MEA 130 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Which ||of ||the ||following ||words ||is ||derived ||in ||part, ||from ||the ||Greek ||term ||meaning ||seen
"high ||in ||the ||sky"? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Meteorology
||
Complete ||the ||following ||adage ||we ||discussed ||in ||class.
__________ ||is ||what ||you ||expect, ||while ||__________ ||is ||what ||you ||get! ||- ||CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔-climate; ||weather
||
Roughly, ||what ||percentage ||of ||the ||Nation's ||100,000 ||thunderstorms ||will ||produce ||a
tornado? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-10%
||
Roughly, ||what ||percentage ||of ||declared ||National ||emergences ||are ||weather-related? ||-
CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-80%
||
Which ||of ||the ||following ||did ||we ||define ||as ||a ||trace ||gas? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-O3, ||Co2
Which ||of ||the ||following ||gases ||did ||we ||considered ||permanent ||in ||that ||their ||percent
concentrations ||vary ||little ||in ||time ||and/or ||space? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-N2, ||O2, ||Ar
||
Measurements ||aloft ||of ||temperature, ||moisture, ||pressure ||and ||wind ||are ||collected ||by
balloon-borne ||instrument ||packages ||called: ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-radiosondes
||
Which ||of ||the ||following ||constituents ||of ||the ||Earth's ||atmosphere ||are ||not ||very ||important
from ||a ||meteorological ||perspective? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Oxygen, ||nitrogen
||
,Which ||of ||the ||following ||are ||considered ||major ||greenhouse ||gases? ||- ||CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔-water ||vapor, ||carbon ||dioxde, ||methane
||
Nearly ||99% ||of ||the ||mass ||of ||Earth's ||atmosphere ||lies ||with ||______ ||km ||of ||the ||surface. ||-
CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-30
||
What ||would ||you ||expect ||the ||barometric ||pressure ||outside ||of ||a ||jet ||flying ||at ||4.9 ||km ||to
be? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-545 ||mb
||
The ||depth ||of ||the ||troposphere ||is ||most ||likely ||to ||be ||greatest ||over ||the: ||- ||CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔-equator
||
The ||earth's ||atmosphere ||is ||divided ||into ||layers ||based ||on ||the ||vertical ||profile ||of: ||-
CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Temperature
||
The ||Autumnal ||Equinox ||occurs ||tomorrow, ||September ||23rd. ||Which ||of ||the ||following ||are
||characteristics ||of ||the ||Autumnal ||Equinox? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-The ||noon ||sun ||is
||directly ||overhead ||at ||the ||Equator.
Areas ||north ||of ||the ||Arctic ||Circle ||will ||have ||12 ||hours ||of ||daylight.
Areas ||south ||of ||the ||Antarctic ||Circle ||will ||have ||12 ||hours ||of ||daylight
Match ||the ||radiation ||wavelengths ||with ||the ||appropriated ||characteristics. ||- ||CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔-0.4 ||- ||0.7 ||microns ||= ||visible ||light
||
0.4 ||microns= ||infrared
0.7 ||to ||1.8 ||microns= ||short ||infrared
5 ||to ||50 ||microns= ||far ||infrared
8 ||to ||12 ||microns= ||atmospheric ||window
, Use ||the ||equation ||for ||solar ||elevation ||angle ||to ||determine ||which ||of ||the ||following
||combinations ||of ||latitude ||and ||Julian ||day ||would ||result ||in ||the ||highest ||solar ||elevation
angle ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-34.9 ||degrees; ||julian ||day ||= ||174
||
Calculate ||the ||noontime ||instantaneous ||energy ||(J) ||striking ||the ||ground ||in ||Raleigh ||(35.8
degrees) ||on ||February ||22nd ||(Julian ||Day ||53) ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-935.6 ||W/m2
||
Within ||temperature ||inversions, ||temperature: ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-increases ||as ||height
||increases ||(ΔT/ΔZ ||> ||0)
The ||"Greenhouse ||Effect" ||is ||___________ ||to ||the ||earth ||because ||it ||keeps ||the ||atmosphere
roughly ||than ||it ||would ||otherwise ||be. ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-beneficial, ||60 ||F ||warmer
||
The ||above ||figure ||that ||depicts ||this ||increase ||in ||CO2 ||concentrations ||is ||called ||the
||_____________ ||after ||the ||scientist ||who ||championed ||the ||research. ||- ||CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔-Keeling ||Curve
||
Using ||the ||Stefan-Boltzmann ||Law, ||calculate ||the ||energy ||emitted ||from ||a ||body ||that ||has ||a
temperature ||of ||297 ||Kelvin. ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-441.2 ||Watts/meter2
||
According ||to ||Wien's ||Displacement ||Law, ||the ||wavelength ||of ||maximum ||emission ||of ||a ||body
with ||a ||temperature ||of ||357 ||Kelvin ||would ||be: ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-8.1 ||microns
||
The ||above ||figure ||depicts ||the ||earth's ||position ||concerning ||the ||sun ||for ||one ||of ||the ||four
||important ||astronomical ||days ||we ||discussed. ||For ||this ||day, ||the ||noontime ||sun ||would ||be
directly ||overhead ||at ||the: ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Tropic ||of ||Cancer
||
Which ||exposure ||category ||would ||a ||UV ||index ||of ||7 ||indicate ||? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-high
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Which ||of ||the ||following ||words ||is ||derived ||in ||part, ||from ||the ||Greek ||term ||meaning ||seen
"high ||in ||the ||sky"? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Meteorology
||
Complete ||the ||following ||adage ||we ||discussed ||in ||class.
__________ ||is ||what ||you ||expect, ||while ||__________ ||is ||what ||you ||get! ||- ||CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔-climate; ||weather
||
Roughly, ||what ||percentage ||of ||the ||Nation's ||100,000 ||thunderstorms ||will ||produce ||a
tornado? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-10%
||
Roughly, ||what ||percentage ||of ||declared ||National ||emergences ||are ||weather-related? ||-
CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-80%
||
Which ||of ||the ||following ||did ||we ||define ||as ||a ||trace ||gas? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-O3, ||Co2
Which ||of ||the ||following ||gases ||did ||we ||considered ||permanent ||in ||that ||their ||percent
concentrations ||vary ||little ||in ||time ||and/or ||space? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-N2, ||O2, ||Ar
||
Measurements ||aloft ||of ||temperature, ||moisture, ||pressure ||and ||wind ||are ||collected ||by
balloon-borne ||instrument ||packages ||called: ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-radiosondes
||
Which ||of ||the ||following ||constituents ||of ||the ||Earth's ||atmosphere ||are ||not ||very ||important
from ||a ||meteorological ||perspective? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Oxygen, ||nitrogen
||
,Which ||of ||the ||following ||are ||considered ||major ||greenhouse ||gases? ||- ||CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔-water ||vapor, ||carbon ||dioxde, ||methane
||
Nearly ||99% ||of ||the ||mass ||of ||Earth's ||atmosphere ||lies ||with ||______ ||km ||of ||the ||surface. ||-
CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-30
||
What ||would ||you ||expect ||the ||barometric ||pressure ||outside ||of ||a ||jet ||flying ||at ||4.9 ||km ||to
be? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-545 ||mb
||
The ||depth ||of ||the ||troposphere ||is ||most ||likely ||to ||be ||greatest ||over ||the: ||- ||CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔-equator
||
The ||earth's ||atmosphere ||is ||divided ||into ||layers ||based ||on ||the ||vertical ||profile ||of: ||-
CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Temperature
||
The ||Autumnal ||Equinox ||occurs ||tomorrow, ||September ||23rd. ||Which ||of ||the ||following ||are
||characteristics ||of ||the ||Autumnal ||Equinox? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-The ||noon ||sun ||is
||directly ||overhead ||at ||the ||Equator.
Areas ||north ||of ||the ||Arctic ||Circle ||will ||have ||12 ||hours ||of ||daylight.
Areas ||south ||of ||the ||Antarctic ||Circle ||will ||have ||12 ||hours ||of ||daylight
Match ||the ||radiation ||wavelengths ||with ||the ||appropriated ||characteristics. ||- ||CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔-0.4 ||- ||0.7 ||microns ||= ||visible ||light
||
0.4 ||microns= ||infrared
0.7 ||to ||1.8 ||microns= ||short ||infrared
5 ||to ||50 ||microns= ||far ||infrared
8 ||to ||12 ||microns= ||atmospheric ||window
, Use ||the ||equation ||for ||solar ||elevation ||angle ||to ||determine ||which ||of ||the ||following
||combinations ||of ||latitude ||and ||Julian ||day ||would ||result ||in ||the ||highest ||solar ||elevation
angle ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-34.9 ||degrees; ||julian ||day ||= ||174
||
Calculate ||the ||noontime ||instantaneous ||energy ||(J) ||striking ||the ||ground ||in ||Raleigh ||(35.8
degrees) ||on ||February ||22nd ||(Julian ||Day ||53) ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-935.6 ||W/m2
||
Within ||temperature ||inversions, ||temperature: ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-increases ||as ||height
||increases ||(ΔT/ΔZ ||> ||0)
The ||"Greenhouse ||Effect" ||is ||___________ ||to ||the ||earth ||because ||it ||keeps ||the ||atmosphere
roughly ||than ||it ||would ||otherwise ||be. ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-beneficial, ||60 ||F ||warmer
||
The ||above ||figure ||that ||depicts ||this ||increase ||in ||CO2 ||concentrations ||is ||called ||the
||_____________ ||after ||the ||scientist ||who ||championed ||the ||research. ||- ||CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔-Keeling ||Curve
||
Using ||the ||Stefan-Boltzmann ||Law, ||calculate ||the ||energy ||emitted ||from ||a ||body ||that ||has ||a
temperature ||of ||297 ||Kelvin. ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-441.2 ||Watts/meter2
||
According ||to ||Wien's ||Displacement ||Law, ||the ||wavelength ||of ||maximum ||emission ||of ||a ||body
with ||a ||temperature ||of ||357 ||Kelvin ||would ||be: ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-8.1 ||microns
||
The ||above ||figure ||depicts ||the ||earth's ||position ||concerning ||the ||sun ||for ||one ||of ||the ||four
||important ||astronomical ||days ||we ||discussed. ||For ||this ||day, ||the ||noontime ||sun ||would ||be
directly ||overhead ||at ||the: ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Tropic ||of ||Cancer
||
Which ||exposure ||category ||would ||a ||UV ||index ||of ||7 ||indicate ||? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-high
