ATM 102/EST 102 -Weather & Climate Final VERSION 3

ATM 102/EST 102 -Weather & Climate Final VERSION 3 Name: SBU Spring 2013 ID # : MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the answer that best answers the question. Hand in BOTH the test and the SCANTRON (Name and ID#) Part 1: Chapters 1-6 (30 Questions) CHAPTER 1 1. Essentially all important weather phenomena occur in the: A) ionosphere C) troposphere B) stratosphere D) heterosphere 2. One would expect that the current pressure at Stony Brook is than the pressure at Mount Elbert in Colorado (highest point in the lower 48 states). A) lower than B) higher than C) about the same as D) none of these 3. The four thermal layers of the atmosphere in order beginning from the surface are: A) troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere B) mesosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere, troposphere C) thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere D) stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere 4. Which one of the following is the SECOND MOST abundant gas in the atmosphere? A) hydrogen B) oxygen C) nitrogen D) argon E) carbon dioxide 5. Which of the following components in the atmosphere is most important in affecting weather phenomena? A) Water vapor B) oxygen CHAPTER 2 C) Nitrogen D) ozone 6. The date of the highest sun angle and greatest length of daylight at Stony Brook (41º N) is: A) September 22 B) December 21