Texas A & M University-College Station ATMO 201 EXAM 1 || All
Answers are Flawless.
On average how many deaths does weather related events take annually in the U.S? correct
answers 500 lives
From lives taken by weather events in the U.S. _________ are from __________ correct answers
almost half; excessive heat(43 percent)
How does the risk of death from weather events compare to other risks in life? correct answers is
relatively small; last on the table; about 2 per million people
Over the past few decades, climate change may have caused an increase in what? correct answers
weather related disasters
How does weather differ from climate? correct answers -different in that climate refers to an
"average weather"
What protects humans from being burned by sun and material from space? correct answers -air
What 3 things are needed for weather to occur? correct answers -source of radiant energy
-fluid atmosphere in order to transport energy from point A to point B
-some type of cycle that transforms the fluid between the 3 states of matter
Major components that make up the composition of the atmosphere near the earth's surface
correct answers -nitrogen(N2) = 78.08%
-Oxygen(O2) = 20.95%
-Argon(Ar) = 0.93
,minor components that make up the composition of the atmosphere near the earth's surface
correct answers -water vapor(H20) = 0 to 4%
-carbon dioxide(Co2) = 0.038% or 385 ppm
-Ozone(O3) = 0.000004% or 0.0r ppm
gases of the atmosphere in order: correct answers -nitrogen
-oxygen
-argon
-neon
-helium
-hydrogen
-xenon
most important greenhouse gases in order: correct answers -water vapor
-carbon dioxide
-methane
-nitrous oxide
-ozone
-CFC's
Explain production and natural destruction of CO2 correct answers -Is produced from the decay
of vegetation, volcanic eruptions, exhalations of animal life, burning of fossil fuels and from
deforestation
- is removed from atmosphere thru photosynthesis
Explain production and natural destruction of nitrogen correct answers -is a biological process
involving soil matter and is returned by decaying animal and plant matter
, Ozone correct answers -a highly reactive molecule containing 3 oxygen items;
- a dangerous pollutant near earth's surface but in the stratosphere, it forms an ultraviolet
absorbing shield that protects us from mutagenic radiation
-at the surface, it is the main ingredient of photochemical smog
3 oxygen items that ozone contains correct answers -chapman cycle; conversion of O2 to O3
-CFCs(chlorinated flurocarbons); disrupts chapman cycle and decreases ozone
-ozone hole
ozone hole correct answers a sharp drop in stratospheric ozone concentration observed over the
Antarctic during the spring
-occurs naturally in south pole during spring(October) but is enhanced by CFC's
-late winter/early spring offers reaction sites for ozone destruction
-SEASONS ARE REVERSED HERE; POLAR NIGHT
define temperature correct answers -is a measure of the average speed(kinetic energy)
of the atoms and molecules
(is directly proportional to their speed)
How does the average speed of air molecules relate to the air temperature? correct answers
Higher temperatures correspond to faster average speeds of air molecules and vice versa(colder
temperature corresponds with slower average speed of air molecules)
list layers of the atmosphere from lowest layer to the highest. correct answers -troposphere
-stratosphere
-mesosphere
-thermosphere
Answers are Flawless.
On average how many deaths does weather related events take annually in the U.S? correct
answers 500 lives
From lives taken by weather events in the U.S. _________ are from __________ correct answers
almost half; excessive heat(43 percent)
How does the risk of death from weather events compare to other risks in life? correct answers is
relatively small; last on the table; about 2 per million people
Over the past few decades, climate change may have caused an increase in what? correct answers
weather related disasters
How does weather differ from climate? correct answers -different in that climate refers to an
"average weather"
What protects humans from being burned by sun and material from space? correct answers -air
What 3 things are needed for weather to occur? correct answers -source of radiant energy
-fluid atmosphere in order to transport energy from point A to point B
-some type of cycle that transforms the fluid between the 3 states of matter
Major components that make up the composition of the atmosphere near the earth's surface
correct answers -nitrogen(N2) = 78.08%
-Oxygen(O2) = 20.95%
-Argon(Ar) = 0.93
,minor components that make up the composition of the atmosphere near the earth's surface
correct answers -water vapor(H20) = 0 to 4%
-carbon dioxide(Co2) = 0.038% or 385 ppm
-Ozone(O3) = 0.000004% or 0.0r ppm
gases of the atmosphere in order: correct answers -nitrogen
-oxygen
-argon
-neon
-helium
-hydrogen
-xenon
most important greenhouse gases in order: correct answers -water vapor
-carbon dioxide
-methane
-nitrous oxide
-ozone
-CFC's
Explain production and natural destruction of CO2 correct answers -Is produced from the decay
of vegetation, volcanic eruptions, exhalations of animal life, burning of fossil fuels and from
deforestation
- is removed from atmosphere thru photosynthesis
Explain production and natural destruction of nitrogen correct answers -is a biological process
involving soil matter and is returned by decaying animal and plant matter
, Ozone correct answers -a highly reactive molecule containing 3 oxygen items;
- a dangerous pollutant near earth's surface but in the stratosphere, it forms an ultraviolet
absorbing shield that protects us from mutagenic radiation
-at the surface, it is the main ingredient of photochemical smog
3 oxygen items that ozone contains correct answers -chapman cycle; conversion of O2 to O3
-CFCs(chlorinated flurocarbons); disrupts chapman cycle and decreases ozone
-ozone hole
ozone hole correct answers a sharp drop in stratospheric ozone concentration observed over the
Antarctic during the spring
-occurs naturally in south pole during spring(October) but is enhanced by CFC's
-late winter/early spring offers reaction sites for ozone destruction
-SEASONS ARE REVERSED HERE; POLAR NIGHT
define temperature correct answers -is a measure of the average speed(kinetic energy)
of the atoms and molecules
(is directly proportional to their speed)
How does the average speed of air molecules relate to the air temperature? correct answers
Higher temperatures correspond to faster average speeds of air molecules and vice versa(colder
temperature corresponds with slower average speed of air molecules)
list layers of the atmosphere from lowest layer to the highest. correct answers -troposphere
-stratosphere
-mesosphere
-thermosphere
