ATMO 201 ACTUAL EXAM SOLVED
QUESTIONS COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
●● Atmospheric pressure always ______ with increasing height, and its
value near the surface is approximately ______ millibars.
decreases, 1000
increases, 1000
increases, 100
decreases, 100
Answer: decreases, 1000
●● In the vertical structure of the atmosphere, temperature changes how
with height in the 4 primary layers starting from the lowest?
increases, decreases, increases, decreases
decreases, increases, decreases, increases
,decreases, increases, increases, decreases
isothermal in all layers
Answer: decreases, increases, decreases, increases
●● The earth is tilted at an angle of 23.5o with respect to the plane of its
orbit around the sun. If the amount of tilt were increased to 40o, we
would expect in middle latitudes:
hotter summers and milder winters than at present.
no appreciable change from present conditions.
hotter summers and colder winters than at present.
cooler summers and milder winters than at present.
cooler summers and colder winters than at present.
Answer: hotter summers and colder winters than at present.
●● In the stratosphere, the air temperature normally:
,Both increases and decreases depending on the season
Increases with increasing height
Cannot be measured
Decreases with increasing height
Answer: Increases with increasing height
●● If a glass of water was surrounded by saturated air,
The water's temperature would slowly decrease
The level of the water in the glass would slowly decrease
The water's temperature would slowly increase
The level of the water in the glass would not change
Answer: The level of the water in the glass would not change
●● When water changes from a liquid to a gas, this process is called:
, Evaporation
Condensation
Sublimation
Freezing
Deposition
Answer: Evaporation
●● Heat is energy in the process of being transferred from:
Hot objects to cold objects
Cold objects to hot objects
Regions of low density to regions of high density
High pressure to low pressure
Low pressure to high pressure
QUESTIONS COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
●● Atmospheric pressure always ______ with increasing height, and its
value near the surface is approximately ______ millibars.
decreases, 1000
increases, 1000
increases, 100
decreases, 100
Answer: decreases, 1000
●● In the vertical structure of the atmosphere, temperature changes how
with height in the 4 primary layers starting from the lowest?
increases, decreases, increases, decreases
decreases, increases, decreases, increases
,decreases, increases, increases, decreases
isothermal in all layers
Answer: decreases, increases, decreases, increases
●● The earth is tilted at an angle of 23.5o with respect to the plane of its
orbit around the sun. If the amount of tilt were increased to 40o, we
would expect in middle latitudes:
hotter summers and milder winters than at present.
no appreciable change from present conditions.
hotter summers and colder winters than at present.
cooler summers and milder winters than at present.
cooler summers and colder winters than at present.
Answer: hotter summers and colder winters than at present.
●● In the stratosphere, the air temperature normally:
,Both increases and decreases depending on the season
Increases with increasing height
Cannot be measured
Decreases with increasing height
Answer: Increases with increasing height
●● If a glass of water was surrounded by saturated air,
The water's temperature would slowly decrease
The level of the water in the glass would slowly decrease
The water's temperature would slowly increase
The level of the water in the glass would not change
Answer: The level of the water in the glass would not change
●● When water changes from a liquid to a gas, this process is called:
, Evaporation
Condensation
Sublimation
Freezing
Deposition
Answer: Evaporation
●● Heat is energy in the process of being transferred from:
Hot objects to cold objects
Cold objects to hot objects
Regions of low density to regions of high density
High pressure to low pressure
Low pressure to high pressure
