WX 201 Final Exam 2025/2026 with
questions and answers 100% graded a+
In the atmosphere, tiny solid or liquid suspended particles of various composition are
called: - CORRECT ANSWERS--aerosol
Meteorology is the study of _____. - CORRECT ANSWERS--the atmosphere
50°F is equal to __°C - CORRECT ANSWERS--10.0000
An inversion layer where the temperature increases with height has a __ lapse rate -
CORRECT ANSWERS--negative
20°C is equal to __°F - CORRECT ANSWERS--68.0000
The altitude of the tropopause is generally highest in - CORRECT ANSWERS--the
tropics
In a temperature inversion: - CORRECT ANSWERS--air temperature increases with
increasing height
Almost all of the earths weather occurs in the - CORRECT ANSWERS--troposphere
Average sea level pressure is about - CORRECT ANSWERS--14.7 lb per square inch,
29.92 in Hg, 1013 mg
In the ISA (Standard Atmosphere), the lapse rate in the troposphere is - CORRECT
ANSWERS--2ºC per 1,000 ft
If I heat air in a closed container the pressure inside the container will - CORRECT
ANSWERS--rise
An isothermal layer is a layer in which ___ - CORRECT ANSWERS--temperature is
constant with height
If the absolute temperature of an object doubles, the amount of energy emitted goes up
by a factor of: - CORRECT ANSWERS--16
If the amount of energy lost by the earth to space each year were not approximately
equal to that received: - CORRECT ANSWERS--the atmospheres average temperature
would change
, At midday on June 22, the solar elevation at 30ºN is - CORRECT ANSWERS--83.5º
At which temperature would the earth be radiating energy at the greatest rate of
intensity? - CORRECT ANSWERS--105º F
For maximum winter warmth, in the Northern Hemisphere, large windows in a house
should face: - CORRECT ANSWERS--south
Most of the radiation emitted by the earth is in the __ part of the electromagnetic
spectrum - CORRECT ANSWERS--IR
According to Wein's displacement law, the wavelength at which maximum radiation
occurs - CORRECT ANSWERS--is inversely proportional to to the temperature
During an equinox: - CORRECT ANSWERS---the days and nights are of equal length
except at the poles
-at noon the sun is overheard at the equator
-there is 24 hours of sunrise of sunset at the poles
A heat transfer process in the atmosphere that depends upon the movement of air is: -
CORRECT ANSWERS--convection
Blue light has ______ wavelength compared to that of red light. - CORRECT
ANSWERS--a shorter
Hottest afternoon summer temperatures are found ___. - CORRECT ANSWERS--inland
on a clear, calm day
A radiation inversion is most commonly observed: - CORRECT ANSWERS--just above
the ground
An ideal shelter for housing a temperature-measurement instrument should be -
CORRECT ANSWERS--both white and in the shade
Warm ocean currents are generally found along the _____ coast of continents. -
CORRECT ANSWERS--east
If the lapse rate is 2.0 °C per 1,000 ft and the MSL temperature is 15.0 °C, what is the
temperature at 3,000 ft MSL? - CORRECT ANSWERS--9.0000
The primary cause of a radiation inversions is: - CORRECT ANSWERS--infrared
radiation emitted by the earth's surface
Water heats up ____ and cools off ____ than land. - CORRECT ANSWERS--more
slowly, more slowly
questions and answers 100% graded a+
In the atmosphere, tiny solid or liquid suspended particles of various composition are
called: - CORRECT ANSWERS--aerosol
Meteorology is the study of _____. - CORRECT ANSWERS--the atmosphere
50°F is equal to __°C - CORRECT ANSWERS--10.0000
An inversion layer where the temperature increases with height has a __ lapse rate -
CORRECT ANSWERS--negative
20°C is equal to __°F - CORRECT ANSWERS--68.0000
The altitude of the tropopause is generally highest in - CORRECT ANSWERS--the
tropics
In a temperature inversion: - CORRECT ANSWERS--air temperature increases with
increasing height
Almost all of the earths weather occurs in the - CORRECT ANSWERS--troposphere
Average sea level pressure is about - CORRECT ANSWERS--14.7 lb per square inch,
29.92 in Hg, 1013 mg
In the ISA (Standard Atmosphere), the lapse rate in the troposphere is - CORRECT
ANSWERS--2ºC per 1,000 ft
If I heat air in a closed container the pressure inside the container will - CORRECT
ANSWERS--rise
An isothermal layer is a layer in which ___ - CORRECT ANSWERS--temperature is
constant with height
If the absolute temperature of an object doubles, the amount of energy emitted goes up
by a factor of: - CORRECT ANSWERS--16
If the amount of energy lost by the earth to space each year were not approximately
equal to that received: - CORRECT ANSWERS--the atmospheres average temperature
would change
, At midday on June 22, the solar elevation at 30ºN is - CORRECT ANSWERS--83.5º
At which temperature would the earth be radiating energy at the greatest rate of
intensity? - CORRECT ANSWERS--105º F
For maximum winter warmth, in the Northern Hemisphere, large windows in a house
should face: - CORRECT ANSWERS--south
Most of the radiation emitted by the earth is in the __ part of the electromagnetic
spectrum - CORRECT ANSWERS--IR
According to Wein's displacement law, the wavelength at which maximum radiation
occurs - CORRECT ANSWERS--is inversely proportional to to the temperature
During an equinox: - CORRECT ANSWERS---the days and nights are of equal length
except at the poles
-at noon the sun is overheard at the equator
-there is 24 hours of sunrise of sunset at the poles
A heat transfer process in the atmosphere that depends upon the movement of air is: -
CORRECT ANSWERS--convection
Blue light has ______ wavelength compared to that of red light. - CORRECT
ANSWERS--a shorter
Hottest afternoon summer temperatures are found ___. - CORRECT ANSWERS--inland
on a clear, calm day
A radiation inversion is most commonly observed: - CORRECT ANSWERS--just above
the ground
An ideal shelter for housing a temperature-measurement instrument should be -
CORRECT ANSWERS--both white and in the shade
Warm ocean currents are generally found along the _____ coast of continents. -
CORRECT ANSWERS--east
If the lapse rate is 2.0 °C per 1,000 ft and the MSL temperature is 15.0 °C, what is the
temperature at 3,000 ft MSL? - CORRECT ANSWERS--9.0000
The primary cause of a radiation inversions is: - CORRECT ANSWERS--infrared
radiation emitted by the earth's surface
Water heats up ____ and cools off ____ than land. - CORRECT ANSWERS--more
slowly, more slowly
