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During the daytime, net radiation at the ground surface tends to be positive resulting in the ground surface warming up.

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Which of the following contributes to global warming?


A) tropospheric aerosols
B) human-induced cloud changes
C) methane
D) human-induced land cover alterations

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Which of the following surfaces would tend to heat up most, given the same amount of insolation?


A) bare light color soilsl
B) a pond
C) a meadow
D) concrete

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Which of the temperature profiles on this figure most closely resembles the situation you would expect shortly after dawn? Which of the temperature profiles on this figure most closely resembles the situation you would expect shortly after dawn?   A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 5


A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 5

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Ground surface temperatures tend to be ______ than the temperature of the overlying air.


A) warmer
B) cooler
C) less extreme
D) more extreme

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Water has a smaller heat capacity than land surfaces.

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On high mountains, air pressure will be _______ the adjacent lowlands.


A) higher than
B) lower than
C) the same as

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During the daytime, air temperature tends to ______ closer to the ground, and during the night it tends to _______ closer to the ground.


A) increase / increase
B) increase / decrease
C) decrease / decrease
D) decrease / increase

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The temperature change in equatorial regions from January to July is __________ the change in mid-latitude regions.


A) much larger than
B) much smaller than
C) slightly larger than
D) about the same as

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Latent heat is the energy that is absorbed by a substance when it changes state.

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Examine the annual net radiation patterns shown in this figure. The curve for the city of Yakutsk at 62แต’ N latitude is labeled: Examine the annual net radiation patterns shown in this figure. The curve for the city of Yakutsk at 62แต’ N latitude is labeled:   A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4


A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

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Because of their lower ________, urban surfaces like asphalt tend to absorb more insolation than rural surfaces like forest.

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Changes in tropospheric aerosols, cloud cover, and land cover associated with human activities all tend to _______ global temperatures.

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According to the IPCC report of 2007, the possibility that recent global warming is a result of human activity is considered:


A) unlikely
B) likely
C) very likely
D) certain

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Temperature inversions can cause problems for agriculture because they may contribute to:


A) drought
B) flood
C) soil erosion
D) frost

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Examine the monthly mean air temperature patterns shown in this figure. The curve for the city of Manaus at 3แต’ S latitude is labeled: Examine the monthly mean air temperature patterns shown in this figure. The curve for the city of Manaus at 3แต’ S latitude is labeled:   A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4


A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

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For mid-latitude locations, air temperatures tend to be highest on the:


A) summer solstice
B) winter solstice
C) vernal equinox
D) autumnal equinox

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Closely spaced isotherms on a map indicate a:


A) large temperature gradient
B) small temperature gradient
C) high pressure zone
D) low pressure zone

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Average January temperatures are much colder in parts of Siberia than in Antarctica.

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Which of these locations would be likely to experience the smallest annual temperature range?


A) Manaus, Brazil (3 degrees south latitude)
B) Aswan, Egypt (24 degrees north latitude)
C) Hamburg, Germany (53 degrees south latitude)
D) Yakutsk, Siberia (62 degrees north latitude)

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