WX 201 Final Exam with answers
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Chemicals called __ break down ozone molecules - |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔chlorofluorocarbons |\ |\
Since the turn of this century, CO2 in the atmosphere has:
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔been increasing in
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concentration
In a volume of air near the earth's surface, ____ occupies
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78 percent |\ |\
and ____ occupies nearly 21 percent. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Nitrogen, Oxygen |\ |\
Sinks of CO2 include - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔photosynthesis
The only substance near the earth's surface that is found
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naturally in the atmosphere as a solid, liquid, and a gas: -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔water |\ |\
A greenhouse gas - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔absorbs
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outgoing terrestrial radiation |\ |\
,Air can hold more water vapor when it is - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔warm |\
Ozone - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔occurs at about 75,000 ft
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and absorbs UV rays
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In the atmosphere, tiny solid or liquid suspended particles
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of various composition are called: - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔aerosol
Meteorology is the study of _____. - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔the atmosphere |\
50°F is equal to __°C - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔10.0000
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An inversion layer where the temperature increases with
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height has a __ lapse rate - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔negative
20°C is equal to __°F - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔68.0000
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The altitude of the tropopause is generally highest in -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the tropics |\ |\ |\
,In a temperature inversion: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔air
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temperature increases with increasing height |\ |\ |\ |\
Almost all of the earths weather occurs in the - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔troposphere |\
Average sea level pressure is about - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔14.7 lb per square inch, 29.92 in Hg, 1013 mg
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In the ISA (Standard Atmosphere), the lapse rate in the
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troposphere is - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔2ºC per 1,000 ft |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
If I heat air in a closed container the pressure inside the
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container will - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔rise |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
An isothermal layer is a layer in which ___ - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔temperature is constant with height |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
If the absolute temperature of an object doubles, the
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amount of energy emitted goes up by a factor of: -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔16 |\ |\
If the amount of energy lost by the earth to space each
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year were not approximately equal to that received: -
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, CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the atmospheres average |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
temperature would change |\ |\
At midday on June 22, the solar elevation at 30ºN is -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔83.5º |\ |\
At which temperature would the earth be radiating
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energy at the greatest rate of intensity? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔105º F |\ |\
For maximum winter warmth, in the Northern
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Hemisphere, large windows in a house should face: - |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔south |\ |\
Most of the radiation emitted by the earth is in the __ part
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of the electromagnetic spectrum - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔IR
According to Wein's displacement law, the wavelength at
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which maximum radiation occurs - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔is inversely proportional to to the temperature
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During an equinox: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-the days
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and nights are of equal length except at the poles
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-at noon the sun is overheard at the equator
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Chemicals called __ break down ozone molecules - |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔chlorofluorocarbons |\ |\
Since the turn of this century, CO2 in the atmosphere has:
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔been increasing in
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
concentration
In a volume of air near the earth's surface, ____ occupies
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78 percent |\ |\
and ____ occupies nearly 21 percent. - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Nitrogen, Oxygen |\ |\
Sinks of CO2 include - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔photosynthesis
The only substance near the earth's surface that is found
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naturally in the atmosphere as a solid, liquid, and a gas: -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔water |\ |\
A greenhouse gas - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔absorbs
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
outgoing terrestrial radiation |\ |\
,Air can hold more water vapor when it is - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔warm |\
Ozone - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔occurs at about 75,000 ft
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and absorbs UV rays
|\ |\ |\ |\
In the atmosphere, tiny solid or liquid suspended particles
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of various composition are called: - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔aerosol
Meteorology is the study of _____. - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔the atmosphere |\
50°F is equal to __°C - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔10.0000
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
An inversion layer where the temperature increases with
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
height has a __ lapse rate - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔negative
20°C is equal to __°F - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔68.0000
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The altitude of the tropopause is generally highest in -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the tropics |\ |\ |\
,In a temperature inversion: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔air
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
temperature increases with increasing height |\ |\ |\ |\
Almost all of the earths weather occurs in the - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔troposphere |\
Average sea level pressure is about - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔14.7 lb per square inch, 29.92 in Hg, 1013 mg
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
In the ISA (Standard Atmosphere), the lapse rate in the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
troposphere is - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔2ºC per 1,000 ft |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
If I heat air in a closed container the pressure inside the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
container will - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔rise |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
An isothermal layer is a layer in which ___ - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔temperature is constant with height |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
If the absolute temperature of an object doubles, the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
amount of energy emitted goes up by a factor of: -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔16 |\ |\
If the amount of energy lost by the earth to space each
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
year were not approximately equal to that received: -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
, CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the atmospheres average |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
temperature would change |\ |\
At midday on June 22, the solar elevation at 30ºN is -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔83.5º |\ |\
At which temperature would the earth be radiating
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
energy at the greatest rate of intensity? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔105º F |\ |\
For maximum winter warmth, in the Northern
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Hemisphere, large windows in a house should face: - |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔south |\ |\
Most of the radiation emitted by the earth is in the __ part
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of the electromagnetic spectrum - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔IR
According to Wein's displacement law, the wavelength at
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
which maximum radiation occurs - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔is inversely proportional to to the temperature
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
During an equinox: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-the days
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and nights are of equal length except at the poles
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-at noon the sun is overheard at the equator
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