1. All of the following is true regarding shortwave radiation that reaches the earth's surface EXCEPT.
a. the earth's atmosphere can be heated by latent heat released through condensation, freezing, and deposition.
b. heating of the atmosphere by insolation is more effective than heating of the atmosphere by land and water.
c. shortwave radiation is absorbed by the surface and then radiated as longwave radiation where it can later be directed downward by counterradiation.
d. some shortwave radiation is converted absorbed by ozone molecules in the stratosphere and converted to sensible heat.
2. Which ranges for incoming light and UV radiation would be absorbed and scattered the most?
a. 0.4−0.5 microns
b. 0.3−0.4 microns
c. 0.5−0.7 microns
d. 0.2−0.3 microns
3. Most energy entering the earth's atmosphere is between ____ and _____ microns while most of the thermal infrared energy emitted from the earth is between ____ and _____ microns
a. 0.1 and 0.4; 8 and 13
b. 0.4 and 0.7; 8 and 20
c. 8 and 13; 20 and 40
d. 20 and 40; 40 and 60
4. Where do the highest amounts of insolation reach the surface based on more absorption, and less scattering? a. Canada
b. Alabama
c. Mexico
d. Chile
5. All of the following is true in regard to the earth's radiation balance EXCEPT:
a. poleward of 35° regions emit more outgoing longwave radiation than they receive as insolation.
b. at around 35°, incoming insolation is roughly balanced with outgoing longwave radiation.
c. equator, tropics, and subtropics receive more insolation than what they emit as outgoing longwave radiation.
d. outgoing longwave radiation increases poleward in regular increments, peaking at the poles.