SCIENCEY QUIZ 19, chapter 7, pp. 205-213

Question 1

Atmospheric pressure is equal to ___ pounds per square inch.

Answer 1

14.7

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects the amount of solar energy that reaches the earth?

Answer 2

pressure of the air

Question 3

What term describes the amount of energy available to heat the earth’s land, water, and air?

Answer 3

energy budget

Question 4

heat transferred by electromagnetic waves

Answer 4

radiation

Question 5

solar energy that reaches the earth

Answer 5

insolation

Question 6

the process that traps thermal energy in the earth’s atmosphere

Answer 6

greenhouse effect

Question 7

The decimal fraction of reflected radiation is called ____

Answer 7

albedo

Question 8

The Van Allen radiation belts are doughnut-shaped regions of trapped ______ particles.

Answer 8

solar wind

Mmm, doughnuts

Question 9

The solar wind colliding with the ionosphere produces the colorful phenomenon known as an ____

Answer 9

aurora

Question 10

The most important greenhouse gas is _____

Answer 10

water vapor