WX 201 FINAL EXAM 2025/2026 BANK
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EXAM 2026 Questions and Answers
The most abundant gases in Earth's atmosphere by volume are ____ and ____.
a) carbon dioxide, nitrogen
b) oxygen, water vapor
c) nitrogen, oxygen
d) oxygen, helium
e) oxygen, ozone - Correct answer-c) nitrogen, oxygen
Which of the following is considered a variable gas in Earth's atmosphere?
a) water vapor
b) nitrogen
c) oxygen
d) argon
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,e) helium - Correct answer-a) water vapor
The only substance near Earth's surface that is found naturally in the current
atmosphere as a solid, liquid, and a gas is ____.
a) carbon dioxide
b) water
c) molecular oxygen
d) ozone
e) carbon - Correct answer-b) water
Which weather element always decreases as we climb upward in the atmosphere?
a) wind
b) temperature
c) pressure
d) moisture
e) dew point - Correct answer-c) pressure
Within which layers of the atmosphere will temperature always increase with
increasing height?
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,a) Stratosphere and Thermosphere.
b) Troposphere and Stratosphere.
c) Stratosphere and Mesosphere.
d) Troposphere and Mesosphere.
e) Mesosphere and Thermosphere. - Correct answer-a) Stratosphere and
Thermosphere
Almost all of Earth's "weather" occurs in the _____.
a) exosphere
b) stratosphere
c) mesosphere
d) thermosphere
e) troposphere - Correct answer-e) troposphere
Ozone (O3) in the stratosphere has ____.
a) protected life from harmful ultraviolet rays
b) decreased in concentration by 30 percent
c) remained at about the same concentration from year to year
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, d) disappeared entirely
e) has doubled in concentration - Correct answer-a) protected life from harmful
ultraviolet rays
A temperature inversion is present when temperature decreases with increasing
altitude.
a) True
b) False - Correct answer-b) False
Which of the following is a statement of weather and not a statement of climate?
a) The average temperature for Daytona Beach in October is 73F.
b) In Daytona Beach, the temperature is currently 53F with light rain.
c) The average annual precipitation in Daytona Beach is 48 inches.
d) The average low temperature for Daytona Beach in January is 47F.
e) All of the above are statements of weather. - Correct answer-b) In Daytona
Beach, the temperature is currently 53F with light rain.
The environmental lapse rate provides information on how the _________ changes
with altitude.
a) wind direction
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CURRENTLY TESTING ACTUAL
EXAM 2026 Questions and Answers
The most abundant gases in Earth's atmosphere by volume are ____ and ____.
a) carbon dioxide, nitrogen
b) oxygen, water vapor
c) nitrogen, oxygen
d) oxygen, helium
e) oxygen, ozone - Correct answer-c) nitrogen, oxygen
Which of the following is considered a variable gas in Earth's atmosphere?
a) water vapor
b) nitrogen
c) oxygen
d) argon
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,e) helium - Correct answer-a) water vapor
The only substance near Earth's surface that is found naturally in the current
atmosphere as a solid, liquid, and a gas is ____.
a) carbon dioxide
b) water
c) molecular oxygen
d) ozone
e) carbon - Correct answer-b) water
Which weather element always decreases as we climb upward in the atmosphere?
a) wind
b) temperature
c) pressure
d) moisture
e) dew point - Correct answer-c) pressure
Within which layers of the atmosphere will temperature always increase with
increasing height?
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,a) Stratosphere and Thermosphere.
b) Troposphere and Stratosphere.
c) Stratosphere and Mesosphere.
d) Troposphere and Mesosphere.
e) Mesosphere and Thermosphere. - Correct answer-a) Stratosphere and
Thermosphere
Almost all of Earth's "weather" occurs in the _____.
a) exosphere
b) stratosphere
c) mesosphere
d) thermosphere
e) troposphere - Correct answer-e) troposphere
Ozone (O3) in the stratosphere has ____.
a) protected life from harmful ultraviolet rays
b) decreased in concentration by 30 percent
c) remained at about the same concentration from year to year
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, d) disappeared entirely
e) has doubled in concentration - Correct answer-a) protected life from harmful
ultraviolet rays
A temperature inversion is present when temperature decreases with increasing
altitude.
a) True
b) False - Correct answer-b) False
Which of the following is a statement of weather and not a statement of climate?
a) The average temperature for Daytona Beach in October is 73F.
b) In Daytona Beach, the temperature is currently 53F with light rain.
c) The average annual precipitation in Daytona Beach is 48 inches.
d) The average low temperature for Daytona Beach in January is 47F.
e) All of the above are statements of weather. - Correct answer-b) In Daytona
Beach, the temperature is currently 53F with light rain.
The environmental lapse rate provides information on how the _________ changes
with altitude.
a) wind direction
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