GEO 121 Exam 1 review

What is the Earth sphere encompassing water called?

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

GPS systems use _____________ to calculate precise locations.

• trilateration

• projections

• estimations

• none of these

The phrase "One inch represents 16 miles" on a map communicates the __________ of a map.

• quotient

• scale

• zenith

• attenuation

Lines of latitude range from 0 degrees at the Equator to _______ degrees at the North and South Poles.

• 360

• 180

• 23.5

• 90

On June 21, the Sun's rays are directly overhead at the __________.

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Equator

• Arctic Circle

The world is divided into ___________ standard time zones.

• 360

• 12

• 24

• 90

Chlorofluorocarbons are commonly associated with the breakdown of __________, which has implications in ultraviolet radiation received at the Earth surface.

• Ferrel cells

• cyclones

• the troposphere

• the ozone layer

Greenhouse gases are called such because they _________ shortwave radiation and ____________ longwave radiation.

• transmit; scatter

• transmit; absorb

• absorb; transmit

• scatter; reflect

Which of the following would have the SMALLEST range in temperatures throughout the year? 

• High latitude, continental location

• High latitude, maritime location

• Low latitude, continental location

• Low latitude, maritime location

Which layer of the atmosphere is distinguished by (a) decreasing temperature with height and (b) the greatest atmospheric mass of all the layers?

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere