Nats101 Intro to
Global Change Make-Believe Quiz 2 Name____________________________________
SELECT SINGLE BEST ANSWER AMONG THE CHOICES
AND PLACE CORRECT ANSWER IN BLANK TO LEFT.
Quiz will cover lecture material from Wed, Jan 25 through Mon Feb 13
(relevant readings in text: 203-220 (emphasis Fig. 7.5), Fig. 8.20, 71-96, 99-101,
112-113, Fig. 4.11; GA1)
_____1. Terrestrial
radiation has its peak in (1)____, whereas solar radiation has its peak in
(2)________.
A. 1-x-ray
radiation; 2-infrared radiation C.
1-visible; 2-infrared
B. 1-infrared;
2-visible D.
1-infrared; 2-ultraviolet
_____2. In the hydrologic cycle, which of the following
is a flux from the terrestrial "reservoirs" (lakes and groundwater)
to the ocean "reservoir"?
A. evaporation B.
precipitation (rain & snow) C.
runoff D. groundwater flow
_____3. Atmospheric
pressure .
A. is dominantly
caused by the moon C. is
greatest at the Earth's surface E.
A & C
B. results from the
weight of air molecules D. B
& C F. all of above
_____4. The most
abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere is .
A. krypton B.
argon C. oxygen D. carbon dioxide E. nitrogen F. hydrogen
_____5. is an example of an important greenhouse gas.
A. nitrogen B.
oxygen C. water vapor D.
argon
_____6. You would
most likely expect deserts at latitude.
A. 0o
(equator) and 30o B. 30o and 90o C.
0o and 60o D. 0o and 90o E.
30o and 60o
_____7. The layer of
the atmosphere in which we live is the .
A. asthenosphere B. troposphere C. mesosphere D. stratosphere
_____8. The
temperature at "absolute zero", would have the value of "0°" on the scale.
A. Celsius C. Richter E. A & D
B. Fahrenheit D. Kelvin F. all of the above
_____9. Which one of
these processes is a "sink" that removes some free oxygen (21% O2)
in our atmosphere?
A. convection C. photosynthesis E. decomposition
B. evaporation D. runoff F. volcano eruptions
_____10. According to the Universal Gas Law, if we
inflate a balloon with air to some constant size, and then we raise room
temperature 15ºC above its current temperature, _____.
A. it will freeze B. it will explode C. it will expand D. it will shrink E. it will float
_____11. An early
sink for atmospheric oxygen released during the period about 1-3 billion years
ago was _____.
A. MUFFY B. BIF C. BUFFY D.
differentiation E. the
Big Bang
_____12. Besides
photodissociation of H2O, _________ may have contributed to the earliest
formation of oxygen at the Earth’s surface.
A. volcanoes B.
lightning C. cyanobacteria in
stromatolites D. limestones
13. Earth's
temperature is about 300K and the surface of the sun is 6000K. How much more energy would a body with the
temperature of the sun radiate compared to a similar-size body at Earth's
temperature? (show work)
14. How does the
"greenhouse effect" work in the Earth-Atmosphere system?
15. Describe the
operation of a “Hadley Cell”.
16. Why is the
“greenhouse effect” a good thing and not a bad one (contrary to popular
misconceptions)?
17. Why is the
world-wide production of many metals related to plate tectonics? Are there
other factors that also may influence production?
18. Draw a diagram of the temperature structure of the atmosphere
in the lowest 2 layers. Try to be accurate with heights and temperatures, and
label the 2 layers.
19. Explain (a) why limestones
(composed of CaCO3) on Earth, or maybe even on Mars, indicate the
existence of past oceans, and (b) what limestones tell us about the evolution
of Earth’s atmosphere as the Earth’s interior has continued outgassing for 4.5
billion years.