METEOROLOGY EXAM 1 MIZZOU
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following statements best describes the term weather? - Correct Answers -
Weather is variable
Weather is the state of the atmosphere at some time and place
Weather is usually described in terms of the temperature and pressure
Weather is confined mainly to the troposphere
ALL OF THE ABOVE IS CORRECT
Which atmospheric gas varies significantly in concentration from one location to another
near sea level? - Correct Answers -Water vapor
A radiosonde measures - Correct Answers -All of the above
Air temperature Air pressure Humidity
In the troposphere, air temperature ___________ with increasing altitude - Correct
Answers -usually decreases
In which layer of the atmosphere do the principal gases (nitrogen and oxygen) maintain
consistent proportions throughout? - Correct Answers -homosphere
After World War II, radars were retooled to detect and measure which of the following -
Correct Answers -precipitation
Which of the following is the source of atmospheric aersols - Correct Answers -Wind
erosion of soil
Forest fires
spray of the ocean waves
volcanic eruptions
ALL OF THE ABOVE IS CORRECT
Which gas occurs in relatively low concentrations in the atmosphere and is requires for
photosynthesis in plants - Correct Answers -Carbon dioxide
Which of the following gases occur in greatest concentrations in the stratosphere and
yet shields living organisms from exposure to potentially lethal quantities of solar
ultraviolet radiation? - Correct Answers -ozone
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following statements best describes the term weather? - Correct Answers -
Weather is variable
Weather is the state of the atmosphere at some time and place
Weather is usually described in terms of the temperature and pressure
Weather is confined mainly to the troposphere
ALL OF THE ABOVE IS CORRECT
Which atmospheric gas varies significantly in concentration from one location to another
near sea level? - Correct Answers -Water vapor
A radiosonde measures - Correct Answers -All of the above
Air temperature Air pressure Humidity
In the troposphere, air temperature ___________ with increasing altitude - Correct
Answers -usually decreases
In which layer of the atmosphere do the principal gases (nitrogen and oxygen) maintain
consistent proportions throughout? - Correct Answers -homosphere
After World War II, radars were retooled to detect and measure which of the following -
Correct Answers -precipitation
Which of the following is the source of atmospheric aersols - Correct Answers -Wind
erosion of soil
Forest fires
spray of the ocean waves
volcanic eruptions
ALL OF THE ABOVE IS CORRECT
Which gas occurs in relatively low concentrations in the atmosphere and is requires for
photosynthesis in plants - Correct Answers -Carbon dioxide
Which of the following gases occur in greatest concentrations in the stratosphere and
yet shields living organisms from exposure to potentially lethal quantities of solar
ultraviolet radiation? - Correct Answers -ozone
