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ESCI 2Name:

90 PointsSpring 2018

Exam 1

Astronomy, Climate, and Weather

Instructions: Problems 1-50 must be completed on Scantron No. 882 or 882E. The remainder of the problems must be completed on this exam. DO NOT CHEAT! Failure to adhere to this will result in a 0 for this exam.

  1. What is atmospheric pressure at sea level?

A)988 mb

B)14 mb

C)1013 mb

D)Zero

  1. The closest planet to Earth is Jupiter.

A)True

B)False

  1. A “light-year” can be defined as

A)The distance that light travels during the time that Earth revolves around the Sun once.

B)The distance between Sun and the nearest star.

C)The distance that Earth travels in one year as it orbits the Sun once.

D)The time required for light to travel between Earth and Sun.

  1. The Sun is

A)A star

B)1 AU from Earth

C)More than 100 times the diameter of Earth

D)All of the above

  1. From smallest to largest, the correct order of the following objects is

A)Earth’s orbit, Jupiter, Milky Way Galaxy, Solar System

B)Jupiter, Earth’s orbit, Solar System, Milky Way Galaxy

C)Earth’s orbit, Milky Way Galaxy, Solar System, Jupiter

D)Solar System, Earth’s orbit, Milky Way Galaxy, Jupiter

  1. As global warming continues, what will be the effect on hurricanes?

A)They will decrease in frequency

B)They will become less severe

C)They will increase in frequency

D)Global warming has no effect on hurricanes

  1. The Jovian planets and the Terrestrial planets are similar in size.

A)True

B)False

  1. What is an isobar?

A)Connects areas of equal elevation

B)Connects areas of equal pressure

C)Connects areas of equal temperature

D)Connects areas of equal water vapor

  1. What is the primary component in the Earth’s atmosphere?

A)Nitrogen

B)Oxygen

C)Silica

D)Helium

  1. Holes in the ozone layer are located where?

A)Antarctica

B)Alaska

C)Southern Alps and Mt. Everest

D)Australia and India

  1. The greenhouse effect describes how the Earth is warmed by trapping the sun’s warmth in our atmosphere.

A)True

B)False

  1. What is an isotherm?

A)Connects areas of equal pressure

B)Connects areas of equal atmosphere

C)Connects areas of equal temperature

D)All of the above

  1. Weather and climate are different.

A)True

B)False

  1. What galaxy hosts our solar system?

A)Milky Way

B)Silky Way

C)Troposphere

D)None of the above

  1. Saturn’s rings are made up of its moons.

A)True

B)False

  1. The triatomic form of oxygen (O3) is known as ______.

A)argon

B)ozone

C)chlorofluorocarbon

D)molecular oxygen

  1. What is the composition of the sun?

A)91.12% Hydrogen, 8% Helium

B)50% Hydrogen, 49.2% Oxygen

C)58.3% Carbon Dioxide, 30% Hydrogen, 11% Helium

D)91% Argon, 8.7% Helium

  1. Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun.

A)True

B)False

  1. What scale is used to describe the intensity of tornadoes?

A)Fujita

B)Modified Mercalli Intensity

C)Saffir Simpson

D)Richter

  1. El Nino provides us with increased rain.

A)True

B)False

  1. What scale is used to describe the intensity of hurricanes?

A)Fujita

B)Modified Mercalli Intensity

C)Saffir Simpson

D)Richter

  1. After a cold front passes, the sky will be cloudy.

A)True

B)False

  1. What factor marks the ‘pauses’ between the layers of the atmosphere?

A)Temperature

B)Pressure

C)Water Vapor

D)There is no correlation

  1. What is an astronomical unit?

A)The distance from the Earth to the moon

B)The distance from the Earth to Mars

C)The distance from the Earth to the sun

D)The distance from the Earth to Venus

  1. What is the moon composed of?

A)Helium

B)Basalt

C)Meteorites

D)Cheese

Questions 26 – 28 refer to the following diagram.

  1. Which region is most likely to experience a hurricane?

A)A

B)F

C)E

D)B

  1. Which region is most likely to experience a tornado?

A)F

B)B

C)A

D)D

  1. Which region experiences the most thunderstorms?

A)E

B)C

C)G

D)F

  1. Cupernicus’ model was the heliocentric model which states

A)The Earth is the center of the universe

B)The Sun is the center of the universe

C)The Universe was formed from the Sun

D)The Universe was formed from a supernova

  1. Temperatures rapidly decrease after the tropopause.

A)True

B)False

  1. ______planets are rocky or Earth-like planets

A)Jovian

B)Terrestrial

C)Celestial

D)Cosmic

  1. How is weather different from climate?

A)It isn’t. The terms are synonymous.

B)Weather is an overall average, climate refers to the day to day changes

C)Climate is an overall average, weather refers to the day to day changes

D)Climate is the term used in the southern hemisphere; weather is used in the northern hemisphere.

  1. The moon was originally another planet that was captured by the Earth’s gravitational pull.

A)True

B)False

  1. Which of the following will absorb the MOST solar radiation?

A)A white car

B)A swimming pool

C)A road

D)A grassy field

  1. What type of front is shown to the right?

A)Cold

B)Warm

C)Stationary

D)Occluded

  1. On a weather map, ______fronts are shown by a line with semicircles extending from one side.

A)warm

B)cold

C)occluded

D)stationary

  1. The big spot on Jupiter is

A)A meteor crater

B)A volcano

C)A storm

D)A sea

  1. Referring to the diagram below, right, which is an example of radiation?

A)A

B)B

C)C

D)A and C

  1. Referring to the diagram below, right, which is an example of conduction?

A)A

B)B

C)C

D)A and C

40.In which diagram does the incoming solar radiation reaching the Earth’s surface have the greatest intensity?

Matching (answer on Scantron)

Set 1

  1. Thunderstorm
/
  1. High winds over land

  1. Lightening
/
  1. Forms over warm ocean water

  1. Tornado
/
  1. Strong winds, cold temperature, low visibility

  1. Blizzard
/
  1. Forms when warm air is pushed upwards

  1. Hurricane
/ E. Forms from current flowing through charges

Set 2

  1. Continental Tropical (cT)
/
  1. Cool and dry

  1. Continental Polar (cP)
/
  1. Cool and moist

  1. Maritime Polar (mP)
/
  1. Cold front overtakes warm front

  1. Maritime Tropical (mT)
/
  1. Hot and dry

  1. Occluded front
/ E. Hot and moist

Essay questions 51-56 (40points total):

  1. Draw a map of the solar system. Be sure to list all of the planets in order from closest to the sun to furthest. Label which planets are Jovian and which are Terrestrial.(10 points)
  1. Why do the poles experience 6 months of daylight & six months of darkness? (You can use a diagram to answer this) (4 points)
  1. Using the figure below, label all air masses. (6 points)
  1. In the box below, draw the layers of the atmosphere. Be sure to include the following: name of the layer, location of weather, location of ozone layer, trend of atmospheric pressure (increase or decrease), any changes in temperature (increase, decrease). (10 points)
  1. On the diagram below, label the seasons in the Northern Hemisphere. Be sure to label the correct days as well as the point at which the sun’s rays are vertical, i.e. equator vs. 23.5 degrees N or S.(8 points)

  1. What is your favorite lab so far? (2 points)

Extra Credit

  1. If you ran 5 miles, how many feet would that be? 1 mile=5,280 feet (2 points)
  1. Name a famous scientist. (1 point)
  1. What is your favorite movie? (Not from class) (1 point)