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EAPS 105 ASYNCHRONOUS QUIZ 14 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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Quiz 14: Unit 7. Part 3. Question 1. Watch the Unit 7 Part 3 lecture video and answer the following question: Which of the following characterizes the troposphere? A) This region has many satellites orbiting in it. B) This region is the coldest place on Earth. C) The rise in temperature in this region is caused by the absorption of ultraviolet radiation (UV) radiation from the Sun by the ozone layer. D) Almost all clouds and weather occur in it. - Correct Answers -D) Almost all clouds and weather occur in it. Quiz 14: Unit 7. Part 3. Question 2. Watch the Unit 7 Part 3 lecture video and answer the following question: Which of the following atmospheric layers exists on Earth but not Venus or Mars? A) Troposphere B) Stratosphere C) Mesosphere D) Thermosphere - Correct Answers -B) Stratosphere Quiz 14: Unit 7. Part 3. Question 3. Watch the Unit 7 Part 3 lecture video and answer the following question: To live comfortably at the top of Venus' clouds, what would you have to bring with you? A) Warm clothes B) A pressure suit C) Oxygen D) All of the above - Correct Answers -C) Oxygen Quiz 14: Unit 7. Part 3. Question 4. Watch the Unit 7 Part 3 lecture video and answer the following question: Jupiter's zonal clouds are a different color then its belt clouds because they are comprised of different ices (ammonia as opposed to ammonium hydrosulfide). Why is this? A) Because the top of the zones are higher and warmer B) Because the top of the zones are higher and colder C) Because the top of the zones are lower and warmer
D) Because the top of the zones are lower and colder - Correct Answers -B) Because the top of the zones are higher and colder Quiz 14: Unit 7. Part 3. Question 5. Watch the Unit 7 Part 3 lecture video and answer the following question: Why are Saturn's bands colors muted (less bright) compared to Jupiter's? A) Saturn's clouds are colder B) Saturn's cloud layers are thinner C) The change in temperature in Saturn's atmosphere is more gradual D) Saturn's clouds have a different chemistry - Correct Answers -C) The change in temperature in Saturn's atmosphere is more gradual Quiz 14: Unit 7. Part 4. Question 6. Watch the Unit 7 Part 4 lecture video and answer the following question: Which of the following statements about greenhouse gases is true? A) They are transparent to infrared light but partially block visible light B) They are the most abundant gas in our atmosphere C) Without them our planet would be completely covered over by ice D) All the above are true - Correct Answers -C) Without them our planet would be completely covered over by ice Quiz 14: Unit 7. Part 4. Question 7. Watch the Unit 7 Part 4 lecture video and answer the following question: True or False: On the surface of Venus, daytime and nighttime temperatures are the same. A) True B) False - Correct Answers -A) True Quiz 14: Unit 7. Part 4. Question 10. Watch the Unit 7 Part 4 lecture video and answer the following question: What might the compression of methane in the icy mantles of Uranus and Neptune lead to? A) Diamond snow B) A magnetic field C) Volcanism D) Fast atmospheric winds - Correct Answers -A) Diamond snow