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Physical Geography: The Global Environment, Second Edition - Unit 19

Instructions: For each question, click on the radio button beside your answer. When you have completed the entire quiz, click the Submit my answers button at the bottom of the page to receive your results.

Question 1:


a) Metabolic heat
b) potential heat
c) kinetic heat
d) solar heat
e) light heat

Question 2:


a) reflections off vertical surfaces
b) dust domes
c) burning of fossil fuels
d) winds
e) None of the above are factors.

Question 3:


a) highland climate
b) urban heat island
c) dust dome
d) conurbation
e) conversion

Question 4:


a) wind eddies on corners
b) very low temperatures
c) overall decreased wind speed
d) increased solar radiation levels
e) very low air pressure

Question 5:


a) water vapour
b) carbon dioxide
c) sulfuric dioxide
d) hydrocarbons
e) iron

Question 6:


a) dome remnant
b) pollution dome
c) pollution cell
d) dust storm
e) pollution plume

Question 7:


a) conduction heat flow
b) convectional heat flow
c) radiant heat flow
d) turbulent heat flow
e) senseless heat flow

Question 8:


a) W m-2
b) Kg m-2
c) N m-2
d) J m-2
e) K m-2

Question 9:


a) 1/30°C
b) 2/31°C
c) 3/32°C
d) 4/33°C
e) 5/34°C

Question 10:


a) 29 or less
b) 30–39
c) 40–45
d) 45 +
e) 54 +

Question 11:


a) burning fuel from cars
b) heat capacity of concrete and asphalt
c) trapping radiant heat from reflections
d) pollution
e) wind eddies that circulate the heat

Question 12:


a) they decrease reflection
b) they reduce heat transfer through roof
c) lower energy demands of air conditioning
d) All of the above.

Question 13:


a) Small and fog
b) Smart and fog
c) Smoke and fog
d) Smell and fog
e) Smock and fog

Question 14:


a) Vapour nitrogen
b) Liquid nitrogen
c) Solid nitrogen
d) Nitrogen was not used.

Question 15:


a) British Columbia
b) Alberta
c) Saskatchewan
d) Manitoba
e) Ontario

Question 16:


a) True
b) False

Question 17:


a) True
b) False

Question 18:


a) True
b) False

Question 19:


a) True
b) False

Question 20:


a) True
b) False

Question 21:


a) True
b) False