Heat and Earth's Atmosphere

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9 questions

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Used as a quick assessment in a Meteorology class.

Which of the following is not a heat transfer method in Earth's atmosphere?

Conduction

Convections

Radiation

Emission

Absorbed

Reflected

Wave

Scattered

True

False

True

False

True

False

Carbon dioxide

Water vapor

Nitrous oxides

Methane

result in warmer temps at the surface

result in cooler temps at the surface

result in no change in temps at the surface

result in warmer temps at the surface

result in cooler temps at the surface

result in no change in temps at the surface

result in warmer temps at the surface

result in cooler temps at the surface

result in no change in temps at the surface

Which of the following is not a heat transfer method in Earth's atmosphere?

Conduction

Convections

Radiation

Emission

Which of the following is not a possibiltiy for incoming radiation?

Absorbed

Reflected

Wave

Scattered

Incoming radiation from the Sun is short-wave, so the atmosphere absorbs most of it.

True

False

Earth's surface absorbs the short-wave radiation, then radiates the radiation as long-wave radiation.

True

False

Earth's atmosphere absorbs long-wave radiation better than short-wave radiation.

True

False

Which of the following is not a gas that absorbs long-wave radiation?

Carbon dioxide

Water vapor

Nitrous oxides

Methane

During the day, high thin clouds will ...

result in warmer temps at the surface

result in cooler temps at the surface

result in no change in temps at the surface

During the day, low, thick clouds will block radiation from the surface which will...

result in warmer temps at the surface

result in cooler temps at the surface

result in no change in temps at the surface

During the night, clouds will absorb radiation from the surface and ...

result in warmer temps at the surface

result in cooler temps at the surface

result in no change in temps at the surface