Geography 1900 Final OSU Exam with ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
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Consider a hill or a building, such as Founders Hall. All else equal, you would expect ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
snow to melt faster: - correct answer✔✔On the south side (the side facing south)
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The transfer of heat by mixing (movement) is called: - correct answer✔✔Convection
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If the average temperature of the sun decreased, the wavelength of peak solar emission
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would: - correct answer✔✔Shift to a longer wavelength ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Which of the following is NOT a reason why water warms and cools much more slowly ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
than land? - correct answer✔✔More heat is required to raise the temperature of a given
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amount of soil 1°C than it does to raise the temperature of water 1°C ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
The air temperature is 35°F, the wind is blowing at 15 mph, and the wind chill temperature
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is 25°F. These conditions would be equivalent to: - correct answer✔✔a 25°F air
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temperature and 0 mpg winds ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
"The mixture of gases, droplets, and liquids that surrounds the Earth's surface" This
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definition best describes: - correct answer✔✔The atmosphere ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
All else equal, which location will likely have a cooler average annual temperature? -
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correct answer✔✔A higher latitude location ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
All else equal, which location will experience the smallest annual range in temperature: -
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correct answer✔✔A coastal location ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Negative net radiation is associated with: - correct answer✔✔Decreasing temperatures ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
, On June 21 the sun would be directly overhead if you were at the: - correct
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answer✔✔Tropic of Cancer ||//\\|| ||//\\||
What is the primary cause of seasons? - correct answer✔✔The tilt of the earth
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Two equal masses of nickel and zinc have the same temperature. Given that the specific
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heat of the nickel is larger than the specific heat of zinc, what will happen if both objects
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absorb equal amounts of energy? - correct answer✔✔The zinc will become warmer than
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the nickel
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Two objects, A and B, have the same mass but A is warmer than B. Which object will emit
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more radiation? - correct answer✔✔A ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
The sun will pass directly overhead at Acadia National Park in Main (44°21'N, 68°13'W): -
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correct answer✔✔Never ||//\\||
Which instrument did Gabriel Fahrenheit develop? - correct answer✔✔Mercury
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Kinetic energy is: - correct answer✔✔The energy of motion ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
The sky is blue because air molecules selectively _________ blue light. - correct
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answer✔✔Scatter
Which of the following is NOT a control of temperature? - correct answer✔✔Temperature
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What is the approximate date of perihelion for the earth? - correct answer✔✔January 3
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One revolution of the earth takes place in: - correct answer✔✔One year
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Consider a hill or a building, such as Founders Hall. All else equal, you would expect ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
snow to melt faster: - correct answer✔✔On the south side (the side facing south)
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The transfer of heat by mixing (movement) is called: - correct answer✔✔Convection
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If the average temperature of the sun decreased, the wavelength of peak solar emission
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would: - correct answer✔✔Shift to a longer wavelength ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Which of the following is NOT a reason why water warms and cools much more slowly ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
than land? - correct answer✔✔More heat is required to raise the temperature of a given
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amount of soil 1°C than it does to raise the temperature of water 1°C ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
The air temperature is 35°F, the wind is blowing at 15 mph, and the wind chill temperature
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is 25°F. These conditions would be equivalent to: - correct answer✔✔a 25°F air
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temperature and 0 mpg winds ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
"The mixture of gases, droplets, and liquids that surrounds the Earth's surface" This
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definition best describes: - correct answer✔✔The atmosphere ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
All else equal, which location will likely have a cooler average annual temperature? -
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correct answer✔✔A higher latitude location ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
All else equal, which location will experience the smallest annual range in temperature: -
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correct answer✔✔A coastal location ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Negative net radiation is associated with: - correct answer✔✔Decreasing temperatures ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
, On June 21 the sun would be directly overhead if you were at the: - correct
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answer✔✔Tropic of Cancer ||//\\|| ||//\\||
What is the primary cause of seasons? - correct answer✔✔The tilt of the earth
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Two equal masses of nickel and zinc have the same temperature. Given that the specific
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heat of the nickel is larger than the specific heat of zinc, what will happen if both objects
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absorb equal amounts of energy? - correct answer✔✔The zinc will become warmer than
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the nickel
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Two objects, A and B, have the same mass but A is warmer than B. Which object will emit
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more radiation? - correct answer✔✔A ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
The sun will pass directly overhead at Acadia National Park in Main (44°21'N, 68°13'W): -
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correct answer✔✔Never ||//\\||
Which instrument did Gabriel Fahrenheit develop? - correct answer✔✔Mercury
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Thermometer
Kinetic energy is: - correct answer✔✔The energy of motion ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
The sky is blue because air molecules selectively _________ blue light. - correct
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answer✔✔Scatter
Which of the following is NOT a control of temperature? - correct answer✔✔Temperature
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inversion
What is the approximate date of perihelion for the earth? - correct answer✔✔January 3
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One revolution of the earth takes place in: - correct answer✔✔One year
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