Which component of the diurnal energy budget is also known as 'albedo'?
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Samantha Leach
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Insolation
Sensible heat transfer
Reflected solar radiation
Latent heat transfer
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which component of the diurnal energy budget refers to the radiation of energy from the Earth into the atmosphere?
Insolation
Surface absorption
Sensible heat transfer
Long-wave radiation
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following processes would cause latent heat transfer?
Evaporation
Precipitation
Condensation
Global warming
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
At night, which of these components is higher?
Heat given up by the ground to the surface
Insolation
Heat loss due to evaporation
Long-wave radiation from clouds
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of heating refers to the transfer of heat by contact? E.g. air coming into contact with a cold surface.
Radiation
Conduction
Convection
Insolation
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In which location is there an energy deficit?
Equator
Tropics
Temperate regions
Poles
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
In January, which of the following descriptions of global temperatures is true?
The northern hemisphere receives the most radiation
The thermal equator moves south over South America, Southern Africa and Australia
The highest temperatures are found at 60o South
The UK is warmer than Russia and Canada
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