GEOG 1300 - Final Exam
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1. Weather the condition of the atmosphere at a specific time and place
2. Climate the accumulation of daily and seasonal weather events over a long period of time
3. List seven com- • 1) Air temperature
mon weather ele- • 2) Air pressure
ments • 3) Humidity
• 4) Clouds
• 5) Precipitation
• 6) Visibility
• 7) Wind
4. What is the pri- • The sun's radiation
mary source of
energy for the
Earth's atmos-
phere?
5. Explain the con- • the pressure exerted by the mass of air above a given point
cept of air pres- • air pressure always decreases with increasing height because as we climb in
sure in terms of elevation, fewer air molecules are above us
the weight of air • rapidly decreases at first, then slower at higher levels
above some lev-
el. Why does air
pressure always
decrease with in-
creasing height?
6. At what height • Sea level; 14.7 pounds/square inch
in the atmos-
phere do we find
the highest pres-
sure?
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7. What is the stan- • 1013.25 mb
dard atmospher-
ic pressure at
sea-level in mil-
libars?
8. What is the • The rate at which an atmospheric variable (usually temperature) decreases with
lapse-rate? height
9. On the basis • Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
of temperature,
list the layers
of the atmos-
phere from low-
est (closest to the
ground) to high-
est?
10. Which layer of • Troposphere
the atmosphere
contains all of the
weather we ex-
perience?
11. Which two lay- • Troposphere and stratosphere
ers of the at-
mosphere con-
tain most of
the atmosphere's
mass?
12. • Use of fossil fuels and deforestation
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11. Why has the
concentration of
carbon dioxide
in the atmos-
phere increased
over the past 100
years?
13. 12. In what at- • Stratosphere
mospheric lay-
er do we
find the great-
est concentration
of ozone, the
so-called ozone
layer?
14. 13. How does the • Shields plants, animals, and humans from the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays
ozone layer pro-
tect life on Earth?
15. 14. What sea- • Winter
son of the year • Summer
is it in Janu-
ary in the North-
ern Hemisphere?
What season of
the year is it
in January in the
Southern Hemi-
sphere?
16.
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15. What units • Kelvin, Fahrenheit, and Celsius
are used to • °C = 5/9 (°F-32)
measure temper-
ature? Given a
temperature in
degrees Faren-
heit how do we
convert it to de-
grees Celsius?
17. 16. Given a dis- • one km equals 0.62137119 miles
tance in kilo-
meters, how do
we convert it to
miles?
18. 17. What are the • Nitrogen = 78%, oxygen = 21%
two most abun-
dant gases in
the atmosphere
and what per-
centage of the at-
mosphere's vol-
ume do they oc-
cupy?
19. 18. Which atmos- • Water vapor
pheric gas has
the most vari-
able concentra-
tion from place
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_1g815j
1. Weather the condition of the atmosphere at a specific time and place
2. Climate the accumulation of daily and seasonal weather events over a long period of time
3. List seven com- • 1) Air temperature
mon weather ele- • 2) Air pressure
ments • 3) Humidity
• 4) Clouds
• 5) Precipitation
• 6) Visibility
• 7) Wind
4. What is the pri- • The sun's radiation
mary source of
energy for the
Earth's atmos-
phere?
5. Explain the con- • the pressure exerted by the mass of air above a given point
cept of air pres- • air pressure always decreases with increasing height because as we climb in
sure in terms of elevation, fewer air molecules are above us
the weight of air • rapidly decreases at first, then slower at higher levels
above some lev-
el. Why does air
pressure always
decrease with in-
creasing height?
6. At what height • Sea level; 14.7 pounds/square inch
in the atmos-
phere do we find
the highest pres-
sure?
, GEOG 1300 - Final Exam
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7. What is the stan- • 1013.25 mb
dard atmospher-
ic pressure at
sea-level in mil-
libars?
8. What is the • The rate at which an atmospheric variable (usually temperature) decreases with
lapse-rate? height
9. On the basis • Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
of temperature,
list the layers
of the atmos-
phere from low-
est (closest to the
ground) to high-
est?
10. Which layer of • Troposphere
the atmosphere
contains all of the
weather we ex-
perience?
11. Which two lay- • Troposphere and stratosphere
ers of the at-
mosphere con-
tain most of
the atmosphere's
mass?
12. • Use of fossil fuels and deforestation
, GEOG 1300 - Final Exam
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11. Why has the
concentration of
carbon dioxide
in the atmos-
phere increased
over the past 100
years?
13. 12. In what at- • Stratosphere
mospheric lay-
er do we
find the great-
est concentration
of ozone, the
so-called ozone
layer?
14. 13. How does the • Shields plants, animals, and humans from the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays
ozone layer pro-
tect life on Earth?
15. 14. What sea- • Winter
son of the year • Summer
is it in Janu-
ary in the North-
ern Hemisphere?
What season of
the year is it
in January in the
Southern Hemi-
sphere?
16.
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15. What units • Kelvin, Fahrenheit, and Celsius
are used to • °C = 5/9 (°F-32)
measure temper-
ature? Given a
temperature in
degrees Faren-
heit how do we
convert it to de-
grees Celsius?
17. 16. Given a dis- • one km equals 0.62137119 miles
tance in kilo-
meters, how do
we convert it to
miles?
18. 17. What are the • Nitrogen = 78%, oxygen = 21%
two most abun-
dant gases in
the atmosphere
and what per-
centage of the at-
mosphere's vol-
ume do they oc-
cupy?
19. 18. Which atmos- • Water vapor
pheric gas has
the most vari-
able concentra-
tion from place
