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Chapter Test

Chapter Test
This Chapter Test is a comprehensive set of questions that uses multiple ways to assess your comprehension of the chapter material.

This activity contains 15 questions.

	The smallest temperature range should be ____ of a midlatitude continent.   in the middle on the west coast on the east coast

	Isotherms are ___ tightly packed in winter indicating a ____ temperature gradient.   less; steep more; steep less; gentle more; gentle

	Cool maritime air blowing into a coastal location can produce ____.   a radiation inversion an advectional inversion a cold-air-drainage inversion subsidence inversion

	High pressure conditions are most associated with ____ .   cold-air-drainage inversions advectional inversions subsidence inversions radiation inversions

	If the temperature at the surface is 65°F, under normal environmental lapse rate conditions the temperature at 2000 feet above the surface should be   52. 72.2. 57.8. 62.2. none of the above.

	The capacity to do work is ____.   energy temperature heat conduction none of the above

	If the temperature of the Sun were to suddenly decrease, its maximum wavelength of emission would likely   increase decrease stay the same

	The wavelength of radiation changes when it reflects off a surface.    True  False

	Convection comes about by molecular collisions.    True  False

	The specific heat of water is higher than land.    True  False

	Air temperature always decreases with increasing height above the surface in the troposphere.    True  False

	Match the definition with the term. Using the pull-down menus, match each item in the left column to the corresponding item in the right column. radiation advection latent heat convection specific heat conduction 12.1 horizontal movement of heat A B C D E F 12.2 heat transfer by circulation A B C D E F 12.3 energy stored during evaporation A B C D E F 12.4 amount of energy required to raise the temperature of a gram of substance 1°C. A B C D E F 12.5 heat transfer by molecular collisions A B C D E F 12.6 electromagnetic energy A B C D E F

	____ ocean currents tend to be found of the east coast of continents while ____ocean currents are found on the west coast.   Warm; cold Cold; warm

	Match the location to the temperature characteristics. For each item below, use the pull-down menu to select the letter that labels the correct part of the image. 14.1 moderate annual temperature range for North America A B C D E F G 14.2 smallest annual temperature range A B C D E F G 14.3 largest annual temperature range A B C D E F G 14.4 largest annual temperature range for North America A B C D E F G 14.5 smallest annual temperature range for North America A B C D E F G 14.6 largest daily range in temperature A B C D E F G 14.7 coldest annual temperature A B C D E F G

	Explain carbon dioxide's role in global warming. What human activities are responsible for increased carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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