WX 201 Exam 1 Study Guide questions
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Variable gasses in the atmosphere - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔CO2 , Water Vapor , O3 (ozone) , CH4(methane)
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Permanent gasses in the atmosphere - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Oxygen (O2) , Nitrogen (N2) , Nobel Gasses
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Characteristics of a variable gas - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Concentration is changing ; sources and sinks are not |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
consistent
Characteristics of a permanent gas - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Concentration in atmosphere remains constant ; |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
sources and sinks consistent
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Examples of green house gasses - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔CH4 , CO2 , CFCs , O3
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Why are scientists predicting global warming? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔The concentration of greenhouse gasses in
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the atmosphere has been rising significantly since
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industrial revolution |\
, What causes the ozone hole? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons) ; found in aerosols
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What are the implications of ozone depletion? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Decreased absorption of harmful UV
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radiation
Density - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔mass/volume
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Pressure - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔force / area
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What equation relates density, pressure, and temperature
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Ideal gas law ; P∝ DT
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What is used to measure density, pressure, and
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temperature? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Weather balloons |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
How do altimeters work? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Aneroid barometer inside measures pressure and
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infers your altitude
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with answers |\
Variable gasses in the atmosphere - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔CO2 , Water Vapor , O3 (ozone) , CH4(methane)
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Permanent gasses in the atmosphere - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Oxygen (O2) , Nitrogen (N2) , Nobel Gasses
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Characteristics of a variable gas - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Concentration is changing ; sources and sinks are not |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
consistent
Characteristics of a permanent gas - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Concentration in atmosphere remains constant ; |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
sources and sinks consistent
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Examples of green house gasses - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔CH4 , CO2 , CFCs , O3
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Why are scientists predicting global warming? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔The concentration of greenhouse gasses in
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the atmosphere has been rising significantly since
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industrial revolution |\
, What causes the ozone hole? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons) ; found in aerosols
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What are the implications of ozone depletion? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Decreased absorption of harmful UV
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radiation
Density - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔mass/volume
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Pressure - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔force / area
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What equation relates density, pressure, and temperature
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Ideal gas law ; P∝ DT
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What is used to measure density, pressure, and
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temperature? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Weather balloons |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
How do altimeters work? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Aneroid barometer inside measures pressure and
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infers your altitude
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