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Review Questions

LESSONS IN ROTARY DRILLING
Unit V, Lesson 1: Wind, Waves, and Weather

Multiple Choice
Pick the best answer from the choices and place the letter of that answer in the blank provided.

1. Tropical regions on the earth absorb more heat than other places because—
a. the foliage is light in color and reflects sunlight.
b. the foliage is dark in color and does not reflect sunlight.
c. ice in such areas reflects sunlight.
d. ice absorbs sunlight.

2. Latitude is an imaginary line that—
a. runs through the center of the earth.
b. runs east and west of the prime meridian.

c. joins points on the earth’s surface that are all of equal distance north
or south of the equator.

d. determines the sun’s distance from the earth.
3. Solar radiation received at the earth’s surface is—

a. isolation.
b. insolation.
c. insulation.
d. none of the above

4. When clouds cover an area, temperature differences between night and
day are less because the clouds reflect the heat and reduce night cooling.
This effect is the—
a. greenhouse effect.
b. insolation effect.
c. precipitation effect.

d. cool-off effect.
5. The retention and transport of water in the earth’s atmosphere is called the—

a. radiation cycle.
b. air cycle.
c. hydrologic cycle.
d. motorcycle.

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