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It is most beneficial to you to write this mock midterm UNDER EXAM CONDITIONS.
This means:
• Complete the midterm in 1.5 hours.
• 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:
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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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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.
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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:
Tuesday, October 4th at 10:00 am – 11:30 am and 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm in CO 214
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Mock Test 1 (Total: 90 marks)
Part A: Multiple Choice (31 marks)
1. When output generated by a system slow down the process in the system to discourage change,
this is an example of a(n):
a. Non-steady state equilibrium
b. Negative feedback
c. Positive feedback
d. Open system
2. A map showing the distributions of maple trees in Canada would be a(n):
a. Topographic
b. Thematic
c. Planimetric
d. Topometric
3. What type of heat movement happens when you open the window in the winter and the room
becomes cold?
a. Convection
b. Conduction
c. Radiation
d. All of the above
4. A ______ satellite orbit will appear to remain in the same place in the sky because it is orbiting
with the same angular velocity as the Earth.
a. Sun-synchronous
b. Elliptical
c. Polar
d. Geostationary
5. Where is Earth’s largest diameter measured?
a. Along the Equator
b. Along the Prime Meridian
c. Around the Tropic of Cancer
d. Around the Tropic of Capricorn
6. The colour is green; The colour has a wavelength of 510 nm. What type of information are these
two statements respectively?
a. Quantitative; quantitative
b. Qualitative; quantitative
c. Qualitative; qualitative
d. Quantitative; qualitative
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7. Which map scale is the largest?
a. 1:500
b. 1:5000
c. 1:50 000
d. 1:500 000
8. What is the difference between True North and Magnetic North?
a. They are in the same location
b. Magnetic North is about 18° difference from True North
c. Magnetic North is about 13° difference from True North
d. Magnetic North moves so much it is impossible to say the exact distance from True
North
9. Which is not a characteristic of a cloudy day?
a. Increased L↓
b. Low direct light
c. High diffuse light
d. Increased K↓
10. The homosphere and heterosphere are atmospheric layers defined primarily by which
characteristic?
a. Temperature
b. Composition
c. Function
d. Colour
11. How is O3 depleted in the atmosphere?
a. The idea that the ozone layer is depleting due to human activity has little scientific
evidence to support it
b. It is a result of the combustion of fossil fuels
c. The depletion is restricted to the Antarctic region
d. It is a result of chemical reactions with chlorine derived from CFCs
12. Which of the following visible light has the shortest wavelength?
a. Yellow
b. Purple
c. Green
d. Red
13. What is the warmest part of the day?
a. Early morning
b. Noon
c. Afternoon
d. Evening
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14. Which of the following has the highest albedo?
a. Snow
b. Forest
c. Desert
d. Parking lot
15. Which of the following has the lowest albedo?
a. Snow
b. Forest
c. Desert
d. Parking lot
16. Which of the following is not a reason for seasons?
a. Axil tilt and sphericity
b. Revolution around the sun
c. Path through the atmosphere
d. Rotation around it’s axis
17. The Earth is a ‘squished’ sphere, what is the proper term for this?
a. Oblate spheroid
b. Prolate spheroid
c. Oblong spheroid
d. Polygon spheroid
18. What does GPS use to determine location?
a. Radar
b. Georeferencing
c. Triangulation
d. Thermal imaging
19. A Joule (J) is a unit of:
a. Frequency
b. Energy
c. Temperature
d. Work
20. Water absorbs energy when it ________________.
a. Freezes
b. Evaporates
c. Condenses an forms dew
d. All of the above
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21. Which of the following locations would have the largest annual temperature range?
a. Alert, NT
b. Vancouver, BC
c. Fredericton, NB
d. Regina, SK
Part B: Definitions (10 marks)
Define the following terms:
22. Specific heat:
23. Emissivity:
24. Isotherm:
25. Diffuse radiation:
26. Solar wind:
Write the correct key terms:
27. The Earth’s atmosphere is called the _________. Corona
28. The acquisition of information from a distance is called ___________________. Remote sensing
29. Beyond the atmosphere is called the ______________. Exosphere
30. Insolation measured at the top of the atmosphere is called _______________. Solar constant
31. On a map a line connecting all lines at the same elevation about sea level is called
_________________. Contour lines
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Part C: Short Answer (22 marks)
32. What is the difference between active and passive remote sensing? Give an example of each.
(4 marks)
33. Why is the sky blue? Why are clouds white? (4 marks)
34. What are the factors that determine large scale weather patterns? (4 marks)
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35. What are solar flares and coronal mass ejections? What is the difference between the two? (2
marks)
36. What is a comparison between 1° of longitude at the Equator and 1° of longitude at the North
pole? (2 marks)
37. What are the factors that effect solar radiation reaching the Earth’s surface? (4 marks)
38. What is the difference between cloud-albedo-forcing and cloud-greenhouse-forcing? (2 marks)
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Part D: Diagrams (27 marks)
Label the following:
39. (9 marks)
40. On the following contour sample map, identify: (4 marks)
a. A ridge
b. A valley
c. A shallow slope
d. A steep slope
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41. (10 marks)
Name:
Date:
Sun at N pole (h):
Sun at 0° (h):
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Position:
km
Name:
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Sun at N pole (h):
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Position:
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42. Atmosphere (14 marks)
Atmospheric
Atmospheric
Atmospheric _______________
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