REVIEW QUIZ 1: METEOROLOGY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
"Glory," as discussed in this course, is best defined as which of the following? - Correct
Answers -Forms in a similar fashion as a rainbow except with cloud droplets instead of
water droplets
Which word or phrase refers to the temperature at which the air would be saturated? -
Correct Answers -Dewpoint
Water that is still a liquid below 0°C is called supercooled water. - Correct Answers -
True
When is the autumnal equinox? - Correct Answers -September 23
What 2 gasses make up the majority of the atmosphere? - Correct Answers -Nitrogen
and Oxygen
Which of the layers of the atmosphere is closest to the surface of the Earth? - Correct
Answers -Troposphere
Which of the following is not one of the four lapse rates? - Correct Answers -Lifting
condensation lapse rate
Stability in the atmosphere is enhanced by which of the following? - Correct Answers -
Subsidence of an air column
What is the primary cause of the earth's seasons? - Correct Answers -The tilt of the
Earth's axis
Which of the following mechanisms of heat transfer uses the movement of mass from
one location to another to transfer heat? - Correct Answers -Convection
Changing a liquid to a solid is called what? - Correct Answers -Freezing
This phrase describes the condition that occurs when temperature in the troposphere
increases with altitude. - Correct Answers -Temperature inversion
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
"Glory," as discussed in this course, is best defined as which of the following? - Correct
Answers -Forms in a similar fashion as a rainbow except with cloud droplets instead of
water droplets
Which word or phrase refers to the temperature at which the air would be saturated? -
Correct Answers -Dewpoint
Water that is still a liquid below 0°C is called supercooled water. - Correct Answers -
True
When is the autumnal equinox? - Correct Answers -September 23
What 2 gasses make up the majority of the atmosphere? - Correct Answers -Nitrogen
and Oxygen
Which of the layers of the atmosphere is closest to the surface of the Earth? - Correct
Answers -Troposphere
Which of the following is not one of the four lapse rates? - Correct Answers -Lifting
condensation lapse rate
Stability in the atmosphere is enhanced by which of the following? - Correct Answers -
Subsidence of an air column
What is the primary cause of the earth's seasons? - Correct Answers -The tilt of the
Earth's axis
Which of the following mechanisms of heat transfer uses the movement of mass from
one location to another to transfer heat? - Correct Answers -Convection
Changing a liquid to a solid is called what? - Correct Answers -Freezing
This phrase describes the condition that occurs when temperature in the troposphere
increases with altitude. - Correct Answers -Temperature inversion