WX 301 Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. The most abundant gases in Earth's atmosphere by volume are ___ and ___.
a) carbon dioxide, nitrogen
b) oxygen, water vapor
c) nitrogen, oxygen
d) oxygen, helium
e) oxygen, ozone - CORRECT ANSWER - c) nitrogen, oxygen
2. Which of the following is considered a variable gas in Earth's atmosphere?
a) water vapor
b) nitrogen
c) oxygen
d) argon
e) helium - CORRECT ANSWER - a) water vapor
3. 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - b) water
4. How does pressure change as you go up from the earth's surface?
a) It alternates between increasing and decreasing.
b) It does not change (i.e., it remains constant).
,c) It always decreases.
d) It always increases.
e) It decreases in the lower atmosphere and increases in the upper atmosphere. - CORRECT
ANSWER - c) It always decreases.
5. 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. - CORRECT ANSWER - a) Stratosphere and
Thermosphere.
6. Almost all of Earth's "weather" occurs in the ___.
a) exosphere
b) stratosphere
c) mesosphere
d) thermosphere
e) troposphere - CORRECT ANSWER - e) troposphere
7. The gas that absorbs most of the harmful ultraviolet radiation in the stratosphere is ___.
a) water vapor
b) nitrous oxide
c) carbon dioxide
d) ozone
e) chlorofluorocarbons - CORRECT ANSWER - d) ozone
8. A temperature inversion is present when temperature decreases with increasing altitude.
,a) True
b) False - CORRECT ANSWER - b) False
9. 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 73°F.
b) In Daytona Beach, the temperature is currently 53°F 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 47°F.
e) All of the above are statements of weather. - CORRECT ANSWER - b) In Daytona Beach,
the temperature is currently 53°F with light rain
10. The environmental lapse rate provides information on how the ___ changes with altitude.
a) wind direction
b) wind speed
c) density
d) pressure
e) temperature - CORRECT ANSWER - e) temperature
11. 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - b) temperature
12. The amount of heat energy required to bring about a change in temperature in a substance is
called the ___.
a) radiative equilibrium
, b) dead heat
c) conduction heat
d) latent heat
e) heat capacity - CORRECT ANSWER - e) heat capacity
13. Convection is the vertical exchange of heat.
a) True
b) false - CORRECT ANSWER - a) True
14. The heat energy released by water during condensation is known as ___ heat.
a) specific
b) latent
c) conductive
d) radiative
e) convective - CORRECT ANSWER - b) latent
15. The type (wavelength) and amount of radiation that an object emits is determined by the
object's temperature.
a) True
b) False - CORRECT ANSWER - a) True
16. What type of energy has a wavelength shorter than that of violet light?
a) green visible radiation
b) blue visible radiation
c) infrared radiation
d) red visible radiation
e) ultraviolet radiation - CORRECT ANSWER - e) ultraviolet radiation
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. The most abundant gases in Earth's atmosphere by volume are ___ and ___.
a) carbon dioxide, nitrogen
b) oxygen, water vapor
c) nitrogen, oxygen
d) oxygen, helium
e) oxygen, ozone - CORRECT ANSWER - c) nitrogen, oxygen
2. Which of the following is considered a variable gas in Earth's atmosphere?
a) water vapor
b) nitrogen
c) oxygen
d) argon
e) helium - CORRECT ANSWER - a) water vapor
3. 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - b) water
4. How does pressure change as you go up from the earth's surface?
a) It alternates between increasing and decreasing.
b) It does not change (i.e., it remains constant).
,c) It always decreases.
d) It always increases.
e) It decreases in the lower atmosphere and increases in the upper atmosphere. - CORRECT
ANSWER - c) It always decreases.
5. 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. - CORRECT ANSWER - a) Stratosphere and
Thermosphere.
6. Almost all of Earth's "weather" occurs in the ___.
a) exosphere
b) stratosphere
c) mesosphere
d) thermosphere
e) troposphere - CORRECT ANSWER - e) troposphere
7. The gas that absorbs most of the harmful ultraviolet radiation in the stratosphere is ___.
a) water vapor
b) nitrous oxide
c) carbon dioxide
d) ozone
e) chlorofluorocarbons - CORRECT ANSWER - d) ozone
8. A temperature inversion is present when temperature decreases with increasing altitude.
,a) True
b) False - CORRECT ANSWER - b) False
9. 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 73°F.
b) In Daytona Beach, the temperature is currently 53°F 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 47°F.
e) All of the above are statements of weather. - CORRECT ANSWER - b) In Daytona Beach,
the temperature is currently 53°F with light rain
10. The environmental lapse rate provides information on how the ___ changes with altitude.
a) wind direction
b) wind speed
c) density
d) pressure
e) temperature - CORRECT ANSWER - e) temperature
11. 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - b) temperature
12. The amount of heat energy required to bring about a change in temperature in a substance is
called the ___.
a) radiative equilibrium
, b) dead heat
c) conduction heat
d) latent heat
e) heat capacity - CORRECT ANSWER - e) heat capacity
13. Convection is the vertical exchange of heat.
a) True
b) false - CORRECT ANSWER - a) True
14. The heat energy released by water during condensation is known as ___ heat.
a) specific
b) latent
c) conductive
d) radiative
e) convective - CORRECT ANSWER - b) latent
15. The type (wavelength) and amount of radiation that an object emits is determined by the
object's temperature.
a) True
b) False - CORRECT ANSWER - a) True
16. What type of energy has a wavelength shorter than that of violet light?
a) green visible radiation
b) blue visible radiation
c) infrared radiation
d) red visible radiation
e) ultraviolet radiation - CORRECT ANSWER - e) ultraviolet radiation
