Environmental Science
The blueness of the sky is mainly due to:

The scattering of sunlight by air molecules
Absorption of blue light by the air
The presence of water vapor
Emission of blue light by the atmosphere

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Environmental Science
During the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere:

The noon sun is overhead at 23.5o S latitude
At middle latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere, this marks the longest night of the year
Astronomical winter begins in the Northern Hemisphere
All of these

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Environmental Science
Our seasons are caused by:

The changing distance between the earth and the sun
The length of the daylight hours
The angle at which sunlight reaches the earth
Only (b) and (c) are correct
All of these

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Environmental Science
Which of the following is not a reason why water warms and cools much more slowly than land?

Heat energy is mixed in a deeper layer of water
Water has a higher heat capacity
A portion of the solar energy that strikes water is used to evaporate it
Solar energy penetrates more deeply into water
It takes more heat to raise the temperature of a given amount of soil 1oC than it does to raise the temperature of water 1oC

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