The principle controls and influences of temperature patterns include
Select one:
a. specific heat only
b. land-water heating differences only
c. latitude, altitude, land-water heating differences, cloud cover, ocean currents, and
surface conditions
d. Earth's tilt, rotation, revolution, and sphericity
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, latitude, altitude, land-water heating differences, cloud cover, ocean
currents, and surface conditions
What is the monthly mean temperature for January 2022?
Pick the closest value to the one you calculated in the activity using the data in the
Excel file (January 1 to January 31).
Select one:
a. 36.9 degrees F
b. 80.8 degrees F
c. 62.4 degrees F
d. 49.6 degrees F
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49.6 degrees F
Matching (Poles/Equinox)
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Location of subsolar point for Northern Hemisphere Summer Solstice →
Tropic of Cancer,
Tropic of Capricorn → 23.5 degrees South,
North Pole on June 21st → Midnight Sun,
Antarctic Circle → 66.5 degrees South,
Subsolar point → No shadow at Noon,
Location of subsolar point during September Equinox → Equator
, Many energy pathways occur in the Earth system. Which of the following does not
change shortwave radiation to longwave radiation (i.e., energy remains shortwave).
Select one:
a. Diffusion, reflection, and scattering
Correct!
b. Scattering, absorption, and conduction
c. Reflection, absorption, and refraction
d. Absorption, refraction, and greenhouse effect
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Diffusion, reflection, and scattering
Clouds in the troposphere end at the tropopause because __________.
Select one:
a. the stratosphere is too cold
b. there is too little water vapor in the stratosphere
c. the stratosphere is too warm
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the stratosphere is too warm
Matching (Equator)
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Equator (0 degrees) → A,
Antarctic Circle (66.5 degrees S) → B,
Tropic of Cancer (23.5 degrees N) → D,
Select one:
a. specific heat only
b. land-water heating differences only
c. latitude, altitude, land-water heating differences, cloud cover, ocean currents, and
surface conditions
d. Earth's tilt, rotation, revolution, and sphericity
Give this one a try later!
, latitude, altitude, land-water heating differences, cloud cover, ocean
currents, and surface conditions
What is the monthly mean temperature for January 2022?
Pick the closest value to the one you calculated in the activity using the data in the
Excel file (January 1 to January 31).
Select one:
a. 36.9 degrees F
b. 80.8 degrees F
c. 62.4 degrees F
d. 49.6 degrees F
Give this one a try later!
49.6 degrees F
Matching (Poles/Equinox)
Give this one a try later!
Location of subsolar point for Northern Hemisphere Summer Solstice →
Tropic of Cancer,
Tropic of Capricorn → 23.5 degrees South,
North Pole on June 21st → Midnight Sun,
Antarctic Circle → 66.5 degrees South,
Subsolar point → No shadow at Noon,
Location of subsolar point during September Equinox → Equator
, Many energy pathways occur in the Earth system. Which of the following does not
change shortwave radiation to longwave radiation (i.e., energy remains shortwave).
Select one:
a. Diffusion, reflection, and scattering
Correct!
b. Scattering, absorption, and conduction
c. Reflection, absorption, and refraction
d. Absorption, refraction, and greenhouse effect
Give this one a try later!
Diffusion, reflection, and scattering
Clouds in the troposphere end at the tropopause because __________.
Select one:
a. the stratosphere is too cold
b. there is too little water vapor in the stratosphere
c. the stratosphere is too warm
Give this one a try later!
the stratosphere is too warm
Matching (Equator)
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Equator (0 degrees) → A,
Antarctic Circle (66.5 degrees S) → B,
Tropic of Cancer (23.5 degrees N) → D,
