ESSENTIALS OF METEOROLOGY AN
INVITATION TO THE ATMOSPHERE
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAMS SET
FULL QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE
SOLUTION
●● Which gas in the upper atmosphere shields Earth's surface from the
sun's harmful ultraviolet rays?
Answer: Ozone
●● The vertical profile of __________ is variable in each layer of
Earth's atmosphere.
Answer: Air temperature
●● All of the weather we are familiar with on Earth occurs in the
__________.
Answer: troposphere
●● The word "weather" is defined as __________.
Answer: the condition of the atmosphere at any particular time and place
●● Clouds often form in __________
, Answer: Rising air in the center of a low-pressure area
●● Which of the following statements relates to weather rather than
climate?
A) Winters here are generally long and snowy.
B) The lowest temperature here last winter was -11 °F.
C) The avg temperature here during the month of January is 26 °F.
D) Snow is currently falling at the rate of 1.5 inches/hour.
Answer: D) Snow is currently falling at the rate of 1.5 inches/hour.
●● Which of the following is an advantage to using infrared satellite
images over using visual satellite images?
A) the atmosphere and surface emit abundant infrared radiation, thus the
images can be obtained even at night
B) infrared images tend to be more sharply focused than visual images
C) clouds are transparent to infrared radiation
D) all of the preceding
Answer: A) the atmosphere and surface emit abundant infrared radiation,
thus the images can be obtained even at night
●● The most abundant greenhouse gas in the Earth's atmosphere:
Answer: water vapor (H20)
INVITATION TO THE ATMOSPHERE
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAMS SET
FULL QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE
SOLUTION
●● Which gas in the upper atmosphere shields Earth's surface from the
sun's harmful ultraviolet rays?
Answer: Ozone
●● The vertical profile of __________ is variable in each layer of
Earth's atmosphere.
Answer: Air temperature
●● All of the weather we are familiar with on Earth occurs in the
__________.
Answer: troposphere
●● The word "weather" is defined as __________.
Answer: the condition of the atmosphere at any particular time and place
●● Clouds often form in __________
, Answer: Rising air in the center of a low-pressure area
●● Which of the following statements relates to weather rather than
climate?
A) Winters here are generally long and snowy.
B) The lowest temperature here last winter was -11 °F.
C) The avg temperature here during the month of January is 26 °F.
D) Snow is currently falling at the rate of 1.5 inches/hour.
Answer: D) Snow is currently falling at the rate of 1.5 inches/hour.
●● Which of the following is an advantage to using infrared satellite
images over using visual satellite images?
A) the atmosphere and surface emit abundant infrared radiation, thus the
images can be obtained even at night
B) infrared images tend to be more sharply focused than visual images
C) clouds are transparent to infrared radiation
D) all of the preceding
Answer: A) the atmosphere and surface emit abundant infrared radiation,
thus the images can be obtained even at night
●● The most abundant greenhouse gas in the Earth's atmosphere:
Answer: water vapor (H20)
