WX 201 FINAL EXAMINATION TEST UPDATED COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS

WX 201 FINAL EXAMINATION TEST
UPDATED COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS

●● How do you report wind in meteorology?
Answer: N- 360/0, E- 90, S- 180, W- 270


●● The sea level pressure at a station is 1020 mb. If the station pressure
is reported at 980 mb, what is the altitude of the station?
Answer: 400 m


●● A station, at an altitude of 1000 m above sea level, measures an air
pressure of 920 mb. Under normal conditions, what would be the most
realistic sea level pressure for this station?
Answer: 1020 mb


●● RADAR
Answer: radio detection for precipitation that uses an active sensor


●● Satellite
Answer: radio detection for clouds that uses a passive sensor

, ●● What is the difference between a RADAR and a satellite?
Answer: RADAR uses an active sensor, while a satellite uses a passive
sensor


●● What are variable gases, and what are some examples?
Answer: they vary in quantity; carbon dioxide and water vapor


●● What are permanent gases, and what are some examples?
Answer: they have a constant amount; argon, oxygen, and nitrogen


●● Does pressure always decrease with height, and are there any
exceptions?
Answer: Yes; there are no exceptions


●● As Earth's average temperature increases, the amount of radiation
emitted by Earth's surface __________ , and the wavelength of
maximum emission shifts toward _________ wavelengths.
Answer: increases, shorter


●● It is warmer in the tropical and equatorial regions than at the poles
because:
Answer: The incoming sunlight is more concentrated at these low
latitudes