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. Which of the following is NOT a factor that determines a planet's temperature?

Emissivity correct incorrect

Distance from the sun correct incorrect

Greenhouse effect correct incorrect

Solar output correct incorrect

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. What happens to the majority of solar radiation that impacts the Earth system?

It is absorbed by the atmosphere. correct incorrect

It is reflected or scattered by the atmosphere. correct incorrect

It is reflected by the surface. correct incorrect

It is absorbed by the surface. correct incorrect

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. The majority of convective heat transfer to the atmosphere is transferred as what type of heat?

Specific correct incorrect

Latent correct incorrect

Thermal correct incorrect

Sensible correct incorrect

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. Which of the following statements is false?

Low, thick clouds better reflect solar radiation than absorb longwave radiation. correct incorrect

High thin clouds reflect little solar radiation. correct incorrect

Clouds cause a net loss of shortwave radiation and a net gain of longwave radiation. correct incorrect

On an annual basis clouds warm the planet. correct incorrect

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. Which latitude has an energy deficit in its annual net radiation budget?

50° N correct incorrect

25° N correct incorrect

0° correct incorrect

10° S correct incorrect

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. The atmosphere and the oceans help to transport sensible and latent heat from the equator to the poles through what?

Convergence correct incorrect

Advection correct incorrect

Transpiration correct incorrect

Divergence correct incorrect

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. What is happening to the temperature gradient between the poles and the equator?

It is increasing. correct incorrect

It is decreasing. correct incorrect

It is remaining steady. correct incorrect

It is impossible to determine. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following typically varies the most over the course of a day?

Longwave radiation from the atmosphere correct incorrect

Longwave radiation leaving the surface correct incorrect

Incoming shortwave radiation correct incorrect

Reflected shortwave radiation correct incorrect

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. What process do plants use to control the latent heat flux?

Photosynthesis correct incorrect

Evaporation correct incorrect

Respiration correct incorrect

Transpiration correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is NOT a reason why deserts get very hot during the day?

Dry sand is a poor conductor of heat. correct incorrect

The land has a low specific heat. correct incorrect

There is little convective transport of sensible heat into the atmosphere. correct incorrect

There is little evaporation. correct incorrect

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. Advection transports heat from the warmer equatorial regions to the cooler polar regions.

TRUE correct incorrect

FALSE correct incorrect

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. There is a net convective heat flow of 29 units from the atmosphere to Earth's surface on an annual basis.

TRUE correct incorrect

FALSE correct incorrect

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. The oceans are responsible for more latitudinal transfer of heat than the atmosphere.

TRUE correct incorrect

FALSE correct incorrect

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. The existence of urban heat islands depends on regional climate types.

TRUE correct incorrect

FALSE correct incorrect

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. Flux divergence is the result when the input of energy to a volume exceeds the output of energy from that volume, producing a temperature increase.

TRUE correct incorrect

FALSE correct incorrect