Exam 2 Questions Flashcards
As latitude on Earth decreases the strength of the Coriolis Effect will…
decrease
As the strength of the General Circulation of the Atmosphere decreases, the temperature difference between the tropics and poles will tend to…
increase
As the number of cloud condensation nuclei increases the expected lifetime of the cloud will…
increase
As the concentration of atmospheric aerosols decreases, the planetary albedo will…
decrease
As the mixing ratio of atmospheric greenhouse gases increases, the planetary effective temperature will…
remain the same
As the temperature of the atmosphere increases the rate of evaporation will…
increase
As the distance from the Earth increases, the acceleration due to Earth’s gravity will…
decrease
As precipitation increases the mixing ratio of atmospheric CO2 will…
decrease
As the temperature of an air parcel at a pressure of 900 millibars increases, its density will…
decrease
As the mass of a planet increases, the acceleration of gravity on the surface will…
increase
As the relative humidity of the atmosphere increases, the average surface pressure will…
increase
As latitude decreases, the salinity of the deep ocean will tend to…
remain the same
As the salinity of the surface of North Atlantic decreases the strength of the Thermo-Haline circulation will tend to…
decrease
As the age of the Earth increases the speed of plate movement will tend to…
decrease
As the distance from a mid-ocean ridge increases the age of the sea floor will generally…
increase
As rainfall over North Atlantic increases, the strength of the Thermo-Haline circulation will tend to…
decrease
As an icecap melts, displacement of the asthenosphere, by the crust underlying the icecap will tend to…
decrease
As a parcel of air rises in the atmosphere the ratio of the pressure of the parcel to the pressure of the surrounding air will…
remain the same
As the mixing ratio of tropospheric methane decreases the average surface temperature will…
decrease
At high altitudes, as ocean depth increases the temperature will generally tend to…
remain the same
As the amount of precipitation over land increases the net transport of energy from oceans to continents will tend to…
increase
As the diameter of aerosols increases, the probability that they will remain in the atmosphere will…
decrease
As the distance from an ocean floor hotspot increases, the elevation of seamounts will tend to…
decrease
As river runoff increases, photosynthesis in the near-by surface ocean will tend to…
increase
As latitude decreases, the temperature of the surface ocean will tend to…
increase
