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ATSC110 Final Exam Questions and
Answers |100% Pass
Which one of these gases makes up 21% of the permanent gas in the atmosphere? -
Answer✔✔-oxygen
Which gas is a greenhouse gas? - Answer✔✔-all of the above
Which layer of the atmosphere contains a vast majority of the weather? - Answer✔✔-
Troposphere
Which statement about the Tropopause is correct? - Answer✔✔-all of these statements are
correct
Match the correct heights above sea-level with these standard pressure levels, 1) 925mb, 2)
850mb, 3) 700mb. - Answer✔✔-1) 2,500 ft, 2) 5,000 ft, 3) 10,000 ft
You are in a commercial airliner at 30,000 ft above sea-level. What percent of the atmosphere,
by density, is below you? - Answer✔✔-70%
Lines of __________ measure distance north and south from the _________ and lines of
___________ measure distance east and west from the _____________, - Answer✔✔-latitude,
equator, longitude, prime meridian
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It is the middle of summer. The time is 19:00 UTC. What is this time, local, in the Central Time
Zone of the United States? - Answer✔✔-2:00pm CDT
When a storm is developing, some of the __________ (stored) energy in the atmosphere is
converted to __________ (motion) energy. - Answer✔✔-potential, kinetic
The process of heating or cooling a substance is a _________ heat issue and the process to
change a substance from one form to another is a ________ heat issue. - Answer✔✔-specific,
latent
How many calories are needed to warm a 50-gram block of ice from -10⁰C to 0⁰C, melt the 50
grams of ice, warm the 50 grams of melt water from 0⁰C to +10⁰C and evaporate the 50 grams
of water? - Answer✔✔-34,750 calories
In the previous question which of these processes used more energy to complete the process? -
Answer✔✔-melting the ice and evaporating the water
Which one of these heat transfer mechanisms does not need molecules to propagate
(transmit)? - Answer✔✔-radiation
The sun emits a majority of its radiation as ___________ and the earth's surface emits a
majority of its radiation as ____________. - Answer✔✔-both (a) and (c) are correct
The earth's atmosphere allows _________ radiation to move freely through it, but gases like
carbon dioxide and water vapor absorb some of the outgoing __________ radiation emitted by
the earth's surface. - Answer✔✔-infrared, visible
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The concept of 'Global Warming/Climate Change' is due to an increase of ______________
gases in the atmosphere that allow the absorption of more outgoing ___________ radiation. -
Answer✔✔-greenhouse, infrared
The definition of 'Albedo' is the ratio between the amount of solar radiation striking a surface to
the amount of solar radiation that is reflected off of the surface. - Answer✔✔-True
Because of the difference in 'Albedo' the air above a dark surface can heat up quicker than the
air above a snow-covered surface. - Answer✔✔-True
The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees. - Answer✔✔-23.5
The further north or south you get from the Equator, the greater the spread between the
shortest and longest day, when referring to the amount of daylight hours. - Answer✔✔-True
Pick the answer that lines up with these latitudes: 23.5⁰S, 0⁰, 23.5⁰N. - Answer✔✔-Tropic of
Cancer, Equator, Tropic of Capricorn
Pick the latitudes where the sun's rays are perpendicular to the surface of the earth on these
dates: March 20, June 21, September 22, December 21. - Answer✔✔-0⁰, 23.5⁰N, 0⁰, 23.5⁰S
When the northern hemisphere is starting the season of winter, the southern hemisphere is
starting the season of summer. - Answer✔✔-True
The effects of radiational cooling during the overnight hours is greatest when: - Answer✔✔-the
sky is clear, the wind is calm, and the air is dry
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ATSC110 Final Exam Questions and
Answers |100% Pass
Which one of these gases makes up 21% of the permanent gas in the atmosphere? -
Answer✔✔-oxygen
Which gas is a greenhouse gas? - Answer✔✔-all of the above
Which layer of the atmosphere contains a vast majority of the weather? - Answer✔✔-
Troposphere
Which statement about the Tropopause is correct? - Answer✔✔-all of these statements are
correct
Match the correct heights above sea-level with these standard pressure levels, 1) 925mb, 2)
850mb, 3) 700mb. - Answer✔✔-1) 2,500 ft, 2) 5,000 ft, 3) 10,000 ft
You are in a commercial airliner at 30,000 ft above sea-level. What percent of the atmosphere,
by density, is below you? - Answer✔✔-70%
Lines of __________ measure distance north and south from the _________ and lines of
___________ measure distance east and west from the _____________, - Answer✔✔-latitude,
equator, longitude, prime meridian
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It is the middle of summer. The time is 19:00 UTC. What is this time, local, in the Central Time
Zone of the United States? - Answer✔✔-2:00pm CDT
When a storm is developing, some of the __________ (stored) energy in the atmosphere is
converted to __________ (motion) energy. - Answer✔✔-potential, kinetic
The process of heating or cooling a substance is a _________ heat issue and the process to
change a substance from one form to another is a ________ heat issue. - Answer✔✔-specific,
latent
How many calories are needed to warm a 50-gram block of ice from -10⁰C to 0⁰C, melt the 50
grams of ice, warm the 50 grams of melt water from 0⁰C to +10⁰C and evaporate the 50 grams
of water? - Answer✔✔-34,750 calories
In the previous question which of these processes used more energy to complete the process? -
Answer✔✔-melting the ice and evaporating the water
Which one of these heat transfer mechanisms does not need molecules to propagate
(transmit)? - Answer✔✔-radiation
The sun emits a majority of its radiation as ___________ and the earth's surface emits a
majority of its radiation as ____________. - Answer✔✔-both (a) and (c) are correct
The earth's atmosphere allows _________ radiation to move freely through it, but gases like
carbon dioxide and water vapor absorb some of the outgoing __________ radiation emitted by
the earth's surface. - Answer✔✔-infrared, visible
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The concept of 'Global Warming/Climate Change' is due to an increase of ______________
gases in the atmosphere that allow the absorption of more outgoing ___________ radiation. -
Answer✔✔-greenhouse, infrared
The definition of 'Albedo' is the ratio between the amount of solar radiation striking a surface to
the amount of solar radiation that is reflected off of the surface. - Answer✔✔-True
Because of the difference in 'Albedo' the air above a dark surface can heat up quicker than the
air above a snow-covered surface. - Answer✔✔-True
The earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees. - Answer✔✔-23.5
The further north or south you get from the Equator, the greater the spread between the
shortest and longest day, when referring to the amount of daylight hours. - Answer✔✔-True
Pick the answer that lines up with these latitudes: 23.5⁰S, 0⁰, 23.5⁰N. - Answer✔✔-Tropic of
Cancer, Equator, Tropic of Capricorn
Pick the latitudes where the sun's rays are perpendicular to the surface of the earth on these
dates: March 20, June 21, September 22, December 21. - Answer✔✔-0⁰, 23.5⁰N, 0⁰, 23.5⁰S
When the northern hemisphere is starting the season of winter, the southern hemisphere is
starting the season of summer. - Answer✔✔-True
The effects of radiational cooling during the overnight hours is greatest when: - Answer✔✔-the
sky is clear, the wind is calm, and the air is dry
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