Unit 07 | Higher Education | Oxford University Press Canada

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Question 1:

Radiation coming from the Sun is known as:
a) shortwave radiation
b) longwave radiation
c) infrared radiation
d) counter radiation
e) gamma radiation

Question 2:

Approximately what percentage of direct radiation from the Sun reaches Earth's surface?
a) 10%
b) 30%
c) 90%
d) 75%
e) 100%

Question 3:

The proportion of radiation that is reflected by a surface is called its:
a) insolation
b) solar constant
c) diffuse radiation
d) net radiation
e) albedo

Question 4:

When warm air rises in a vertical heat-transfer process, this is known as:
a) conduction
b) conversion
c) convection
d) condensation
e) contraction

Question 5:

What type of radiation is trapped by the greenhouse effect, consequently producing heat?
a) longwave radiation
b) shortwave radiation
c) diffuse radiation
d) net radiation
e) transverse radiation

Question 6:

Net radiation is usually greatest at:
a) high latitudes
b) low latitudes
c) the poles
d) on mountain peaks
e) sea level

Question 7:

The atmosphere is actually heated from below, not directly from the Sun.t
a) True
b) False

Question 8:

Counter-radiation is shortwave radiation.
a) True
b) False

Question 9:

The heat you feel on your skin is called sensible heat.
a) True
b) False

Question 10:

The largest amount of latent heat loss occurs at Earth's poles.
a) True
b) False

Question 11:

Ground heat flow depends upon conduction.
a) True
b) False

Question 12:

Radiation is the transmission of energy as electromagnetic waves.
a) True
b) False

Higher Education

Physical Geography: The Global Environment, Canadian Edition - Unit 06