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Weather and climate
Weather and climate Exam 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which of the following words is derived from the Greek term meaning "anything that fell from or was seen in sky"? | meteorology |
| Roughly how many of the 100,000 thunderstorms that the United States experiences each year reach the status of "severe" as defined by the National Weather Service? | 10,000 |
| Which meteorological phenomenon, in an average year, is responsible for the most number of fatalities in the United States? | Heat Waves |
| Match the following constituents with their percentage (by volume) in the dry atmosphere | Nitrogen: 78.08Oxygen: 20.95argon: .93ozone: .0000004carbon dioxide: .037 |
| Which constituent of the Earth's atmosphere is most important from a meteorological perspective? | water vapor |
| Which chemical element, released from chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) once exposed to very cold temperatures, is responsible for the depletion of ozone in the stratosphere? | chlorhine |
| Nearly 99% of the mass of Earth's atmosphere lies with ______ km of the surface. | 30 |
| Which gas is a photoreceptor of lethal uv solar radiation, preventing it from reaching the Earth's surface. | ozone |
| Temperature is a form of Kinetic Energy | true |
| Air is a good conductor of heat. | false |
| During the winter solstice, every location in the Northern Hemisphere will have ________ twelve hours of daylight. | less than |
| The energy associated with an object by virtue of its position with respect to height is called ___________. | potential energy |
| The horizontal transfer of heat by the mass movement or circulation of air is called _____________. | advection |
| As the wavelength radiation increases, the amount of energy it carries: | decreases |
| The earth's atmosphere has the characteristics of a blackbody. | false |
| The "Atmospheric Window" represents wavelengths ___________ that allows the earth to cool at night through radiational cooling. | b/t 8 and 12 microns |
| The condition of the atmosphere at a specific time and place is the definition of: | weather |
| Which state has had the most “Billion Dollar Weather Disasters” over the last 25 years? | north carolina |
| Which gas occupies roughly 20% of the volume of the dry atmosphere? | oxygen |
| Which of the following is true concerning nitrogen (N2)? | a. it comprises 78.08% of the volume of the dry atmosphereb. it is a permanent gasc. it is of little importance to weatherd. all of the above (correct) |
| Which of the following is true concerning water vapor (H2O)? | a. it is a variable gasb. it is a Greenhouse gasc. it is the most meteorologically important gasd. all of the above (correct) |
| Which gas is a photo-receptor of harmful ultraviolet solar radiation? | ozone |
| Within the troposphere the temperature normally: | a. remains constant as height increases (ΔT/ΔZ = 0) |
| The depth of the troposphere is usually greatest during over regions. | a. summer; tropical |
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