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GPH 213 Questions and Answers (Expert
Solutions)
Q: For the following question, recall the principal geographic areas that were the main
focus of Episode 1 of Years of Living Dangerously. The main geographic areas were
__________.
ANS 🗹🗹: US and Indonesia
Q: In addition to the peak of ozone (O3) naturally found in the stratosphere, significant
concentrations of O3 may also be found in __________.
ANS 🗹🗹: Urban areas
Q: [T or F] If someone asked you to describe the atmospheric conditions in Tempe right
at the time that you were speaking with them, you would be characterizing the climate in
Tempe.
ANS 🗹🗹: False
Q: ______ refers to the long-term study of atmospheric processes.
ANS 🗹🗹: Climatology
Q: The most abundant gas in the atmosphere is ______.
ANS 🗹🗹: Nitrogen
Q: The majority of our atmosphere is contained within the __________.
ANS 🗹🗹: Troposphere
Q: [T or F] The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change conducts independent
research at about 5-year intervals to determine the relative contribution of human-
induced climate change.
ANS 🗹🗹: False
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Q: Although the density of the atmosphere decreases rapidly with height, the top of the
atmosphere __________:
ANS 🗹🗹: is undefined
Q: The name for the boundary separating the troposphere and stratosphere is
__________:
ANS 🗹🗹: tropopause
Q: Which of the following is not an example of a permanent gas?
ANS 🗹🗹: Ozone
Q: Atmospheric CO2 is removed through ___________, the process whereby plants
convert light energy to chemical energy.
ANS 🗹🗹: Photosynthesis
Q: The most widely measured atmospheric parameters are:
ANS 🗹🗹: temperature and precipitation
Q: [T or F] The changing number of observing stations over time is one of the key
concerns associated with determination of temperature variability change.
ANS 🗹🗹: True
Q: The Koeppen climate classification system is fundamentally based on
______________ as an indicator of average temperature and precipitation.
ANS 🗹🗹: Natural vegetation
Q: In the Koeppen climate classification system, the letter "A" is a representation for
which of the following types of climate?
ANS 🗹🗹: Tropical
Q: Years of Living Dangerously is a documentary that chronicles the onset of multiple
(three, to be precise) conflicts rooted in climate change. Which of the following is NOT
one of the conflicts documented in the initial episode?
GPH 213 Questions and Answers (Expert
Solutions)
Q: For the following question, recall the principal geographic areas that were the main
focus of Episode 1 of Years of Living Dangerously. The main geographic areas were
__________.
ANS 🗹🗹: US and Indonesia
Q: In addition to the peak of ozone (O3) naturally found in the stratosphere, significant
concentrations of O3 may also be found in __________.
ANS 🗹🗹: Urban areas
Q: [T or F] If someone asked you to describe the atmospheric conditions in Tempe right
at the time that you were speaking with them, you would be characterizing the climate in
Tempe.
ANS 🗹🗹: False
Q: ______ refers to the long-term study of atmospheric processes.
ANS 🗹🗹: Climatology
Q: The most abundant gas in the atmosphere is ______.
ANS 🗹🗹: Nitrogen
Q: The majority of our atmosphere is contained within the __________.
ANS 🗹🗹: Troposphere
Q: [T or F] The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change conducts independent
research at about 5-year intervals to determine the relative contribution of human-
induced climate change.
ANS 🗹🗹: False
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Q: Although the density of the atmosphere decreases rapidly with height, the top of the
atmosphere __________:
ANS 🗹🗹: is undefined
Q: The name for the boundary separating the troposphere and stratosphere is
__________:
ANS 🗹🗹: tropopause
Q: Which of the following is not an example of a permanent gas?
ANS 🗹🗹: Ozone
Q: Atmospheric CO2 is removed through ___________, the process whereby plants
convert light energy to chemical energy.
ANS 🗹🗹: Photosynthesis
Q: The most widely measured atmospheric parameters are:
ANS 🗹🗹: temperature and precipitation
Q: [T or F] The changing number of observing stations over time is one of the key
concerns associated with determination of temperature variability change.
ANS 🗹🗹: True
Q: The Koeppen climate classification system is fundamentally based on
______________ as an indicator of average temperature and precipitation.
ANS 🗹🗹: Natural vegetation
Q: In the Koeppen climate classification system, the letter "A" is a representation for
which of the following types of climate?
ANS 🗹🗹: Tropical
Q: Years of Living Dangerously is a documentary that chronicles the onset of multiple
(three, to be precise) conflicts rooted in climate change. Which of the following is NOT
one of the conflicts documented in the initial episode?
