Pre-U Atmosphere Revision

Which process is responsible for the greatest loss of energy from Earth’s surface into space on a clear night?

• Condensation
• Conduction
• Radiation
• Convection

Any energy coming from the Sun is called . . .

• Insolation

• Insulation

• Convection

• Interpretation

How do clouds affect the temperature at Earth's surface?

• Clouds block sunlight during the day and prevent heat from escaping from night
• Clouds block sunlight during the day and allow heat to escape at night
• Clouds allow sunlight during the day and prevent heat from escaping from night
• Clouds allow sunlight during the day and allow  heat to escape at night

The following is an example of what type of feedback loop?

• Negative Feedback Loop
• Neutral Feedback Loop
• Positive Feedback Loop
• Cowboy Feedback Loop

The following is an example of what type of feedback loop?

• Negative Feedback Loop
• Neutral Feedback Loop
• Positive Feedback Loop
• Animal Feedback Loop

Winds are caused by

• equal heating

• unequal heating

A narrow band of fast moving winds high in the atmosphere that move from west to east

• Jet Stream

• doldrums

• equator

• polar easterlies

Which best describes a characteristic of the jet stream?

• It forms a boundary between a cold air mass and a warm air mass.

• It creates the high winds around the eye of a hurricane.

• It forces the hot air along the equator to rise to areas in North

  America.

• It causes high pressure air masses to rotate clockwise.

Where does the air move in an ANTICYCLONE?

• Upwards

• Downwards

What type of weather does an ANTICYCLONE bring?

• Clear and calm

• Stormy