ATM 103 EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE
WITH SOLUTION
Drought is defined to include: - ANSWER Moisture deficit
Drought thresholds are consistent from region to region? - ANSWER False
Drought Impact - ANSWER Droughts often come with a huge price tag and it
can have ripple effect through the economy. 5 billion a year in the U.S.
Weather - ANSWER The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place.
This state is defined with respect to variables such as temperature, moisture,
wind velocity, and barometric pressure.
Climate - ANSWER The meteorlogical conditions (i.e., temperature,
precipitation, wind, etc.) that characteristically prevail in a particular region.
Generalized weather variation for a given place. Can they be thought of as
"average weather".
meterology is the study of - ANSWER The Atmosphere
, (About climate) Pressure and density decrease with - ANSWER height in the
atmosphere
(About climate) Troposphere (0-10 km) - ANSWER Weather, About 80% of all
air molecules
(About climate) Stratosphere (10-50 km) - ANSWER Ozone layer
What do you think drives climate (1st answer) - ANSWER Sun
Atmospheric Composition - ANSWER Changes from time to time, mostly
nitrogen (78%) and Oxygen (21%), Carbon Dioxide (Greenhouse gas, Climate
Change, Curretly 404 ppm = parts per million
Solar Radiation - ANSWER Heats our planet and impacts climate
Global Energy Budget - ANSWER In general, incoming energy equals
outgoing energy. 30 percent goes to space and 70 percent absorbed by
clouds and atmosphere
What drives climate (2nd answer) - ANSWER Temperature
WITH SOLUTION
Drought is defined to include: - ANSWER Moisture deficit
Drought thresholds are consistent from region to region? - ANSWER False
Drought Impact - ANSWER Droughts often come with a huge price tag and it
can have ripple effect through the economy. 5 billion a year in the U.S.
Weather - ANSWER The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place.
This state is defined with respect to variables such as temperature, moisture,
wind velocity, and barometric pressure.
Climate - ANSWER The meteorlogical conditions (i.e., temperature,
precipitation, wind, etc.) that characteristically prevail in a particular region.
Generalized weather variation for a given place. Can they be thought of as
"average weather".
meterology is the study of - ANSWER The Atmosphere
, (About climate) Pressure and density decrease with - ANSWER height in the
atmosphere
(About climate) Troposphere (0-10 km) - ANSWER Weather, About 80% of all
air molecules
(About climate) Stratosphere (10-50 km) - ANSWER Ozone layer
What do you think drives climate (1st answer) - ANSWER Sun
Atmospheric Composition - ANSWER Changes from time to time, mostly
nitrogen (78%) and Oxygen (21%), Carbon Dioxide (Greenhouse gas, Climate
Change, Curretly 404 ppm = parts per million
Solar Radiation - ANSWER Heats our planet and impacts climate
Global Energy Budget - ANSWER In general, incoming energy equals
outgoing energy. 30 percent goes to space and 70 percent absorbed by
clouds and atmosphere
What drives climate (2nd answer) - ANSWER Temperature
