GEOG 1010 B. Come to the PASS workshop with your mock exam complete. During the workshop you can work with other students to review your work.

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1 It is most beneficial to you to write this mock midterm UNDER EXAM CONDITIONS. This means: Complete the midterm in 70 minutes. Work on your own. Keep your notes and textbook closed. Attempt every question. After the time limit, go back over your work with a different colour or on a separate piece of paper and try to do the questions you are unsure of. Record your ideas in the margins to remind yourself of what you were thinking when you take it up at PASS. The purpose of this mock exam is to give you practice answering questions in a timed setting and to help you to gauge which aspects of the course content you know well and which are in need of further development and review. Use this mock exam as a learning tool in preparing for the actual exam. Please note: Come to the PASS workshop with your mock exam complete. During the workshop you can work with other students to review your work. Often, there is not enough time to review the entire exam in the PASS workshop. Decide which questions you most want to review the Facilitator may ask students to vote on which questions they want to discuss in detail. Facilitators do not bring copies of the mock exam to the session. Please print out and complete the exam before you attend. Facilitators do not produce or distribute an answer key for mock exams. Facilitators help students to work together to compare and assess the answers they have. If you are not able to attend the PASS workshop, you can work alone or with others in the class. Good Luck writing the Mock Exam!! Dates and locations of mock exam take-up: Monday, February 12 th, 5:05pm 6:55pm in SA 416 &Tuesday, February 13 th 1:05pm 2:55pm in CO 214

2 Multiple Choice (1 point x 35 questions = 35 points) 1. Electrically charged particles that are ejected from the sun s corona are called: a) Solar wind b) Sun spots c) Radiant energy d) Insolation 2. What is the angle of the subsolar point during the Vernal Equinox (March st )? a) 0 o b) 23.5 o N c) S d) There is not enough information to answer the question 3. Which of the following is responsible for the phenomena Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)? a) Earth s tilt b) Earth s electromagnetic field c) The interaction of solar wind with Earth s atmospheric gases d) It is unknown what causes the phenomena Aurora Borealis 4. Where is Ozone formed? a) Troposphere b) Stratosphere c) Mesosphere d) Thermosphere 5. In which sphere does all of our weather occur? a) Thermosphere b) Mesosphere c) Stratosphere d) Troposphere 6. Which of the following gases remains at a relatively constant concentration in Earth s atmosphere? a) Methane b) Water Vapour c) Carbon Dioxide d) Nitrogen

3 7. Which of the following gases effects weather the most? a) Oxygen b) Water Vapour c) Nitrogen d) Argon 8. Which of the following emits shortwave energy? a) Grass b) Humans c) Sun d) A Table 9. Which of the following would have the lowest albedo? a) Grass b) Asphalt c) Water d) Snows 10. Which of the following effects insolation on any given day? a) Angle of incidence b) Atmospheric composition c) Length of exposure d) All of the above 11. Which of the following has the shortest wavelength? a) Infrared b) UV c) Blue visible light d) Red visible light 12. Identify the correct radiation budget equation: a) R n =K -K +L -L b) R n =K +K -L +L c) R n =K -K +L -L d) R n =K +K -L +L

4 13. If the net radiation balance is calculate to be 0 then: a) There was a net gain of energy b) There was a net loss of energy c) Incoming and outgoing radiation are balanced d) There was more incoming longwave energy than there was outgoing shortwave energy 14. When water evaporates off the Earth s surface, heat is absorbed in the form of: a) Sensible heat b) Latent heat c) Specific heat d) All of the above 15. Which of the following is Infrared-active? a) Oxygen b) Nitrogen c) Carbon Dioxide d) Argon 16. The incoming shortwave over a certain location is 300 W/m 2, calculate the outgoing shortwave, given that the surface is covered with asphalt (α = 5%). a) 150 W/m 2 b) 180 W/m 2 c) 30 W/m 2 d) 15 W/m Which direction do winds blow in an anticyclone in the Northern Hemisphere? a) Clockwise b) Counter-clockwise c) Seaward d) Northwest 18. Which direction and approximately by how much does the ITZC move during the Northern Hemispheric winter season? a) North b) North c) South d) South

5 19. Which way do Easterly winds blow? a) West to East b) East to West c) North to South d) Northeast to Southwest 20. Which winds dominate between 0 0 and 30 0 North? a) Westerlies b) Easterlies c) Northeast Trade Winds d) Southeast Trade Winds Use the following diagram to answer questions Which of the following was present early in the morning (06:00) on October 2 nd? a) Frost b) Dew c) Frozen Dew d) None of the above

6 Altitude > GEOG 1010 B 22. Which of the following occurred early in the morning (06:00) on October 1 st? a) Frost b) Dew c) Frozen Dew d) None of the above 23. What would you name a cloud that is between 3km and 6km in height and is flat/blanket-like? a) Cumulonimbus b) Stratus c) Cirrostratus d) Altostratus Use the following diagram to answer question 24: 0 0 Temperature > 24. What form of precipitation would you expect to see at the surface given the above diagram? a) Snow b) Sleet c) Freezing Rain d) Rain

7 25. What is the Dry Adiabatic Lapse Rate? a) 5 0 C/km b) 10 0 C/km c) C/km d) 12 0 C/km 26. If the DALR is higher (warmer) than the ELR, what kind of atmosphere is present? a) Stable b) Unstable c) Neutral d) None of the above 27. When would you observe conditional instability? a) When the ELR is always to the right (cooler) than then DALR and SALR b) When the ELR is always to the left (warmer) than the DALR and SALR c) When the ELR is between the DALR and SALR d) None of the above 28. Which of the following represents an air mass that is hot, dry and unstable? a) cp b) mt c) ct d) ca 29. What type of clouds usually form at the fore of a cold front? a) Nimbostratus b) Altostratus c) Cirrus d) Cumulonimbus 30. Which of the following occurs when warm air advances on cold air and gently rises over it? a) Cold Front b) Warm Front c) Occluded Front d) None of the above

8 31. During which stage of a mid-latitude cyclone s lifecycle does a cold front overtake a warm front, forcing warm air aloft? a) Early Stages b) Open Stage c) Occluded Stage d) Dissolving Stage 32. Which of the following is characteristic for the passing of a warm front? a) Short burst of intense precipitation b) Persistent and light-moderate precipitation b) Steady precipitation followed by a short burst of intense precipitation c) Overall drop in temperature 33. Which of the following is formed by the solidification of molten rock material? a) Igneous rocks b) Sedimentary rocks c) Metamorphic rocks d) All of the above 34. Which of the following is an example of physical weathering? a) Ions being dissolved in water b) Carbonation - the mixing of water with carbon dioxide to make carbonic acid c) When oxygen reacts with iron to form iron oxide (rust) d) Wind and water causing small pieces of rock to fall apart 35. igneous rocks solidify slowly beneath the surface. a) Intrusive b) Extrusive c) Intrusive and Extrusive d) None of the above

9 Short Answer (5 points each x 5 question = 25 points) 1. Explain how changes in the Sun s altitude contribute to seasonal changes. What controls the change in the Sun s altitude? [5] 2. Why is the sky blue during the day? Why is the sky orange at sunset? [5] 3. How, and why do the clouds and precipitation associated with cold fronts differ from those associated with warm fronts? [5]

10 1020 mb 1010 mb 1000 mb GEOG 1010 B 4. Draw an arrow indicating wind direction for the following scenarios: [5] a) Only Pressure Gradient Force is present: 1000 mb 1010 mb 1020 mb b) Pressure Gradient Force and Coriolis Effect are present at an equal magnitude:

11 5. What are the three different rock classes and how are each formed? [5]

12 **Bonus Material for Review** Label the following: - Four Spheres - Transitions zones (pauses) between the four major spheres - Indicate where weather predominates - Indicate on your diagram where each of the following are primarily found: - Ozone - Water vapour - Clouds - Air pollution - Life *Mock Take up will include some follow up questions and information*

13 Add the following to the diagram: - Names of the four major pressure systems - Names of the major surface winds - Draw arrows indicating surface wind direction - ITCZ - Hadley cell - Polar front *Mock Take up will include some follow up questions and information*