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Question 1

The atmospheres concentration of CO2 has risen by ____ since 1958 when measurements began at mounaloa observatory in Hawaii

Answer 1

30%

Question 2

The unit of Pressure most commonly found on a surface weather map is?

Answer 2

Millibars or Hectopascals

Question 3

In a warm front, what is being replaced?

Answer 3

Cold air

Question 4

There are considerably more air molecules near the Earths surface than higher up, which means in comparison, air near the surface is ____?

Answer 4

Denser

Question 5

Much of the Carbon Dioxide found in earlier atmosphere is currently locked up in____?

Answer 5

Carbonate rocks

Question 6

Meteorology is the study of?

Answer 6

The atmosphere

Question 7

Of the four most abundant gases in our atmosphere, carbon dioxide shows the greatest variation at Earths surface. True or False?

Answer 7

False

Question 8

Water vapor can best be described as?

Answer 8

Gas

Question 9

Most human made impurities found in the atmosphere present a health and environmental hazard. These are called?

Answer 9

Pollutants

Question 10

Weather describes the conditions averaged over a region or over a period whereas climate describes the condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place. T or F?

Answer 10

False

Question 11

The concentration of visible gas ________ varies greatly from place to place, and from time to time

Answer 11

Water vapor

Question 12

Earths atmosphere is a relatively thin, gaseous envelope that comprises mostly _______ and _______, with small amounts of other gases

Answer 12

Nitrogen and Oxygen

Question 13

The temperature of the tropopause is what?

Answer 13

Is much colder than the temperature at earths surface

Question 14

In ______ near earths surface today, nitrogen occupies 78% and oxygen nearly 21%

Answer 14

The volume of air

Question 15

Humidity is?

Answer 15

A measure of the amount of water vapor in the air

Question 16

Earths atmosphere is divided into named layers based on the vertical profile of what?

Answer 16

Air temperature

Question 17

The rate at which temperature decreases with increasing altitude is known as ?

Answer 17

Lapse rate

Question 18

The word “weather” is defined as?

Answer 18

The condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place

Question 19

Ozone (O3) in the stratosphere has what?

Answer 19

Protected life from harmful UV rays

Question 20

The average or standard lapse rate in the troposphere is about 6.5 degrees Celsius for every 1000 m or about 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit for every 1000 ft rise in elevation. T or F?

Answer 20

True

Question 21

The region where atoms and molecules shoot off into space is sometimes referred to as the exosphere which represents the upper limit of our atmosphere. T or F?

Answer 21

True

Question 22

Wind direction is?

Answer 22

The direction from which the wind is blowing

Question 23

A geostationary satellite takes pictures of ?

Answer 23

One area on earth as it moves at the same rate as earths spin

Question 24

In which atmospheric layer is most of the ionsphere found?

Answer 24

Thermosphere

Question 25

Carbon dioxide is a naturally occurring component of the atmosphere. T or F?

Answer 25

True

Question 26

Ozone in the tropeshere causes what?

Answer 26

Causes warming and is a highly reactive oxidant

Question 27

Someone who says that “The wind direction today is south” likely means that the wind is blowing from where?

Answer 27

Blowing from the south

Question 28

The most abundant greenhouse gas in Earths current atmosphere is?

Answer 28

Water vapor (H2O)

Question 29

Meteorology is the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena. Greek philosopher Aristotle wrote a book meteorologica. T or F?

Answer 29

True

Question 30

The two most abundant greenhouse gases in Earths atmosphere are carbon dioxide and water vapor. True or False?

Answer 30

True

Question 31

Middle latitude cyclonic storms are known as?

Answer 31

Extratropical cyclones

Question 32

Our understanding of the atmosphere and how it produces weather is built on the knowledge acquired and applied through scientific method. True or False?

Answer 32

True

Question 33

Atmospheric concentration of helium has increased from below 300 ppm to over 400 ppm presently. True or false?

Answer 33

False

Question 34

The Ozone is an actual hole in the atmosphere a region of complete vacuum. True or False?

Answer 34

False

Question 35

A constant out pouring of gases from the hot interior- known as ______- provided a rich supply of water vapor, which farmed into clouds.

Answer 35

Outgasing

Question 36

Water vapor is what?

Answer 36

Gas

Question 37

Almost all of Earths weather occurs in the _____?

Answer 37

troposphere

Question 38

Which of the following is considered a vertical gas in Earths atmosphere?

Answer 38

Water Vapor

Question 39

In a temperature inversion, air temperature does what?

Answer 39

Increases with height

Question 40

Earths atmosphere is divided into named layers based on the vertical profile of ___?

Answer 40

Air temperature

Question 41

Which weather element always decreases as we climb upward in the atmosphere?

Answer 41

Pressure