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- 1. Multiple Choice
The diagram below indicates regions of daylight and darkness on Earth on the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Four latitudes are labeled A, B, C, and D. What location receives the least intense insolation?
A
B
C
D
- 2. Multiple ChoiceDuring the month of January, at which location in New York State is the Sun lowest in the sky at solar noon?MassenaNiagara FallsUticaNew York City
- 3. Multiple Choice
The positions of Earth in its orbit on December 21 and June 21 are indicated. The positions of perihelion (when Earth is closest to the Sun) and aphelion (when Earth is farthest from the Sun) are also indicated. Both perihelion and aphelion occur approximately two weeks after the dates shown. About how many months will it take for the Earth to get from perihelion to aphelion?
6 months
2 months
12 months
8 months
- 4. Multiple ChoiceEqual areas of which surface will absorb the most insolation?Partially melted snowfieldBlacktop parking lotWhite sand beachLake surface
- 5. Multiple ChoiceIf the tilt of Earth’s axis were increased from 23.5° to 30°, summers in New York State would becomeCooler, and winters would become coolerCooler, and winters would become warmerWarmer, and winters would become coolerWarmer, and winters would become warmer
- 6. Multiple ChoiceMost of which type of electromagnetic radiation is given off by Earth’s surface at night?gamma raysultraviolet lightvisible lightinfrared rays
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe diagram below represents Earth as viewed from space. Letter A represents the approximate angle of tilt between Earth’s rotational axis and a line (XY) perpendicular to the plane of Earth’s orbit. What is the value of the angle represented by letter A?15.0°23.5°24.5°30.0°
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich change in seasons occurs in the Northern Hemisphere at position D?Winter is ending and spring is beginning.Spring is ending and summer is beginning.Summer is ending and fall is beginning.Fall is ending and winter is beginning.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceAs the angle of the Sun’s rays striking Earth’s surface at noon changes from 90° to 43°, the length of a shadow cast by an object willDecreaseIncreaseDecrease, then increaseIncrease, then decrease
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich graph best shows the duration of insolation at this location as the angle of insolation changes?1234
- 11. Multiple Choice
Any energy coming from the Sun is called . . .
Insolation
Insulation
Convection
Interpretation
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which diagram represents the tilt of the Earth's axis relative to the Sun's rays on December 15th?
- 13. Multiple ChoiceEvidence supports the idea that increases in carbon dioxide and methane in Earth’s atmosphere are major contributors to global warming. This is based primarily on the fact that carbon dioxide and methane are excellent absorbers ofgamma wavesmicrowavesvisible lightinfrared radiation
- 14. Multiple ChoiceAn increase in which gas in Earth’s atmosphere will most significantly increase global temperatures?methaneoxygennitrogenhydrogen
- 15. Multiple ChoiceVery cold climates occur at Earth’s North and South Poles because the polar regionsare usually farthest from the Sunabsorb the greatest amount of insolationreceive the most hours of daylightreceive low-angle insolation
- 16. Multiple ChoiceDuring nighttime cooling, most of the energy radiated by Earth’s oceans into space isultraviolet raysgamma raysvisible light raysinfrared rays
- 17. Multiple ChoiceOn which day of the year would the intensity of insolation at Kingston, New York, most likely be greatest?March 21June 21September 21December 21
- 18. Multiple ChoiceLocations in the Northern Hemisphere are warmest in summer because sunlight in summer isleast intense and of shortest durationleast intense and of longest durationmost intense and of shortest durationmost intense and of longest duration
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the primary reason the United States is warmer in July than in February?The Earth is traveling faster in its orbit in February.The altitude of the noon Sun is greater in February.The insolation in the United States is greater in July.The Earth is closer to the Sun in July.
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe factor that contributes most of the seasonal temperature changes during one year is the changingspeed at which the Earth travels in its orbit around the Sunangle at which the Sun’s rays strike the Earth’s surfacedistance between the Earth and the Sunenergy given off by the Sun
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich change would cause a decrease in the amount of insolation absorbed at Earth’s surface?A decrease in cloud coverA decrease in atmospheric transparencyAn increase in the duration of daylightAn increase in nitrogen gas
- 22. Multiple ChoiceIn New York State, the risk of sunburn is greatest between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on summer days becauseThe air temperature is hotThe angle of insolation is highEarth's surface reflects most of the sunlightThe Sun is closest to the Earth
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens to the angle of insolation between 6 am and solar noon?it decreasesit increasesit remains the sameit increases then decreases
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat factor has the greatest influence on the number of daylight hours a particular location receives?latitudelongitudediameter of the Sundistance from the Sun
- 25. Multiple ChoiceHow do clouds affect the temperature at Earth's surface?Clouds block sunlight during the day and prevent heat from escaping from nightClouds block sunlight during the day and allow heat to escape at nightClouds allow sunlight during the day and prevent heat from escaping from nightClouds allow sunlight during the day and allow heat to escape at night
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