Unit 3 quiz earth sci 2240 Questions with
complete solution
T/F In-coming ultraviolet radiation from Sun passes through Earth's
atmosphere more readily than does out-going infrared radiation - correct
answer true
Looking only at early planetary history, liquid water existed on - correct
answer Earth, Mars and Venus
When water goes from _______________, energy is absorbed.. - correct
answer a more ordered state to a less ordered state
Long ago, the 'spice ships' of traders set out from Europe fr the West Indies;
the winds that carried them there became known as - correct answer The
Trade Winds
The typical life cycle of a thunderstorm cell is about - correct answer 30 mins
Thunderstorm - correct answer a 3-stage storm beginning with rapid rise of
cumulus clouds
Supercell - correct answer An aggregate of storm cells, all with a common
rotation
Derecho - correct answer A line of storm cells exceeding a length of 450 km
The first development of a hurricane is called a - correct answer tropical wave
, T/F In the Northern Hemisphere, the winds of a north-moving hurricane are
stronger on the west side - correct answer False
The costliest storm to hit USA in recent times. - correct answer Hurricane
Katrina
Hurricane Andrew - correct answer A category 4 storm that devastated
central Florida in 1992.
The first hurricane to be tested by Project Stormfury in an attempt to reduce
its energy. - correct answer Hurricane Esther
The general forcing factor of a climate system that involves placement of
continents is a change in - correct answer Plate tectonics
Milankovitch factors - correct answer 1. Wobble of planet's tilt axis
("precession")
2. Variation of tilt axis angle
3. Earth orbital eccentricity (circle to elipse)
1. Wobble of planet's tilt axis ("precession")- period of variation? - correct
answer 26,000
Variation of tilt axis angle- period of variation? - correct answer 41,000
Earth orbital eccentricity (circle to elipse)- period of variation? - correct answer
100,000
complete solution
T/F In-coming ultraviolet radiation from Sun passes through Earth's
atmosphere more readily than does out-going infrared radiation - correct
answer true
Looking only at early planetary history, liquid water existed on - correct
answer Earth, Mars and Venus
When water goes from _______________, energy is absorbed.. - correct
answer a more ordered state to a less ordered state
Long ago, the 'spice ships' of traders set out from Europe fr the West Indies;
the winds that carried them there became known as - correct answer The
Trade Winds
The typical life cycle of a thunderstorm cell is about - correct answer 30 mins
Thunderstorm - correct answer a 3-stage storm beginning with rapid rise of
cumulus clouds
Supercell - correct answer An aggregate of storm cells, all with a common
rotation
Derecho - correct answer A line of storm cells exceeding a length of 450 km
The first development of a hurricane is called a - correct answer tropical wave
, T/F In the Northern Hemisphere, the winds of a north-moving hurricane are
stronger on the west side - correct answer False
The costliest storm to hit USA in recent times. - correct answer Hurricane
Katrina
Hurricane Andrew - correct answer A category 4 storm that devastated
central Florida in 1992.
The first hurricane to be tested by Project Stormfury in an attempt to reduce
its energy. - correct answer Hurricane Esther
The general forcing factor of a climate system that involves placement of
continents is a change in - correct answer Plate tectonics
Milankovitch factors - correct answer 1. Wobble of planet's tilt axis
("precession")
2. Variation of tilt axis angle
3. Earth orbital eccentricity (circle to elipse)
1. Wobble of planet's tilt axis ("precession")- period of variation? - correct
answer 26,000
Variation of tilt axis angle- period of variation? - correct answer 41,000
Earth orbital eccentricity (circle to elipse)- period of variation? - correct answer
100,000
