The quiz consists of a) 15 short answer and b) one written question. The quiz topics for the 15 short answer questions are listed below. Of these 15 questions, in general, the first seven questions are from the lecture notes, questions 8-11 are from the first readings discussion of this quiz period, and questions 12-15 are from the second readings discussion. The questions from the lecture notes will have one or two of the math problems covered in lecture.
The potential written questions are listed below.
Eight quiz questions will come from the readings discussion questions: four from the first readings discussion and four from the second readings discussion.
Seven quiz questions will come from the lecture notes, including at least one math problem.
Which types of energy are radiated by the sun?
How much of the incident visible light remains at a depth of 1 m in the ocean?
How much of the incident visible light remains at a depth of 100 m in the ocean?
Are all wavelengths of visible light transmitted equally in seawater?
Which wavelengths are absorbed first?
Which wavelengths are transmitted to greater depths?
Give the primary type of radiation radiated by the sun.
What happens to most of the radiation that enters Earth's atmosphere?
Give the primary type of radiation reradiated from Earth's surface.
Explain why the sun radiates energy mostly in the visible ranges whereas Earth
radiates most energy in the IR range.
What happens to IR radiation in the atmosphere?
What are the gases that absorb IR radiation called?
List the two dominant greenhouse gases the atmosphere.
How is the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere changing?
Give the source of CO2 to the atmosphere.
What should happen as the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere
increases?
What is the phenomenon of increasing atmospheric temperatures called?
Discuss the impacts of rapid global warming on the biota and human society.
List the oceanic climatic regions.
Equatorial Region
Where is the equatorial climatic region?
Is the equatorial climatic region a region of low or high atmospheric pressure?
Is the equatorial climatic region a windy region?
Which other name is given to the equatorial climatic region?
Give the temperature of the surface waters in the equatorial climatic region.
Explain why the equatorial climatic region in a region of heavy precipitation.
Is precipitation or evaporation greater in the equatorial climatic region?
Give the salinity of surface waters in the equatorial climatic region.
Explain why the S of surface waters in the equatorial climatic region is lower
than average.
Explain why ascending air results in precipitation.
Explain why descending air results in evaporation.
Tropical Region
Where is the tropical climatic region?
Which wind belt forms in the tropical climatic region?
Are the currents in the tropical climatic region strong or weak?
Give the temperature of the surface waters in the tropical climatic region.
Subtropical Region
Where is the subtropical climatic region?
Is the subtropical climatic region a region of low or high atmospheric pressure?
Is the equatorial climatic region a windy region?
Which other name is given to the subtropical climatic region?
Give the temperature of the surface waters in the subtropical climatic region.
Explain why the subtropical climatic region in a region of low precipitation.
Is precipitation or evaporation greater in the subtropical climatic region?
Give the salinity of surface waters in the subtropical climatic region.
Explain why the S of surface waters in the subtropical climatic region is higher
than average.
Temperate Region
Where is the temperate climatic region?
Near 60o, is the temperate climatic region a region of low or high
atmospheric pressure?
Which wind belt forms in the temperate climatic region?
Give the temperature of the surface waters in the temperate climatic region.
Explain why the temperate climatic region in a region of high precipitation.
Is precipitation or evaporation greater in the temperate climatic region?
Give the salinity of surface waters in the temperate climatic region.
Explain why the S of surface waters in the temperate climatic region is lower
than average.
Subpolar Region
Which wind belt forms in the subpolar climatic region?
Give the temperature of the surface waters in the subpolar climatic region.
Explain why the densest water in the open ocean forms in the subpolar climatic
region.
The math problems for the quiz are on the Examples of Math Problems page. One or two questions will be a math problem.
The written question will come from lecture topics
Discuss the transmission of light in seawater.
Discuss the greenhouse effect.
Discuss the characteristics of the equatorial climatic region.
Discuss the characteristics of the tropical climatic region.
Discuss the characteristics of the subtropical climatic region.
Discuss the characteristics of the temperate climatic region.
Discuss the characteristics of the subpolar climatic region.
The list of exam topics and potential written questions for the fifth quiz is complete