Assignment:
SECTION I: NAME THE PHENOMENON / EFFECT / MECHANISM
1. The occurrence of higher temperature in urban areas as compared to surrounding rural areas: _____________
2. The absorption of longwave terrestrial radiation by atmospheric gases such as carbon dioxide and methane: _______________
3. Mechanism /method of heat transfer involved when you touch a hot surface: _____________
4. The name of the isotherm that connects all points of highest mean temperature: ____________
5. The zone of convergence of the trade winds: _________________________
SECTION II: TRUE OR FALSE
1. Tropospheric ozone protects us from the harmful UV rays of the sun: ___________
2. The lower atmosphere gets heated mostly from terrestrial radiation and to a lesser extent from insolation: _________
3. At the Equator, low angle of insolation, variable day lengths, and high seasonal variations create an energy deficit: ______________
4. In the Northern Hemisphere, the coldest time of the year occurs in December at the time of the winter solstice: ____________
5. Nitrogen and oxygen are the most abundant greenhouse gases in the atmosphere: __________
6. You would expect a tropical island to have a high degree of continentality: _________
7. Evaporation is a cooling mechanism: ______________
8. Weather (rain, fog, storms etc) occur primarily in the troposphere: _______________
9. Emission of CFCs cause stratospheric ozone depletion: _________________
10. Closer the isobar →steeper the pressure gradient →weaker the wind: ____________
SECTION III: CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER CHOICE
1.Reykjavik, due to its __________ (coastal/inland) location, enjoys a _____________ (continental/maritime) climate.
2.Land has a __________ (higher / lower) specific heat than water and therefore heats more __________ (slowly / quickly). This is one of the main reasons why temperature in the interior of large landmasses is more ________ (extreme / moderate) than temperature in coastal areas.
SECTION III: TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS
1) If the temperature at the surface of Earth (at sea level) is 40°C, what is the temperature at 2000 meters if the normal lapse rate is 6.4 C°/1000 m? Show your work
2) What is the temperature at which the 0Celsius and the 0Farenheight scales coincide? Show your work
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