ESSENTIALS OF METEOROLOGY AHRENS
CHAPTERS 1 TO 15 ESSENTIAL STUDY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Weather elements.
Answer: air temperature, air pressure, humidity, clouds,
precipitation, visibility, wind
◉ Climate.
Answer: accumulation of daily and seasonal atmospheric conditions
over a long period of time
◉ Meterology.
Answer: study of atmospheric phenomena and its interaction with
earths surface, oceans, and life
◉ Hurricanes.
Answer: tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 64 knots
(74 mph)
◉ Thunderstorms.
, Answer: convection storm (cumulonimbus cloud) with lighting and
thunder
◉ Tornado.
Answer: intense, rotating column in the shape of a funnel on the
ground
◉ Water vapour.
Answer: water in a gaseous form
◉ Carbon dioxide.
Answer: colourless, odourless gas that is a selective absorber of
infrared radiation
◉ Ozone.
Answer: colourless gaseous form of oxygen, where the highest
concentration is found in the stratosphere
◉ Aerosol.
Answer: tiny suspended particle that enters the atmosphere from
either natural or human sources
◉ Pollutant.
CHAPTERS 1 TO 15 ESSENTIAL STUDY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Weather elements.
Answer: air temperature, air pressure, humidity, clouds,
precipitation, visibility, wind
◉ Climate.
Answer: accumulation of daily and seasonal atmospheric conditions
over a long period of time
◉ Meterology.
Answer: study of atmospheric phenomena and its interaction with
earths surface, oceans, and life
◉ Hurricanes.
Answer: tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 64 knots
(74 mph)
◉ Thunderstorms.
, Answer: convection storm (cumulonimbus cloud) with lighting and
thunder
◉ Tornado.
Answer: intense, rotating column in the shape of a funnel on the
ground
◉ Water vapour.
Answer: water in a gaseous form
◉ Carbon dioxide.
Answer: colourless, odourless gas that is a selective absorber of
infrared radiation
◉ Ozone.
Answer: colourless gaseous form of oxygen, where the highest
concentration is found in the stratosphere
◉ Aerosol.
Answer: tiny suspended particle that enters the atmosphere from
either natural or human sources
◉ Pollutant.