ESSENTIALS OF METEOROLOGY AN INVITATION TO THE ATMOSPHERE COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED APLUS

ESSENTIALS OF METEOROLOGY AN
INVITATION TO THE ATMOSPHERE
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED
APLUS

●● Weather elements
Answer: air temperature, air pressure, humidity, clouds, precipitation,
visibility, wind


●● Climate
Answer: accumulation of daily and seasonal atmospheric conditions
over a long period of time


●● Meterology
Answer: study of atmospheric phenomena and its interaction with earths
surface, oceans, and life


●● Hurricanes
Answer: tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 64 knots (74
mph)

, ●● Thunderstorms
Answer: convection storm (cumulonimbus cloud) with lighting and
thunder


●● Tornado
Answer: intense, rotating column in the shape of a funnel on the ground


●● Water vapour
Answer: water in a gaseous form


●● Carbon dioxide
Answer: colourless, odourless gas that is a selective absorber of infrared
radiation


●● Ozone
Answer: colourless gaseous form of oxygen, where the highest
concentration is found in the stratosphere


●● Aerosol
Answer: tiny suspended particle that enters the atmosphere from either
natural or human sources


●● Pollutant