atmospheres and weather final exam

Question 1

five layers of the atmosphere

Answer 1

troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere,exosphere

Question 2

sphere where biology resides

Answer 2

troposphere

Question 3

where planes fly amd protection of UV rays occurs

Answer 3

stratosphere

Question 4

where space shuttles can fly

Answer 4

thermosphere

Question 5

how is density and pressure affected as one gets closer to space?

Answer 5

It decreases due to the thin atmosphere

Question 6

What are the seasons (scientifically)?

Answer 6

a function of the earth’s tilt

Question 7

movement of air from one place to another

Answer 7

wind

Question 8

which direction does wind move in terms of pressure?

Answer 8

warm air will rise due to the low pressure and cold air will sink due to high pressure

Question 9

How does the planetary tilt affect insolation and atmosphere circulation

Answer 9

the relative equator can alter the deflection of the coriolis effect causing different winds

Question 10

combination of temperature, pressure, moisture content, wind velocity, and wind direction, short term and day to day

Answer 10

weather

Question 11

boundaries between air masses

Answer 11

front

Question 12

fronts that hug the ground with steep temperature and pressure gradients , cold dense air flows beneath warmer air; rapid uplift of warm humid air

Answer 12

cold front

Question 13

front that moves slowly, pushes cold air as a wedge, produces broad cloud cover

Answer 13

warm front

Question 14

occluded front occurs when

Answer 14

a fast moving cold front overtakes a slower warm front; generates strong heavy winds

Question 15

how do winds move?

Answer 15

from high to low pressure`

Question 16

why do clouds form?

Answer 16

h2o saturated air rises

Question 17

which clouds are the main source of thunderstorms

Answer 17

cumulonimbis

Question 18

short, local pulses of intense rain, wind, and lightning, forms when warm, moist, unstable air is carried upward as a cold front moves in

Answer 18

thunderstorms

Question 19

a near vertical rotating funnel shaped vortex cloud, and form along steep P gradients with colliding air masses

Answer 19

tornadoes

Question 20

develop along steep pressure gradients fueled by warm, moist air centered by low pressure

Answer 20

storms

Question 21

what are air masses and how do they affect tornadoes and storms?

Answer 21

Air masses are varying combinations of pressure gradients and cool/warm air. Different conditions can produce different results such as tornadoes and storms. A tornadoes air mass would not produce a storm’s air mass

Question 22

huge low pressure cyclonic storms that form over warm water tropical oceans off west africa

Answer 22

hurricanes

Question 23

hurricanes in western pacific ocean

Answer 23

typhoons

Question 24

hurricanes in northern indian ocean

Answer 24

cyclones

Question 25

when do hurricanes develop

Answer 25

in summer and late fall

Question 26

persistent weather patterns

Answer 26

climate

Question 27

what can used to determine a regions climate?

Answer 27

Altitude, Latitude, Ocean currents, Mountain ranges, and pressure of the region

Question 28

What is el nino and how is it effected by the sea surface temperature

Answer 28

el nino is the oscillation of air and water circulation off peru that causes low pressure colder sea water to flow on the pacific jet stream