Energy Transfer in the Atmosphere

Which of the following lists the four most common chemicals in Earth’s atmosphere, from most common to least common?
1. Nitrogen, oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide
2. Nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, argon
3. Nitrogen, carbon dioxide oxygen, argon
4. Oxygen, nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide
Which gas do early scientists believe was not present in the atmosphere of the Earth shortly after it was formed?
1. Oxygen
2. Carbon dioxide
3. Water vapour
4. Hydrogen
In which layer of the atmosphere do snowboarders in Whistler live?
1. Troposphere
2. Stratosphere
3. Mesosphere
4. Thermosphere
What is the main reason most weather occurs in the troposphere?
1. Almost all water in the atmosphere is found in the troposphere
2. There are fewer gas molecules in the troposphere, making it easier for them to move around
3. The warm air rising into the troposphere from the stratosphere causes what we call "weather"
4. Ocean currents are a part of the troposphere
The following image depicts the layers of Earth's atmosphere.

Which layer of Earth's atmosphere can range from 0°C to –100°C, and is where we usually see meteors burning up as "shooting stars"?
1. X, the mesosphere
2. W, the mesospherep
3. X, the stratosphere
4. W, the stratosphere
On an airline's website, a direct flight between Vancouver and Ottawa is listed as taking 4 hours and 30 minutes.

The return flight from Ottawa to Vancouver takes 5 hours and 15 minutes. What is the most likely reason for the extra 30 minutes to fly east to west?
1. The prevailing winds, and especially the jet stream, flow from west to east
2. The prevailing winds, and especially the jet stream, flow from east to west
3. As the sun warms the air in the east, it rises and causes turbulence, slowing the flight of the airplane
4. Atmospheric pressure is higher in the west, so flying east to west is liking flying "uphill"
At which of the following locations and months would solar radiation have the largest angle of incidence?
1. Prince Rupert, British Columbia in December
2. Edmonton, Alberta in June
3. Anywhere on the equator in February
4. Sydney, Australia in January
At which of the following locations and months would the albedo probably be highest?
1. The top of Whistler mountain in January
2. The sea wall, along Stanley Park in Vancouver, in July
3. A parking lot in Penticton in September
4. The ocean surface 100 m off the shore of Nanaimo in April
The following image depicts Earth's radiation budget.

Of the original "incoming solar radiation" (100%), how much solar radiation actually reaches Earth's surface, and is not otherwise absorbed or reflected away?
1. 58%
2. 49%
3. 9%
4. 31%
The following image illustrates how Earth's rotation and convection currents produce a Coriolis effect on winds.

What would you expect the wind conditions to be like on an average morning on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, latitude 29° north?
1. Onshore breezes, with trade winds from the northeast
2. Offshore breezes, with trade winds from the northeast
3. Onshore breezes, with prevailing winds from the west
4. Offshore breezes, with prevailing winds from the west

Energy Transfer in the Atmosphere - Section 10.2 Quiz