Concept Quiz 4

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This quiz covers key concepts 7 and 8 from Chapter 2. Answer the questions by darkening in the circle next to the correct answer. When completed with the quiz, click on "submit answers for grading" at the bottom of the page.

This activity contains 11 questions.

	Clouds, like water vapor and carbon dioxide, are good absorbers of infrared radiation.

	True False

	All objects emit radiant energy.
	All objects emit radiant energy.
	True False

	On the date of the Southern Hemisphere summer solstice, locations in the Northern Hemisphere are experiencing their longest days.

	True False

	Heat is a form of energy.
	Heat is a form of energy.
	True False

	Direct radiation from the Sun is not an effective "heater" of Earth's atmosphere.

	True False

On the average, about __________ percent of the energy that reaches the top of the atmosphere is absorbed at Earth's surface.

	10
	30
	50
	70

The atmosphere is heated primarily by

	absorption of solar radiation
	absorption of Earth radiation
	conduction from the ground
	convection from the ground

The general drop in temperature with increased altitude in the troposphere is called the _________________.

	lapse rate
	greenhouse effect
	energy balance
	heat budget

The fraction of radiation reflected by a surface is called its ____________________.

	albedo
	heat budget
	warming coefficient
	reflection quotient

The transmission of shortwave radiation by the atmosphere, coupled with the selective absorption of Earth radiation by atmospheric gases that results in the warming of the atmosphere is called the _________________________.

	greenhouse effect
	heat budget
	albedo
	lapse rate

Match the most likely percentage of incoming solar radiation that is either absorbed or reflected with the appropriate location on the figure.

The letters A through E appear on an image associated with this question.

This question presents 5 items numbered 11.1 through 11.5. Each item is presented with a pulldown menu containing the letters A through E. For each item below, use the pull-down menu to select the letter that labels the correct part of the image.

11.1 5% backscattered to space
11.2 20%
11.3 30% lost to space by reflection and scattering
11.4 5% reflected
11.5 50% of direct and diffused radiation absorbed

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Concept Quiz 4

Clouds, like water vapor and carbon dioxide, are good absorbers of infrared radiation.

All objects emit radiant energy.

On the date of the Southern Hemisphere summer solstice, locations in the Northern Hemisphere are experiencing their longest days.