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The Atmosphere: An Introduction to Meteorology, 12e (Lutgens/Tarbuck/Tasa)
Chapter 2 Heating Earths Surface and Atmosphere
1) Earths perihelion:
Answer: B
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2) Earth is closest to the Sun during:
Answer: D
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3) Early in January the earth is closer to the Sun than at any other time of year. This position is termed:
Answer: B
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4) Low sun angles result in reduced solar energy because:
Answer: A
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5) Over the course of this year, the tilt of Earths polar axis will:
Answer: D
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6) Flagstaff, AZ is at 35 degrees N latitude. What is the angle of the Suns noon rays here on March 21?
Answer: B
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7) The 90 degrees angle rays strike the Tropic of Cancer on:
Answer: A
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8) Which of the following correctly describes the equinoxes?
Answer: C
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9) At 45 degrees S latitude, the angle of the noon Sun is lowest and the length of daylight is shortest on:
Answer: C
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10) The first day of the climatological season of summer is:
Answer: A
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11) Which of the following associations is INCORRECT?
Answer: D
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12) The spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere occurs on approximately:
Answer: B
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13) At what time of year is the earths axis not tilted either toward or away from the Sun?
Answer: A
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14) The length of daylight gets progressively longer going south from the equator on:
Answer: B
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15) New York City has its greatest length of daylight on:
Answer: C
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16) During the spring equinox in the northern hemisphere, the circle of illumination passes directly through the:
Answer: C
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17) The date that the Sun sets at the North Pole is:
Answer: D
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18) The date that the Sun rises at the North Pole is:
Answer: C
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19) The longest day of the year in the United States occurs on:
Answer: A
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20) The primary cause of Earths seasons is:
Answer: C
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21) The energy associated with motion is called:
Answer: A
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22) During natural processes, heat transfer is always from:
Answer: A
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23) Heat:
Answer: C
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24) The two types of heat recognized by meteorologists are:
Answer: A
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25) The process of ________ involves the movement or circulation of a mass or substance.
Answer: C
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26) The transfer of heat through matter by molecular collisions is called:
Answer: A
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27) The longest wavelengths on the electromagnetic spectrum are:
Answer: D
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28) The earth receives energy from the Sun by:
Answer: B
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29) Wind is an example of:
Answer: A
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30) Thermals and advection are both types of:
Answer: C
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31) Wavelengths of the visible spectrum are between:
Answer: C
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32) In meteorological terminology, the primary difference between convection and advection is:
Answer: A
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33) The wavelengths emitted by the earth are:
Answer: B
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34) The type of energy that is responsible for sunburn is:
Answer: B
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35) The earth emits terrestrial radiation:
Answer: B
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36) Most of the radiation emitted by the earth and its atmosphere is in the category of:
Answer: D
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37) Radiation is intercepted in the atmosphere and its wavelength is measured at 1.0 micrometers. This radiation was most likely emitted by:
Answer: D
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38) Objects with higher temperatures:
Answer: B
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39) The equation shown above mathematically represents the:
Answer: B
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40) The Stefan-Boltzmann Law states that:
Answer: D
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41) In the equation for Wiens Displacement Law (shown above), the stands for:
Answer: A
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42) The temperature of a pool of lava is measured at 1275 K. Given a Wiens constant value of 2898 mK, what is the wavelength of maximum emission from the lava?
Answer: B
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43) The temperature of a cloud is measured at 280 K. Given the Stefan-Boltzmann constant of 5.67 10-8, what is the rate of radiation emitted by the cloud?
Answer: A
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44) The primary factor which determines what type and how much radiation an object emits is its
Answer: E
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45) The UV Index can tell you:
Answer: C
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46) Suppose the albedo of a planet is measured to be 40 percent. This means that:
Answer: C
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47) On the average, how much of the Suns energy that is intercepted by the earth system is reflected to space?
Answer: B
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48) Most of the solar energy absorbed by planet Earth and its atmosphere is absorbed by:
Answer: B
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49) Which of the following does NOT happen to solar radiation as it passes through the atmosphere?
Answer: A
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50) Clouds are most likely to ________ incoming solar radiation.
Answer: C
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51) During reflection,
Answer: D
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52) Of the following choices, the surface with the HIGHEST albedo is:
Answer: A
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53) Scattering:
Answer: C
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54) Crepuscular rays:
Answer: D
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55) Which of the following gases does not absorb any portion of incoming solar radiation?
Answer: A
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56) The atmosphere is strongly ________ with respect to terrestrial radiation.
Answer: A
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57) The atmosphere is highly ________ with respect to solar radiation.
Answer: B
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58) Which of the following gases is the best absorber of ultraviolet light?
Answer: D
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59) The atmosphere is ________ to terrestrial radiation that has a wavelength between 8 and 11 micrometers.
Answer: D
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60) The atmosphere is heated primarily by:
Answer: A
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61) Clouds play an important role in the earths energy budget because they:
Answer: E
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62) When encountering terrestrial longwave radiation, clouds are most likely to ________ it.
Answer: D
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63) The absorption of longwave radiation by certain gases in the lower atmosphere is responsible for:
Answer: B
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64) An astronomer tells you that he has discovered a new planet that he calls Planet X. All he knows about Planet X so far is that it has a very dense atmosphere with a temperature approximately 5 times warmer than that of Earth. What hypothesis can you reasonably make regarding the atmosphere of Planet X?
Answer: D
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65) If an imbalance occurs between incoming and outgoing energy at the earths surface,
Answer: D
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66) Which of the following describes the role played by the water cycle in determining the earths heat budget?
Answer: D
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67) An analemma is best used to determine:
Answer: C
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68) Based on the analemma above, what is the approximate location of the solar declination on August 26?
Answer: A
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69) Using the analemma above, calculate the noon Sun angle for a latitude of 40 N on February 14. Choose the correct answer below.
Answer: D
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70) Perihelion occurs during the Northern Hemispheres winter.
Answer: TRUE
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71) Seasonal temperature variations are due primarily to the changing distance between the earth and the Sun.
Answer: FALSE
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72) Low sun angles are associated with longer atmospheric path lengths.
Answer: TRUE
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73) The North Pole remains pointed towards the sun at all times, regardless of where the Earth is in its orbit.
Answer: FALSE
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74) The earths axis is not perpendicular to the plane of its orbit around the Sun.
Answer: TRUE
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75) Sun angle is the angular distance from the observers horizon to the Sun at noon.
Answer: TRUE
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76) The equator receives vertical rays from the Sun year round.
Answer: FALSE
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77) In Australia, the summer solstice occurs a few days before Christmas.
Answer: TRUE
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78) The Sun rises at the South Pole on September 22.
Answer: TRUE
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79) Fairbanks, Alaska, has more hours of daylight in June than Miami, Florida.
Answer: TRUE
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80) A change in the temperature of an object signifies that its heat (or energy) content is stable.
Answer: FALSE
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81) Heat transfer by convection in the atmosphere is usually downward, from air to ground.
Answer: FALSE
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82) Meteorologically, conduction is the most important mechanism of heat transfer.
Answer: FALSE
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83) Advection refers to vertical convection motions.
Answer: FALSE
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84) Microwaves have the shortest wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum.
Answer: FALSE
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85) Conduction in the oceans redistributes most of the extra heat from the equatorial regions to the polar regions.
Answer: FALSE
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86) When an object absorbs radiant energy, its temperature increases.
Answer: TRUE
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87) All objects emit radiation.
Answer: TRUE
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88) Visible light comprises more than half of the total solar energy.
Answer: FALSE
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89) Although electromagnetic radiation is described with a variety of names and wavelengths, it is all fundamentally similar in behavior.
Answer: TRUE
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90) The primary reason why planet Earth radiates much less energy than the Sun is because of its much smaller size.
Answer: FALSE
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91) The higher the temperature of a radiating body, the shorter the wavelength of maximum radiation.
Answer: TRUE
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92) As an object cools, the wavelengths of its maximum radiation shorten.
Answer: FALSE
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93) Snow-covered surfaces have a low albedo.
Answer: FALSE
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94) A 300-meter-thick cloud cover can reflect no more than 14 percent of incoming solar radiation.
Answer: FALSE
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95) Water vapor accounts for the majority of atmospheric warming in the lower troposphere.
Answer: TRUE
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96) The troposphere warms as a direct result of shortwave energy passing into it.
Answer: FALSE
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97) Deserts experience cool nighttime temperatures because of a weaker greenhouse effect.
Answer: TRUE
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98) Distance variations between the earth and the Sun are extremely important in understanding seasonal temperature variations.
Answer: FALSE
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99) The atmosphere is heated chiefly by radiation emitted from the earths surface.
Answer: TRUE
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100) More solar energy is reflected back to space than is absorbed directly by the atmosphere.
Answer: TRUE
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101) The atmosphere of Venus is composed primarily of carbon dioxide.
Answer: TRUE
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102) The intensity of the Suns rays at a place is determined by the time of year and the ________ of the place.
Answer: latitude
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103) ________ is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual atoms or molecules in a substance.
Answer: Temperature
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104) During a cold winter, snow can provide a useful shelter material for animals and humans because of its low ________.
Answer: conductivity
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105) The wavelengths of energy that can be detected by the human eye are called ________.
Answer: visible light
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106) What contributes the greatest amount of reflection to Earths total albedo?
Answer: clouds
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107) The fraction of the total radiation encountered that is reflected by a surface is called its ________.
Answer: albedo
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108) The blue color of the sky is due to ________ of light.
Answer: scattering
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109) The brightness of the daytime sky is due to ________ of light.
Answer: scattering
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110) Light that is scattered and eventually reaches the earths surface after having its direction changed is called ________.
Answer: diffused light
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111) Part of the cause of the greenhouse effect is the near ________ of the atmosphere to solar radiation.
Answer: transparency
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112) What energy transfer process is the most important in the transfer of energy from the earths surface into the atmosphere?
Answer: radiation
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113) You are building a new home in a climate where there is a persistent snow cover for the 6 coldest months of the year. In order to improve your energy efficiency, should you choose light colored shingles or dark colored shingles? Justify your answer using appropriate terminology.
Answer: While students might jump to the answer of dark shingles in order to help the roof absorb sunlight and thus be warmer in the winter, when energy bills are likely to be higher, the key is to remember the persistent snow cover. In an area with persistent winter snow cover, most roofs have an albedo above 90% all winter long because they are covered with snow. This is particularly true of new construction that is completed with good insulation in the attic, preventing heat loss to the roof. Therefore, the shingle color is most likely to play a role in the energy balance of a home during the summer when it is actually visible and interacting with incoming solar radiation. In that case, the lighter shingle is the better choice, as its higher albedo will ensure that the roof reflects a greater percentage of incoming solar radiation and stays cooler as a result.
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The Atmosphere: An Introduction to Meteorology, 12e (Lutgens/Tarbuck/Tasa)
Chapter 16 Optical Phenomena of the Atmosphere
1) Reflection, refraction and diffraction all cause light to change its:
Answer: A
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2) The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of ________.
Answer: B
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3) Before sunlight interacts with the atmosphere, it is this color.
Answer: B
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4) ________ light allows you to see yourself in a mirror.
Answer: A
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5) The law of ________ states that the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection.
Answer: B
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6) When light encounters a rough surface, the rays will strike the surface at ________ angle(s), which tends to ________ the light rays.
Answer: D
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7) ________ occurs when light that is traveling through a transparent material reaches the opposite surface and is reflected back into the transparent material.
Answer: D
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8) The phenomenon that results from the speed of light changing as it passes into different substances is:
Answer: C
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9) When light is refracted, the degree of bending is determined in part by:
Answer: A
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10) Light bends because of a change in the ________.
Answer: D
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11) The speed of light in space (between the Sun and Earth) is
Answer: E
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12) If light enters a transparent medium at a right angle (perpendicular), what change occurs to the light?
Answer: D
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13) The property of light that causes your arm to look bent when it is submerged in water is called:
Answer: B
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14) When light passes from water into air, it bends:
Answer: A
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15) Earths atmosphere is able to gradually refract light rays:
Answer: A
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16) Which of these atmospheric properties is most important concerning whether mirages will be seen?
Answer: D
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17) Mirages are caused by:
Answer: B
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18) The wet area or water surface mirage as seen on a highway occurs when:
Answer: D
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19) A layer of very warm, low density air near the surface causes light to:
Answer: B
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20) The desert vision of palm trees reflected in water is usually not reality but an example of:
Answer: A
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21) Mirages result from which of these optical processes?
Answer: D
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22) Mirages:
Answer: D
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23) Superior mirages appear ________ the observed object, and inferior mirages appear ________.
Answer: A
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24) A mirage will appear to be looming when:
Answer: B
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25) A looming mirage appears to be:
Answer: D
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26) In terms of the process of formation, which one of the following optical phenomena is unlike the other three?
Answer: C
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27) ________ occurs when cold air near the surface bends light in the same direction as the Earths curvature, causing the object to appear suspended above the horizon.
Answer: C
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28) A mirage that changes the apparent size of an object is called:
Answer: B
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29) If you see large towers or mountains that seem to appear out of thin air, you are probably witnessing:
Answer: A
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30) The highway ahead of you appears wet on days when:
Answer: C
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31) A green flash appears when:
Answer: A
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32) Secondary rainbows result from:
Answer: D
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33) When sunlight interacts with a raindrop to produce a rainbow, how many refractive events occur for each drop?
Answer: C
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34) Which of these are the primary optical phenomena causing a rainbow?
Answer: D
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35) Why do rainbows have a curved shape?
Answer: C
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36) The speed of light in water is:
Answer: D
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37) Rainbows are always seen with the Sun:
Answer: A
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38) Which of these is most important for splitting the Suns light into its separate colors?
Answer: E
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39) The ________ is seen most often in morning and late afternoon when the Sun is near the horizon.
Answer: E
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40) Which of the following colors is never found in the interior of a rainbow?
Answer: C
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41) A secondary rainbow:
Answer: A
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42) In order to see a rainbow, an observer must ________ the Sun and ________ the rain.
Answer: D
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43) Red light travels the ________ and is therefore bent the ________.
Answer: A
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44) Violet-colored light travels at the ________ rate and is therefore refracted the ________.
Answer: A
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45) The separation of colors by refraction is called:
Answer: B
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46) A rainbow in the morning signifies weather approaching because:
Answer: A
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47) The interpretation of a halo around the Moon as a sign of impending rain (or snow) stems from:
Answer: C
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48) The ________ is produced by refraction caused by ice crystals.
Answer: B
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49) The ________ forms in association with the Moon as well as the Sun.
Answer: D
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50) Halos:
Answer: C
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51) A 46 halo results instead of a 22 halo when:
Answer: A
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52) The ________ usually appears in conjunction with a halo.
Answer: D
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53) Sun dogs create the appearance of:
Answer: B
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54) Why dont halos display the colors of a rainbow?
Answer
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