Quiz #9
Physics 137 Monday, December 1, 2008
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1. The dominant cloud type overhead in the current local sky is (a) cirrostratus, (b) cirrus, (c) altostratus, (d) stratus.
2. Today's sky should be described as (a) clear, (b) partly cloudy, (c) mostly cloudy, (d) overcast.
3. The elevation of most of the current clouds is closest to (a) none, (b) 10000 feet, (c) 20000 feet, (d) 30000 feet.
4. Throughout most of the earth's history the average global temperature has been (a) colder than at present, (b) about
the same as at present, (c) warmer than at present, (d) unknown.5. The outside temperature at the beginning of today's class period was approximately °F.