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Study Sheet - Exam 4 - Geography 1 –Chapters 23
Our planet and our lives are powered by (37)
In terms of its distance from the Sun, Earth is (40)
The auroras in the upper atmosphere are caused by (40)
Intercepted solar radiation is called (44)
The solar wind (40)
Changes in daylength and the Sun’s altitude represent (46)
The Sun’s declination refers to (47)
On June 21st, the Sun’s declination is at (49)
Lewis Thomas, in his book The Lives of the Cell, compared Earth’s atmosphere with a/an (51)
On the basis of composition, the atmosphere is divided into (53)
The Fahrenheit and Celsius scales place the melting point of ice at____ °F and ____ °C. (89F)
______is the only major country still using the Fahrenheit scale. (88)
Relative to lapse rates in the troposphere, (56)
PAN in the lower troposphere (64T)
Industrial smog is (65)
The oxides of sulfur and nitrogen (64+)
The Solar System is located in a remote region near the edge of the Milky Way Galaxy. (40)
It takes sunlight 24 hours to reach the top of the atmosphere from the Sun. (40)
Suns condense out of nebular clouds of dust and gas, and planets form by the accretion of dust, gas, and icy comets in the solar nebula.(40)
The average amount of energy received at the thermopause is 1372 W/m2 (2 cal/cm2/min). (44)
The plane of the Earth's orbit around the sun is called the (48)
In the lower atmosphere, nitrogen is essentially a by-product of photosynthesis, whereas oxygen is a product of bacterial action. (54)
The ozonosphere is presently under attack by photochemical smog. (58)
Fusion within the Sun involves ______. (40)
The insolation received at Earth's surface is (76)
Air temperatures, as reported by the National Weather Service or Environment Canada, are always measured in full sunlight. (88+)
Daily temperatures usually (83F+)
Air temperature is a measure of which of the following in the air? (55)
Relative to latitude and surface energy receipts, which of the following is true? (49)
Relative to temperatures, clouds generally (90)
In general, more moderate temperature patterns are: (93)
The January mean temperature map (Figure 3.24, p. 96) shows that (93)
Our individual perception of temperature is termed (102)
Urban heat islands experience climatic effects related to their (104T)
Which of the following climatic factors decrease as a result of urbanization? (105T)
Net radiation at Earth's surface is a product of all incoming shortwave and longwave radiation. (107)
Commercially produced electricity from solar energy conversion has not yet been achieved according to the text. (85)
The warmest natural temperature ever recorded on Earth was in ____ with a reading of ____.(99)
Air temperature is usually measured with alcohol or mercury thermometers. (88)
The greatest annual range of temperatures on Earth occurs in north central Asia. (99/101F)
Other Considerations:
Know the meaning of albedo and the albedo percentages of different Earth surfaces (78 and 78F)
Know the energy the sun emits and the percentages of each different wavelength (43)
Know the distance and terms relating to distance from the Sun to the Earth in January and in July (40)
Know the difference between long-wave and shortwave energies; Earth emits? Sun emits? (40)
Understand the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn and their relationship to insolation (47)
Know the types and percentages of major atmospheric gases below 50 miles (55F)
Understand the terms absorption and transmission as they refer to insolation (76 and 79)