WX 201 FINAL EXAMINATION TEST
UPDATED COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS
●● How do you report wind in meteorology?
Answer: N- 360/0, E- 90, S- 180, W- 270
●● The sea level pressure at a station is 1020 mb. If the station pressure
is reported at 980 mb, what is the altitude of the station?
Answer: 400 m
●● A station, at an altitude of 1000 m above sea level, measures an air
pressure of 920 mb. Under normal conditions, what would be the most
realistic sea level pressure for this station?
Answer: 1020 mb
●● RADAR
Answer: radio detection for precipitation that uses an active sensor
●● Satellite
Answer: radio detection for clouds that uses a passive sensor
, ●● What is the difference between a RADAR and a satellite?
Answer: RADAR uses an active sensor, while a satellite uses a passive
sensor
●● What are variable gases, and what are some examples?
Answer: they vary in quantity; carbon dioxide and water vapor
●● What are permanent gases, and what are some examples?
Answer: they have a constant amount; argon, oxygen, and nitrogen
●● Does pressure always decrease with height, and are there any
exceptions?
Answer: Yes; there are no exceptions
●● As Earth's average temperature increases, the amount of radiation
emitted by Earth's surface __________ , and the wavelength of
maximum emission shifts toward _________ wavelengths.
Answer: increases, shorter
●● It is warmer in the tropical and equatorial regions than at the poles
because:
Answer: The incoming sunlight is more concentrated at these low
latitudes
UPDATED COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS
●● How do you report wind in meteorology?
Answer: N- 360/0, E- 90, S- 180, W- 270
●● The sea level pressure at a station is 1020 mb. If the station pressure
is reported at 980 mb, what is the altitude of the station?
Answer: 400 m
●● A station, at an altitude of 1000 m above sea level, measures an air
pressure of 920 mb. Under normal conditions, what would be the most
realistic sea level pressure for this station?
Answer: 1020 mb
●● RADAR
Answer: radio detection for precipitation that uses an active sensor
●● Satellite
Answer: radio detection for clouds that uses a passive sensor
, ●● What is the difference between a RADAR and a satellite?
Answer: RADAR uses an active sensor, while a satellite uses a passive
sensor
●● What are variable gases, and what are some examples?
Answer: they vary in quantity; carbon dioxide and water vapor
●● What are permanent gases, and what are some examples?
Answer: they have a constant amount; argon, oxygen, and nitrogen
●● Does pressure always decrease with height, and are there any
exceptions?
Answer: Yes; there are no exceptions
●● As Earth's average temperature increases, the amount of radiation
emitted by Earth's surface __________ , and the wavelength of
maximum emission shifts toward _________ wavelengths.
Answer: increases, shorter
●● It is warmer in the tropical and equatorial regions than at the poles
because:
Answer: The incoming sunlight is more concentrated at these low
latitudes
