CPL Met UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Temp lapse rate is ______ degrees until what layer_____? - CORRECT ANSWER - 2,
tropopause
What is it called when temperature remains the same with an increase in height? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Isothermal
Why is the ozone layer important? - CORRECT ANSWER - It protects Earth from
ultraviolet rays.
Composition of atmosphere is uniform until how many km? - CORRECT ANSWER -
80km
A lithometre is an aerosol in the air which is a ______ particle - CORRECT ANSWER -
Solid (salt, pollen, dust etc)
75% of atmosphere's mass is found below ______ - CORRECT ANSWER - 11,000'
50% of the atmosphere's mass is found below_____ - CORRECT ANSWER - 5000'
A larger amount of water vapour occurs in the
a) tropics
b) poles - CORRECT ANSWER - a) tropics
Polar air is particularly:
a) dry
b) wet - CORRECT ANSWER - a) dry
,There is always water vapour in the air true or false - CORRECT ANSWER - True
When a particle changes state there is a release of ________ - CORRECT ANSWER -
Latent Heat
CO2 plays a large role in absorbing _____ which warms the ________. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Terrestrial Radiation
Atmosphere
Ozone provides a _______ ________ in the higher or lower atmosphere? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Protective Layer,
Lower atmosphere
Ozone absorbs what percentage of the suns radiation (solar energy)? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 60%
Ozone sinks and accumulates in the lower levels of the
a) Troposphere
b) Mesophere
c) Stratosphere
d) Thermosphere - CORRECT ANSWER -
What causes stratospheric inversion? - CORRECT ANSWER - The sinking ozone will
absorb UV radiation and then heat the atmosphere above them.
At -56 degrees in the atmosphere, it seizes to lose temperature and for a while is stable. What is
this called? - CORRECT ANSWER - Isothermals
, What layer of the atmosphere has a approximate temp of -56C? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Tropopause
The primary cause of the rise in temperature in the stratosphere is caused by? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The ozone absorbing UV and thus heating the lower levels of the stratosphere.
The troposphere occurs (in NZ) up until _______ft. - CORRECT ANSWER - 36,000 ft
The troposphere is an ________ shape. - CORRECT ANSWER - Eliptical
The troposphere is higher at the
a) poles
b) equator - CORRECT ANSWER - Equator
Over the poles the troposphere is _______ ft and at the equator is _________ ft - CORRECT
ANSWER - 30,000ft
60,000ft
Stratopause is what height? - CORRECT ANSWER - 140,000ft
Mesopause is what height? - CORRECT ANSWER - 240,000ft
The lowest layer of the atmosphere is the
a) troposphere
b)tropopause - CORRECT ANSWER - Troposphere
What is the temp of polar tropopause vs the equatorial tropopause? What is the average temp of
the tropopause? - CORRECT ANSWER - -48C
-80C
and CORRECT Answers
Temp lapse rate is ______ degrees until what layer_____? - CORRECT ANSWER - 2,
tropopause
What is it called when temperature remains the same with an increase in height? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Isothermal
Why is the ozone layer important? - CORRECT ANSWER - It protects Earth from
ultraviolet rays.
Composition of atmosphere is uniform until how many km? - CORRECT ANSWER -
80km
A lithometre is an aerosol in the air which is a ______ particle - CORRECT ANSWER -
Solid (salt, pollen, dust etc)
75% of atmosphere's mass is found below ______ - CORRECT ANSWER - 11,000'
50% of the atmosphere's mass is found below_____ - CORRECT ANSWER - 5000'
A larger amount of water vapour occurs in the
a) tropics
b) poles - CORRECT ANSWER - a) tropics
Polar air is particularly:
a) dry
b) wet - CORRECT ANSWER - a) dry
,There is always water vapour in the air true or false - CORRECT ANSWER - True
When a particle changes state there is a release of ________ - CORRECT ANSWER -
Latent Heat
CO2 plays a large role in absorbing _____ which warms the ________. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Terrestrial Radiation
Atmosphere
Ozone provides a _______ ________ in the higher or lower atmosphere? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Protective Layer,
Lower atmosphere
Ozone absorbs what percentage of the suns radiation (solar energy)? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 60%
Ozone sinks and accumulates in the lower levels of the
a) Troposphere
b) Mesophere
c) Stratosphere
d) Thermosphere - CORRECT ANSWER -
What causes stratospheric inversion? - CORRECT ANSWER - The sinking ozone will
absorb UV radiation and then heat the atmosphere above them.
At -56 degrees in the atmosphere, it seizes to lose temperature and for a while is stable. What is
this called? - CORRECT ANSWER - Isothermals
, What layer of the atmosphere has a approximate temp of -56C? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Tropopause
The primary cause of the rise in temperature in the stratosphere is caused by? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The ozone absorbing UV and thus heating the lower levels of the stratosphere.
The troposphere occurs (in NZ) up until _______ft. - CORRECT ANSWER - 36,000 ft
The troposphere is an ________ shape. - CORRECT ANSWER - Eliptical
The troposphere is higher at the
a) poles
b) equator - CORRECT ANSWER - Equator
Over the poles the troposphere is _______ ft and at the equator is _________ ft - CORRECT
ANSWER - 30,000ft
60,000ft
Stratopause is what height? - CORRECT ANSWER - 140,000ft
Mesopause is what height? - CORRECT ANSWER - 240,000ft
The lowest layer of the atmosphere is the
a) troposphere
b)tropopause - CORRECT ANSWER - Troposphere
What is the temp of polar tropopause vs the equatorial tropopause? What is the average temp of
the tropopause? - CORRECT ANSWER - -48C
-80C
