Weather Quiz 1

Question 1

Celsius to Fahrenheit conversion

Answer 1

9/5 * C + 32

Question 2

Fahrenheit to celsius conversion

Answer 2

5/9 * (F-32)

Question 3

most important components of the atmosphere to aviation

Answer 3

Water vapor, ozone, oxygen, nitrogen

Question 4

Primary unity of the meteorological community

Answer 4

Milibars

Question 5

In what way is MSL rather than station pressure more appropriate

Answer 5

MSL accounts for different elevations at which the surface is measured at various locations

Question 6

Layers of atmosphere in order

Answer 6

troposphere (colder)
stratosphere (warmer)
mesosphere (colder)
thermosphere (warmer)

Question 7

What comes with temperature inversions

Answer 7

fog/smog
windy below, calm above
freezing rain

Question 8

Line of constant temperature

Answer 8

isotherm

Question 9

50F = ?C

Answer 9

10C

Question 10

Where is surface temperature taken?

Answer 10

1.5 M above the ground and in the shade, typically on a grass surface

Question 11

what is a temperature gradient

Answer 11

change in temperature over a specific distance

Question 12

What is the altitude range of the troposphere?

Answer 12

surface - 36,000 ft

Question 13

what is the pressure range in the troposphere

Answer 13

1000 mb to 250mb

Question 14

What are the methods for transferring energy

Answer 14

conduction
convection
advection
latent heating
radiative heat transfer

Question 15

What is conduction

Answer 15

transfer of energy between things in contact with each other

Question 16

what is convection

Answer 16

transfer of energy upward as air rises

Question 17

what is advection

Answer 17

horizontal transfer of energy (warm air replacing cold air with wind)

Question 18

what is latent heating

Answer 18

energy absorbed / released when water changes phases

Question 19

what is radiative heat transfer

Answer 19

energy from the sun (or fire) absorbed by things in it’s path

Question 20

Rising air always ____ and ____

Answer 20

expands, cools
(kinetic energy decreases)

Question 21

vapor pressure

Answer 21

force per area applied by only the water vapor molecules

Question 22

mixing ratio

Answer 22

ratio of the amount of water contained in a given amount of air

Question 23

dew point

Answer 23

temperature to which air would need to be cooled to become saturated

clouds, fog, dew forms if temperature reaches this point

Question 24

dew point depression

Answer 24

numerical difference between temperature and dew point

Question 25

deposition

Answer 25

gas to solid

Question 26

sublimation

Answer 26

solid to gas