OSU Geog 1900 Midterm 1 Exam with accurate ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
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What are the 3 "permanent" gases in the atmosphere - correct answer✔✔nitrogen (N2,
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78%), Oxygen (O2, 20%), Argon (Ar, 1%) ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
What are the four "variable gases in the atmosphere? - correct answer✔✔Water Vapor
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(H2O), Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Ozone (O3), Methane (CH4) ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
What are the layers of the atmosphere starting with the Earth's surface and moving
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upwards? - correct answer✔✔1. Troposphere 2. Stratosphere 3. Mesosphere 4. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Thermosphere
How are layers of the atmosphere generally differentiated? - correct answer✔✔by the
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changing relationship between temperature and height above the surface ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Where does all weather occur? - correct answer✔✔troposphere
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which layer comprises approximately 80% of the atmosphere by mass? - correct
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answer✔✔troposphere
The troposphere extends from the surface appr. 15 km, where does this height vary -
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correct answer✔✔(varies by season and latitude) higher in tropics (low latitudes, 20 km)
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lower in polar regions (high latitudes, 8km)
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temperature lapse - correct answer✔✔temperature decreases with height (warm at the ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
surface, cold aloft) ||//\\|| ||//\\||
what is the tropopause? - correct answer✔✔upper limit of the troposphere, where temp
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stops decreasing with increasing height
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, what is the next layer above the troposphere - correct answer✔✔stratosphere
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the stratosphere extends appr how many km above sea level - correct answer✔✔50 km
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isothermal - correct answer✔✔area in stratosphere where temperature remains the ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
same with increasing altitude (lower stratosphere)
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inversion - correct answer✔✔where temperature begins to increase with increasing ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
height (mid and upper stratosphere) ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
stratopause - correct answer✔✔upper limit of stratosphere (altitude above the surface ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
which temp begins decreasing with increasing height)
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what is the source of heat in the stratosphere? - correct answer✔✔Ozone (absorbs
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ultraviolet solar radiation resulting in increase temp) ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
energy - correct answer✔✔the capacity to do work ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
kinetic energy - correct answer✔✔energy of motion, radiation, internal heat, electricity
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(temperature is related to the internal heat content of an object) ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
potential energy - correct answer✔✔e.g. chemical potential energy ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
joule - correct answer✔✔SI unit of energy
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"Power" - correct answer✔✔rate of energy expenditure ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
watt - correct answer✔✔unit for power (= 1 joule per second)
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detailed solutions ||//\\||
What are the 3 "permanent" gases in the atmosphere - correct answer✔✔nitrogen (N2,
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78%), Oxygen (O2, 20%), Argon (Ar, 1%) ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
What are the four "variable gases in the atmosphere? - correct answer✔✔Water Vapor
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(H2O), Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Ozone (O3), Methane (CH4) ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
What are the layers of the atmosphere starting with the Earth's surface and moving
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upwards? - correct answer✔✔1. Troposphere 2. Stratosphere 3. Mesosphere 4. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Thermosphere
How are layers of the atmosphere generally differentiated? - correct answer✔✔by the
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changing relationship between temperature and height above the surface ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Where does all weather occur? - correct answer✔✔troposphere
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which layer comprises approximately 80% of the atmosphere by mass? - correct
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answer✔✔troposphere
The troposphere extends from the surface appr. 15 km, where does this height vary -
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correct answer✔✔(varies by season and latitude) higher in tropics (low latitudes, 20 km)
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lower in polar regions (high latitudes, 8km)
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temperature lapse - correct answer✔✔temperature decreases with height (warm at the ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
surface, cold aloft) ||//\\|| ||//\\||
what is the tropopause? - correct answer✔✔upper limit of the troposphere, where temp
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stops decreasing with increasing height
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, what is the next layer above the troposphere - correct answer✔✔stratosphere
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the stratosphere extends appr how many km above sea level - correct answer✔✔50 km
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isothermal - correct answer✔✔area in stratosphere where temperature remains the ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
same with increasing altitude (lower stratosphere)
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inversion - correct answer✔✔where temperature begins to increase with increasing ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
height (mid and upper stratosphere) ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
stratopause - correct answer✔✔upper limit of stratosphere (altitude above the surface ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
which temp begins decreasing with increasing height)
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what is the source of heat in the stratosphere? - correct answer✔✔Ozone (absorbs
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ultraviolet solar radiation resulting in increase temp) ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
energy - correct answer✔✔the capacity to do work ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
kinetic energy - correct answer✔✔energy of motion, radiation, internal heat, electricity
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(temperature is related to the internal heat content of an object) ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
potential energy - correct answer✔✔e.g. chemical potential energy ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
joule - correct answer✔✔SI unit of energy
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"Power" - correct answer✔✔rate of energy expenditure ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
watt - correct answer✔✔unit for power (= 1 joule per second)
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