ATMO 201 COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉From lives taken by weather events in the U.S. _________ are from
__________. Answer: almost half; excessive heat(43 percent)
◉How does the risk of death from weather events compare to other
risks in life?. Answer: is relatively small; last on the table; about 2
per million people
◉Over the past few decades, climate change may have caused an
increase in what?. Answer: weather related disasters
◉How does weather differ from climate?. Answer: -different in that
climate refers to an "average weather"
◉What protects humans from being burned by sun and material
from space?. Answer: -air
◉What 3 things are needed for weather to occur?. Answer: -source
of radiant energy
,-fluid atmosphere in order to transport energy from point A to point
B
-some type of cycle that transforms the fluid between the 3 states of
matter
◉Major components that make up the composition of the
atmosphere near the earth's surface. Answer: -nitrogen(N2) =
78.08%
-Oxygen(O2) = 20.95%
-Argon(Ar) = 0.93
◉minor components that make up the composition of the
atmosphere near the earth's surface. Answer: -water vapor(H20) = 0
to 4%
-carbon dioxide(Co2) = 0.038% or 385 ppm
-Ozone(O3) = 0.000004% or 0.0r ppm
◉gases of the atmosphere in order:. Answer: -nitrogen
-oxygen
-argon
-neon
-helium
-hydrogen
, -xenon
◉most important greenhouse gases in order:. Answer: -water vapor
-carbon dioxide
-methane
-nitrous oxide
-ozone
-CFC's
◉Explain production and natural destruction of CO2. Answer: -Is
produced from the decay of vegetation, volcanic eruptions,
exhalations of animal life, burning of fossil fuels and from
deforestation
- is removed from atmosphere thru photosynthesis
◉Explain production and natural destruction of nitrogen. Answer: -
is a biological process involving soil matter and is returned by
decaying animal and plant matter
◉Ozone. Answer: -a highly reactive molecule containing 3 oxygen
items;
- a dangerous pollutant near earth's surface but in the stratosphere,
it forms an ultraviolet absorbing shield that protects us from
mutagenic radiation
2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉From lives taken by weather events in the U.S. _________ are from
__________. Answer: almost half; excessive heat(43 percent)
◉How does the risk of death from weather events compare to other
risks in life?. Answer: is relatively small; last on the table; about 2
per million people
◉Over the past few decades, climate change may have caused an
increase in what?. Answer: weather related disasters
◉How does weather differ from climate?. Answer: -different in that
climate refers to an "average weather"
◉What protects humans from being burned by sun and material
from space?. Answer: -air
◉What 3 things are needed for weather to occur?. Answer: -source
of radiant energy
,-fluid atmosphere in order to transport energy from point A to point
B
-some type of cycle that transforms the fluid between the 3 states of
matter
◉Major components that make up the composition of the
atmosphere near the earth's surface. Answer: -nitrogen(N2) =
78.08%
-Oxygen(O2) = 20.95%
-Argon(Ar) = 0.93
◉minor components that make up the composition of the
atmosphere near the earth's surface. Answer: -water vapor(H20) = 0
to 4%
-carbon dioxide(Co2) = 0.038% or 385 ppm
-Ozone(O3) = 0.000004% or 0.0r ppm
◉gases of the atmosphere in order:. Answer: -nitrogen
-oxygen
-argon
-neon
-helium
-hydrogen
, -xenon
◉most important greenhouse gases in order:. Answer: -water vapor
-carbon dioxide
-methane
-nitrous oxide
-ozone
-CFC's
◉Explain production and natural destruction of CO2. Answer: -Is
produced from the decay of vegetation, volcanic eruptions,
exhalations of animal life, burning of fossil fuels and from
deforestation
- is removed from atmosphere thru photosynthesis
◉Explain production and natural destruction of nitrogen. Answer: -
is a biological process involving soil matter and is returned by
decaying animal and plant matter
◉Ozone. Answer: -a highly reactive molecule containing 3 oxygen
items;
- a dangerous pollutant near earth's surface but in the stratosphere,
it forms an ultraviolet absorbing shield that protects us from
mutagenic radiation
