WX 201 FINAL TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED STUDY
RESOURCE
●● Which of the following is considered a variable gas in Earth's
atmosphere?
a) water vapor
b) nitrogen
c) oxygen
d) argon
e) helium
Answer: a) water vapor
●● The only substance near Earth's surface that is found naturally in the
current atmosphere as a solid, liquid, and a gas is ____.
a) carbon dioxide
b) water
c) molecular oxygen
d) ozone
e) carbon
Answer: b) water
,●● Which weather element always decreases as we climb upward in the
atmosphere?
a) wind
b) temperature
c) pressure
d) moisture
e) dew point
Answer: c) pressure
●● Within which layers of the atmosphere will temperature always
increase with increasing height?
a) Stratosphere and Thermosphere.
b) Troposphere and Stratosphere.
c) Stratosphere and Mesosphere.
d) Troposphere and Mesosphere.
e) Mesosphere and Thermosphere.
Answer: a) Stratosphere and Thermosphere
●● Almost all of Earth's "weather" occurs in the _____.
a) exosphere
b) stratosphere
c) mesosphere
d) thermosphere
,e) troposphere
Answer: e) troposphere
●● Ozone (O3) in the stratosphere has ____.
a) protected life from harmful ultraviolet rays
b) decreased in concentration by 30 percent
c) remained at about the same concentration from year to year
d) disappeared entirely
e) has doubled in concentration
Answer: a) protected life from harmful ultraviolet rays
●● A temperature inversion is present when temperature decreases with
increasing altitude.
a) True
b) False
Answer: b) False
●● Which of the following is a statement of weather and not a statement
of climate?
a) The average temperature for Daytona Beach in October is 73F.
b) In Daytona Beach, the temperature is currently 53F with light rain.
c) The average annual precipitation in Daytona Beach is 48 inches.
d) The average low temperature for Daytona Beach in January is 47F.
, e) All of the above are statements of weather.
Answer: b) In Daytona Beach, the temperature is currently 53F with
light rain.
●● The environmental lapse rate provides information on how the
_________ changes with altitude.
a) wind direction
b) wind speed
c) density
d) pressure
e) temperature
Answer: e) temperature
●● Which measurement generally indicates the average speed and
therefore the average kinetic energy of air molecules?
a) pressure
b) temperature
c) density
d) heat
e) gravity
Answer: b) temperature
AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED STUDY
RESOURCE
●● Which of the following is considered a variable gas in Earth's
atmosphere?
a) water vapor
b) nitrogen
c) oxygen
d) argon
e) helium
Answer: a) water vapor
●● The only substance near Earth's surface that is found naturally in the
current atmosphere as a solid, liquid, and a gas is ____.
a) carbon dioxide
b) water
c) molecular oxygen
d) ozone
e) carbon
Answer: b) water
,●● Which weather element always decreases as we climb upward in the
atmosphere?
a) wind
b) temperature
c) pressure
d) moisture
e) dew point
Answer: c) pressure
●● Within which layers of the atmosphere will temperature always
increase with increasing height?
a) Stratosphere and Thermosphere.
b) Troposphere and Stratosphere.
c) Stratosphere and Mesosphere.
d) Troposphere and Mesosphere.
e) Mesosphere and Thermosphere.
Answer: a) Stratosphere and Thermosphere
●● Almost all of Earth's "weather" occurs in the _____.
a) exosphere
b) stratosphere
c) mesosphere
d) thermosphere
,e) troposphere
Answer: e) troposphere
●● Ozone (O3) in the stratosphere has ____.
a) protected life from harmful ultraviolet rays
b) decreased in concentration by 30 percent
c) remained at about the same concentration from year to year
d) disappeared entirely
e) has doubled in concentration
Answer: a) protected life from harmful ultraviolet rays
●● A temperature inversion is present when temperature decreases with
increasing altitude.
a) True
b) False
Answer: b) False
●● Which of the following is a statement of weather and not a statement
of climate?
a) The average temperature for Daytona Beach in October is 73F.
b) In Daytona Beach, the temperature is currently 53F with light rain.
c) The average annual precipitation in Daytona Beach is 48 inches.
d) The average low temperature for Daytona Beach in January is 47F.
, e) All of the above are statements of weather.
Answer: b) In Daytona Beach, the temperature is currently 53F with
light rain.
●● The environmental lapse rate provides information on how the
_________ changes with altitude.
a) wind direction
b) wind speed
c) density
d) pressure
e) temperature
Answer: e) temperature
●● Which measurement generally indicates the average speed and
therefore the average kinetic energy of air molecules?
a) pressure
b) temperature
c) density
d) heat
e) gravity
Answer: b) temperature
