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GRG 301K EXAM 1 NEWEST ACTUAL 2025/2026
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.VERIFED/GRADED A+
Atmosphere - (ANSWER)the gasses that surround the Earth and all of the planets
(it protects from the rays of the Sun + provides a mixture of gasses that allow life
to flourish)
Meteorology - (ANSWER)the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena (term
comes from Aristotle's Meteorologica)
Weather - (ANSWER)the current state of the atmosphere at any particular time
and place; always changing
Weather Elements - (ANSWER)includes air temperature, humidity, clouds,
precipitation, wind direction, wind speed, gusts, visibility, and air pressure
Climate - (ANSWER)the collective state of the Earth's atmosphere; obtained by
measuring weather elements over a long period of time (over 30 years), "the
average weather"
Lines of Longitude / Meridians - (ANSWER)the thin, solid black lines running from
north-to-south; how far east or west a place is from the prime meridian
Lines of Latitude - (ANSWER)the thin, solid black lines that parallel the equator;
how far north or south a place is from the equator
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Middle Latitudes - (ANSWER)places between the latitudes of 30°N and 50°N
Middle Latitude-Cyclonic Storm - (ANSWER)a synoptic scale low-pressure system
that has cyclonic (counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere) flow, found in
the Middle Latitudes
Hurricane - (ANSWER)a tropical storm with a swirling band of rotating clouds and
sustained surface winds of 65 Kn or more that moves excess heat from equatorial
regions to the poles; a low-pressure system.
In the eye, winds are light and skies generally clear-where atmospheric pressure is
the lowest. Around the eye, there is an extensive region of heavy rain and high
surface winds-reaching peak gusts of 100 Kn.
Thunderstorms - (ANSWER)tall churning clouds accompanied by lightning,
thunder, strong gusty winds, and heavy rain
Tornadoes - (ANSWER)an intense rotating column of air that usually extends
downward from the base of a thunderstorm with a circulation reaching the
ground; the most violent disturbance in the atmosphere
Wind - (ANSWER)the horizontal movement of air; 0 wind = "calm wind"
Wind Direction - (ANSWER)the direction FROM which the wind is blowing
GRG 301K EXAM 1 NEWEST ACTUAL 2025/2026
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.VERIFED/GRADED A+
Atmosphere - (ANSWER)the gasses that surround the Earth and all of the planets
(it protects from the rays of the Sun + provides a mixture of gasses that allow life
to flourish)
Meteorology - (ANSWER)the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena (term
comes from Aristotle's Meteorologica)
Weather - (ANSWER)the current state of the atmosphere at any particular time
and place; always changing
Weather Elements - (ANSWER)includes air temperature, humidity, clouds,
precipitation, wind direction, wind speed, gusts, visibility, and air pressure
Climate - (ANSWER)the collective state of the Earth's atmosphere; obtained by
measuring weather elements over a long period of time (over 30 years), "the
average weather"
Lines of Longitude / Meridians - (ANSWER)the thin, solid black lines running from
north-to-south; how far east or west a place is from the prime meridian
Lines of Latitude - (ANSWER)the thin, solid black lines that parallel the equator;
how far north or south a place is from the equator
, 2
Middle Latitudes - (ANSWER)places between the latitudes of 30°N and 50°N
Middle Latitude-Cyclonic Storm - (ANSWER)a synoptic scale low-pressure system
that has cyclonic (counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere) flow, found in
the Middle Latitudes
Hurricane - (ANSWER)a tropical storm with a swirling band of rotating clouds and
sustained surface winds of 65 Kn or more that moves excess heat from equatorial
regions to the poles; a low-pressure system.
In the eye, winds are light and skies generally clear-where atmospheric pressure is
the lowest. Around the eye, there is an extensive region of heavy rain and high
surface winds-reaching peak gusts of 100 Kn.
Thunderstorms - (ANSWER)tall churning clouds accompanied by lightning,
thunder, strong gusty winds, and heavy rain
Tornadoes - (ANSWER)an intense rotating column of air that usually extends
downward from the base of a thunderstorm with a circulation reaching the
ground; the most violent disturbance in the atmosphere
Wind - (ANSWER)the horizontal movement of air; 0 wind = "calm wind"
Wind Direction - (ANSWER)the direction FROM which the wind is blowing
