WX 201 FINAL EXAM -QUESTIONS AND
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Chemicals called __ break down ozone molecules - CORRECT ANSWER-
chlorofluorocarbons
Since the turn of this century, CO2 in the atmosphere has: -
CORRECT ANSWER-been increasing in concentration
In a volume of air near the earth's surface, ____ occupies 78 percent
and ____ occupies nearly 21 percent. - CORRECT ANSWER-Nitrogen,
Oxygen
Sinks of CO2 include - CORRECT ANSWER-photosynthesis
,The only substance near the earth's surface that is found naturally in
the atmosphere as a solid, liquid, and a gas: - CORRECT ANSWER-
water
A greenhouse gas - CORRECT ANSWER-absorbs outgoing terrestrial
radiation
Air can hold more water vapor when it is - CORRECT ANSWER-warm
Ozone - CORRECT ANSWER-occurs at about 75,000 ft and absorbs
UV rays
In the atmosphere, tiny solid or liquid suspended particles of various
composition are called: - CORRECT ANSWER-aerosol
Meteorology is the study of _____. - CORRECT ANSWER-the
atmosphere
50°F is equal to __°C - CORRECT ANSWER-10.0000
An inversion layer where the temperature increases with height has a
__ lapse rate - CORRECT ANSWER-negative
, 20°C is equal to __°F - CORRECT ANSWER-68.0000
The altitude of the tropopause is generally highest in - CORRECT
ANSWER-the tropics
In a temperature inversion: - CORRECT ANSWER-air temperature
increases with increasing height
Almost all of the earths weather occurs in the - CORRECT ANSWER-
troposphere
Average sea level pressure is about - CORRECT ANSWER-14.7 lb per
square inch, 29.92 in Hg, 1013 mg
In the ISA (Standard Atmosphere), the lapse rate in the troposphere
is - CORRECT ANSWER-2ºC per 1,000 ft
If I heat air in a closed container the pressure inside the container will
- CORRECT ANSWER-rise
An isothermal layer is a layer in which ___ - CORRECT ANSWER-
temperature is constant with height
ANSWERS WITH 100% SOLVED
SOLUTIONS | NEWEST 2025|VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
Chemicals called __ break down ozone molecules - CORRECT ANSWER-
chlorofluorocarbons
Since the turn of this century, CO2 in the atmosphere has: -
CORRECT ANSWER-been increasing in concentration
In a volume of air near the earth's surface, ____ occupies 78 percent
and ____ occupies nearly 21 percent. - CORRECT ANSWER-Nitrogen,
Oxygen
Sinks of CO2 include - CORRECT ANSWER-photosynthesis
,The only substance near the earth's surface that is found naturally in
the atmosphere as a solid, liquid, and a gas: - CORRECT ANSWER-
water
A greenhouse gas - CORRECT ANSWER-absorbs outgoing terrestrial
radiation
Air can hold more water vapor when it is - CORRECT ANSWER-warm
Ozone - CORRECT ANSWER-occurs at about 75,000 ft and absorbs
UV rays
In the atmosphere, tiny solid or liquid suspended particles of various
composition are called: - CORRECT ANSWER-aerosol
Meteorology is the study of _____. - CORRECT ANSWER-the
atmosphere
50°F is equal to __°C - CORRECT ANSWER-10.0000
An inversion layer where the temperature increases with height has a
__ lapse rate - CORRECT ANSWER-negative
, 20°C is equal to __°F - CORRECT ANSWER-68.0000
The altitude of the tropopause is generally highest in - CORRECT
ANSWER-the tropics
In a temperature inversion: - CORRECT ANSWER-air temperature
increases with increasing height
Almost all of the earths weather occurs in the - CORRECT ANSWER-
troposphere
Average sea level pressure is about - CORRECT ANSWER-14.7 lb per
square inch, 29.92 in Hg, 1013 mg
In the ISA (Standard Atmosphere), the lapse rate in the troposphere
is - CORRECT ANSWER-2ºC per 1,000 ft
If I heat air in a closed container the pressure inside the container will
- CORRECT ANSWER-rise
An isothermal layer is a layer in which ___ - CORRECT ANSWER-
temperature is constant with height
