ESSENTIALS OF METEOROLOGY AHRENS
CHAPTERS 1 TO 15 COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ 8 Kilometers.
Answer: how far above the surface will people start to suffocate
◉ lakes, oceans, sounds, clouds, red sunsets, no sky.
Answer: If there was no atmosphere what wouldn't exist
◉ Cold, Hot.
Answer: Without a atmosphere it would super _________ at night and
super ________ during day
◉ Air.
Answer: I am tasteless, odorless, and most times invisible. I also
protect people from the suns harsh UV rays, and a mixture of gases
allows life to live within me. What am I?
◉ Sun.
Answer: The warmth of the planet earth is provided by this
, ◉ 150 kilometer or 93 million miles.
Answer: the distance from the sun the earth is
◉ Small Fraction.
Answer: The earth intercepts a _____ ________ of the sun's energy
◉ 15C (59F).
Answer: at the surface of the earth, what is the average
temperature?
◉ -85C (-121F), 50C (112F).
Answer: Temperature on the earth can vary from __________
Antarctica to _______ in the Sahara
◉ Nitrogen (N2) and Oxygen (O2).
Answer: What is the atmosphere mostly comprised of
◉ Water Vapors (H2O) and Carbon Dioxide (C02).
Answer: Other Gasses in the atmosphere besides N2 and O2
◉ 30 Km (19 miles).
Answer: 99% of the atmosphere lies ______ of the earth's surface
CHAPTERS 1 TO 15 COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ 8 Kilometers.
Answer: how far above the surface will people start to suffocate
◉ lakes, oceans, sounds, clouds, red sunsets, no sky.
Answer: If there was no atmosphere what wouldn't exist
◉ Cold, Hot.
Answer: Without a atmosphere it would super _________ at night and
super ________ during day
◉ Air.
Answer: I am tasteless, odorless, and most times invisible. I also
protect people from the suns harsh UV rays, and a mixture of gases
allows life to live within me. What am I?
◉ Sun.
Answer: The warmth of the planet earth is provided by this
, ◉ 150 kilometer or 93 million miles.
Answer: the distance from the sun the earth is
◉ Small Fraction.
Answer: The earth intercepts a _____ ________ of the sun's energy
◉ 15C (59F).
Answer: at the surface of the earth, what is the average
temperature?
◉ -85C (-121F), 50C (112F).
Answer: Temperature on the earth can vary from __________
Antarctica to _______ in the Sahara
◉ Nitrogen (N2) and Oxygen (O2).
Answer: What is the atmosphere mostly comprised of
◉ Water Vapors (H2O) and Carbon Dioxide (C02).
Answer: Other Gasses in the atmosphere besides N2 and O2
◉ 30 Km (19 miles).
Answer: 99% of the atmosphere lies ______ of the earth's surface
