METEOROLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Air Mass - Correct Answers -A body of air with horizontally uniform temperature,
humidity, and pressure.
Air Pollutant - Correct Answers -Chemicals, particulate matter, or biological materials
that cause harm or discomfort to humans or other living organisms, or damages the
natural environment into the atmosphere.
Atmosphere - Correct Answers -The envelope of gases surrounding a planet.
Climate - Correct Answers -The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or
over a long period of time.
Climate Change - Correct Answers -The change in global climate patterns apparent
from the mid to late 20th century onwards, attributed largely to the increased levels of
atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels
Stratosphere - Correct Answers -The layer of the earth's atmosphere above the
troposphere, extending to about 32 miles (50 km) above the earth's surface (the lower
boundary of the mesosphere). Contains the ozone layer.
Trade Winds - Correct Answers -A wind blowing steadily toward the equator from the
northeast in the northern hemisphere or the southeast in the southern hemisphere. Two
belts of these winds encircle the earth, blowing from the tropical high-pressure belts to
the low-pressure zone at the equator.
Troposphere - Correct Answers -The lowest region of the atmosphere, extending from
the earth's surface to a height of about 3.7-6.2 miles (6-10 km). 75% of air and all
weather occur in this layer.
Coriolis Effect - Correct Answers -Results from earth's rotation causing freely moving
objects to veer toward the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the
Southern Hemisphere. It effects things like wind, ocean currents, airplanes, missiles
Cold Front - Correct Answers -The boundary of an advancing mass of cold air, in
particular the trailing edge of the warm sector of a low-pressure system
AND ANSWERS
Air Mass - Correct Answers -A body of air with horizontally uniform temperature,
humidity, and pressure.
Air Pollutant - Correct Answers -Chemicals, particulate matter, or biological materials
that cause harm or discomfort to humans or other living organisms, or damages the
natural environment into the atmosphere.
Atmosphere - Correct Answers -The envelope of gases surrounding a planet.
Climate - Correct Answers -The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or
over a long period of time.
Climate Change - Correct Answers -The change in global climate patterns apparent
from the mid to late 20th century onwards, attributed largely to the increased levels of
atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels
Stratosphere - Correct Answers -The layer of the earth's atmosphere above the
troposphere, extending to about 32 miles (50 km) above the earth's surface (the lower
boundary of the mesosphere). Contains the ozone layer.
Trade Winds - Correct Answers -A wind blowing steadily toward the equator from the
northeast in the northern hemisphere or the southeast in the southern hemisphere. Two
belts of these winds encircle the earth, blowing from the tropical high-pressure belts to
the low-pressure zone at the equator.
Troposphere - Correct Answers -The lowest region of the atmosphere, extending from
the earth's surface to a height of about 3.7-6.2 miles (6-10 km). 75% of air and all
weather occur in this layer.
Coriolis Effect - Correct Answers -Results from earth's rotation causing freely moving
objects to veer toward the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the
Southern Hemisphere. It effects things like wind, ocean currents, airplanes, missiles
Cold Front - Correct Answers -The boundary of an advancing mass of cold air, in
particular the trailing edge of the warm sector of a low-pressure system
