human .body .temp.
Celsius .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Thermometer .based .on .the .freezing .and .boiling
.points .of .water, .0 .degrees .water .freezes
Kelvin .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Scientific .unit .for .temp., .0 .degree .is .the .absolute
.zero, .meaning .no .atomic .motion
Time .Scale .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-the .time .allowed .for .or .taken .by .a .process .or
.sequence .of .events
Sink .Analogy .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Incoming=outgoing
Water .temperature .remains .constant
Greenhouse .Effect .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Natural .situation .in .which .heat .is
.retained .in .Earth's .atmosphere .by .carbon .dioxide, .methane, .water .vapor, .and
.other .gases. .Certain .gases .interact .with .Earth's .heat .radiation
Drivers .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .forcing .mechanisms .that .change .the .energy
.in .the .system
Response .Time .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Time .it .takes .for .drivers .to .move .the
.system .1/2 .way .to .its .equilibrium
Fast .Response .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-System .components .will .respond .with
.larger .amplitude .and .similar .phase .to .drivers
Slow .Response .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-System .components .will .respond .with
.smaller .amplitude .and .different .phase .to .drivers
Feedbacks .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Can .occur .in .a .system .when .the .response .to
.an .initial .driver .itself .changes .the .system
Positive .Feedback .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Amplifies .the .initial .response .(making
.the .total .response .larger)
, Negative .Feedback .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Reduces .the .initial .response .(making
.the .total .response .smaller) .stabilizing .the .system
In .what .ways .are .the .Celsius .and .Kelvin .temperature .scales .more .convenient
.than .the .Fahrenheit .scale? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Farenheit .uses .thermometer
.based .on .the .temp. .range .in .Europe, .does .not .take .in .to .account .the .boiling
.and .freezing .points .of .water
In .what .way .is .Earth .more .habitable .than .its .sister .terrestrial .planets? .Why? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Earth .has .70% .water .and .life .exists .anywhere, .has .water
.in .all .three .states .(solid, .liquid, .gas) .while .Mars .has .solid/gaseous .and .Venus
.has .gas
Give .an .example .of .this .scenario ."climate .is .like .a .deck .of .cards, .and .weather
.is .a .hand .that .it .is .dealt" .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-22,000 .years .ago .Hartford
.County .would .have .been .an .ice .sheet, .Earth .was .6 .degrees .--> .very .different
.from .the .weather .that .we .see .today. .Climate .constrains .the .kind .of .weather .a
.region .can .experience.
Of .the .4.5 .billion .years .of .Earth's .history, .how .much .of .it .will .we .discuss .in .this
.course? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-We'll .consider .the .past .600M .years .or .so
In .what .ways .does .climate .science .differ .from .traditional .science .such .as
.chemistry .or .biology? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-It .doesn't .focus .on .just .chemistry
.or .just .biology, .it .takes .into .account .everything .going .on .at .Earth's .surface,
.global .climate, .the .sun, .the .atmosphere, .etc.
How .does .climate .forcing .differ .from .climate .response? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
Climate .forcing .deals .with .sunlight .being .absorbed .by .the .Earth .and .energy
.being .radiated .back .into .space, .while .climate .response .focuses .on .the .amount
.of .warming .in .the .atmosphere .due .to .specific .aspects .in .the .environment
What .is .the .total .range .of .time .scales .over .which .these .responses .vary? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Can .be .10K-100,000K .years
Do .positive .feedbacks .always .make .the .climate .warmer? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
No, .they .do .not .always .make .the .climate .warmer. .If .it .is .cold .due .to .ice, .then
.the .positive .feedback .will .make .it .cold. .If .there .is .hot .water, .then .the .positive
.feedback .will .make .it .hotter.
use .the .sink .analogy .to .explain .how .Earth's .radiation .balance .defines .its
.temperature .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .incoming .must .always .equal .the
.outgoing, .if .this .doesn't .occur, .then .the .water .temperature .on .Earth .slowly
.rises .and .the .balance .will .be .off
Use .sink .analogy .to .explain .the .greenhouse .effect .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-If .the
.infrared .heat .loss .to .space .is .equal .to .the .incoming .sunlight, .Earth's
.temperature .remains .constant. .Like .in .the .sink .analogy, .greenhouse .gases
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
Fahrenheit .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Mercury .thermometer, .used .based .on .the
.temp. .range .in .Europe. .0 .Degrees .is .coldest .air .temp. .100 .Degrees .is .hottest
.human .body .temp.
Celsius .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Thermometer .based .on .the .freezing .and .boiling
.points .of .water, .0 .degrees .water .freezes
Kelvin .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Scientific .unit .for .temp., .0 .degree .is .the .absolute
.zero, .meaning .no .atomic .motion
Time .Scale .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-the .time .allowed .for .or .taken .by .a .process .or
.sequence .of .events
Sink .Analogy .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Incoming=outgoing
Water .temperature .remains .constant
Greenhouse .Effect .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Natural .situation .in .which .heat .is
.retained .in .Earth's .atmosphere .by .carbon .dioxide, .methane, .water .vapor, .and
.other .gases. .Certain .gases .interact .with .Earth's .heat .radiation
Drivers .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .forcing .mechanisms .that .change .the .energy
.in .the .system
Response .Time .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Time .it .takes .for .drivers .to .move .the
.system .1/2 .way .to .its .equilibrium
Fast .Response .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-System .components .will .respond .with
.larger .amplitude .and .similar .phase .to .drivers
Slow .Response .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-System .components .will .respond .with
.smaller .amplitude .and .different .phase .to .drivers
Feedbacks .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Can .occur .in .a .system .when .the .response .to
.an .initial .driver .itself .changes .the .system
Positive .Feedback .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Amplifies .the .initial .response .(making
.the .total .response .larger)
, Negative .Feedback .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Reduces .the .initial .response .(making
.the .total .response .smaller) .stabilizing .the .system
In .what .ways .are .the .Celsius .and .Kelvin .temperature .scales .more .convenient
.than .the .Fahrenheit .scale? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Farenheit .uses .thermometer
.based .on .the .temp. .range .in .Europe, .does .not .take .in .to .account .the .boiling
.and .freezing .points .of .water
In .what .way .is .Earth .more .habitable .than .its .sister .terrestrial .planets? .Why? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Earth .has .70% .water .and .life .exists .anywhere, .has .water
.in .all .three .states .(solid, .liquid, .gas) .while .Mars .has .solid/gaseous .and .Venus
.has .gas
Give .an .example .of .this .scenario ."climate .is .like .a .deck .of .cards, .and .weather
.is .a .hand .that .it .is .dealt" .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-22,000 .years .ago .Hartford
.County .would .have .been .an .ice .sheet, .Earth .was .6 .degrees .--> .very .different
.from .the .weather .that .we .see .today. .Climate .constrains .the .kind .of .weather .a
.region .can .experience.
Of .the .4.5 .billion .years .of .Earth's .history, .how .much .of .it .will .we .discuss .in .this
.course? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-We'll .consider .the .past .600M .years .or .so
In .what .ways .does .climate .science .differ .from .traditional .science .such .as
.chemistry .or .biology? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-It .doesn't .focus .on .just .chemistry
.or .just .biology, .it .takes .into .account .everything .going .on .at .Earth's .surface,
.global .climate, .the .sun, .the .atmosphere, .etc.
How .does .climate .forcing .differ .from .climate .response? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
Climate .forcing .deals .with .sunlight .being .absorbed .by .the .Earth .and .energy
.being .radiated .back .into .space, .while .climate .response .focuses .on .the .amount
.of .warming .in .the .atmosphere .due .to .specific .aspects .in .the .environment
What .is .the .total .range .of .time .scales .over .which .these .responses .vary? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Can .be .10K-100,000K .years
Do .positive .feedbacks .always .make .the .climate .warmer? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
No, .they .do .not .always .make .the .climate .warmer. .If .it .is .cold .due .to .ice, .then
.the .positive .feedback .will .make .it .cold. .If .there .is .hot .water, .then .the .positive
.feedback .will .make .it .hotter.
use .the .sink .analogy .to .explain .how .Earth's .radiation .balance .defines .its
.temperature .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .incoming .must .always .equal .the
.outgoing, .if .this .doesn't .occur, .then .the .water .temperature .on .Earth .slowly
.rises .and .the .balance .will .be .off
Use .sink .analogy .to .explain .the .greenhouse .effect .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-If .the
.infrared .heat .loss .to .space .is .equal .to .the .incoming .sunlight, .Earth's
.temperature .remains .constant. .Like .in .the .sink .analogy, .greenhouse .gases
