Question 1

Which of the following is MOST likely associated with fair weather?

Accepted Answer

A) High pressure area 
B) Low pressure area 
C) A cold front 
D) A warm front 
E) Large storm systems 
A) High pressure area 
B) Low pressure area 
C) A cold front 
D) A warm front 
E) Large storm systems

Question 2

On average, temperature increases from the surface to the tropopause (around 10 km, then decreases to the stratopause (around 50 km), then decreases to the mesopause (around 90 km), then increases through the thermosphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What instruments are used in meteorology? What role did the discovery of instruments play in the emergence of the science of meteorology?

Accepted Answer

Students should discuss the ro

Question 4

Water vapor can best be described as a ____.

Accepted Answer

A) gas 
B) cloud droplet 
C) raindrop 
D) snowflake 
E) liquid 
A) gas 
B) cloud droplet 
C) raindrop 
D) snowflake 
E) liquid

Question 5

Storms rank in size from largest to smallest, as follows: middle-latitude cyclonic storm, hurricane, thunderstorm, tornado.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The rate at which temperature decreases with increasing altitude is known as the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) temperature slope 
B) lapse rate 
C) sounding 
D) thermocline 
E) sudden temperature drop 
A) temperature slope 
B) lapse rate 
C) sounding 
D) thermocline 
E) sudden temperature drop

Question 7

The most abundant gas in the stratosphere is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) oxygen (O2) 
B) nitrogen (N2) 
C) carbon dioxide (CO2) 
D) ozone (O3) 
E) chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) 
A) oxygen (O2) 
B) nitrogen (N2) 
C) carbon dioxide (CO2) 
D) ozone (O3) 
E) chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

Question 8

In a temperature inversion, air temperature ____.

Accepted Answer

A) increases with increasing height 
B) decreases with increasing height 
C) remains constant with increasing height 
D) is warmer at night than during the day 
E) is warmer during winter than during summer 
A) increases with increasing height 
B) decreases with increasing height 
C) remains constant with increasing height 
D) is warmer at night than during the day 
E) is warmer during winter than during summer

Question 9

Most of the ionosphere is found in which of the following atmospheric layers?

Accepted Answer

A) Troposphere 
B) Stratosphere 
C) Mesosphere 
D) Thermosphere 
E) Homosphere 
A) Troposphere 
B) Stratosphere 
C) Mesosphere 
D) Thermosphere 
E) Homosphere

Question 10

Much of the carbon dioxide found in earlier atmospheres is currently locked up in ____.

Accepted Answer

A) granite 
B) volcanic rocks 
C) sandstone 
D) shale 
E) carbonate rocks 
A) granite 
B) volcanic rocks 
C) sandstone 
D) shale 
E) carbonate rocks

Question 11

Why is there very little water vapor above the tropopause?

Accepted Answer

Students should state that rising air cu

Question 12

Over the past 100 years or so, Earth's surface temperature has increased by ____.

Accepted Answer

A) 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit 
B) 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit 
C) 0 degrees Fahrenheit 
D) 3.0 degrees Fahrenheit 
E) 2.1 degrees Fahrenheit 
A) 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit 
B) 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit 
C) 0 degrees Fahrenheit 
D) 3.0 degrees Fahrenheit 
E) 2.1 degrees Fahrenheit

Question 13

What are the principal gaseous components of Earth's atmosphere? Where do scientists believe these gases originated?

Accepted Answer

Nitrogen and oxygen are the main (total

Question 14

Under what circumstances might a person breathe stratospheric air? How often is it likely to happen in a student's lifetime?

Accepted Answer

Students need to understand that the str

Question 15

Which process acts to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

A) Lightning 
B) Deforestation 
C) Photosynthesis 
D) Burning fossil fuels 
E) Volcanic eruptions 
A) Lightning 
B) Deforestation 
C) Photosynthesis 
D) Burning fossil fuels 
E) Volcanic eruptions

Question 16

In the mid-1990s, the National Weather Service replaced original radars with sophisticated instruments known as ___________________ that have the ability to peer into a severe thunderstorm, unveil its winds, and show precipitation intensity.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the mid-1990s, the National Weather Service...

Question 17

Earth's second atmosphere was denser than its first atmosphere (which formed some 4.6 billion years ago), and developed through the impact of a series of meteorites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Humidity is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) the same in different climates 
B) any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches the ground 
C) a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air 
D) the degree of hotness or coldness of the air 
E) the force of the air above an area 
A) the same in different climates 
B) any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches the ground 
C) a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air 
D) the degree of hotness or coldness of the air 
E) the force of the air above an area

Question 19

Weather in the middle latitudes tends to move from east to west.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

There are considerably more air molecules near Earth's surface than higher up, which means, in comparison, air near the surface ____.

Accepted Answer

A) is less dense 
B) has the same density 
C) is denser 
D) has no density 
E) is only half as dense 
A) is less dense 
B) has the same density 
C) is denser 
D) has no density 
E) is only half as dense

Which of the following is MOST likely associated with fair weather?

On average, temperature increases from the surface to the tropopause (around 10 km, then decreases to the stratopause (around 50 km), then decreases to the mesopause (around 90 km), then increases through the thermosphere.

What instruments are used in meteorology? What role did the discovery of instruments play in the emergence of the science of meteorology?

Water vapor can best be described as a ____.

Storms rank in size from largest to smallest, as follows: middle-latitude cyclonic storm, hurricane, thunderstorm, tornado.

The rate at which temperature decreases with increasing altitude is known as the ____.

The most abundant gas in the stratosphere is ____.

In a temperature inversion, air temperature ____.

Most of the ionosphere is found in which of the following atmospheric layers?

Much of the carbon dioxide found in earlier atmospheres is currently locked up in ____.

Why is there very little water vapor above the tropopause?

Over the past 100 years or so, Earth's surface temperature has increased by ____.

What are the principal gaseous components of Earth's atmosphere? Where do scientists believe these gases originated?

Under what circumstances might a person breathe stratospheric air? How often is it likely to happen in a student's lifetime?

Which process acts to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

In the mid-1990s, the National Weather Service replaced original radars with sophisticated instruments known as ___________________ that have the ability to peer into a severe thunderstorm, unveil its winds, and show precipitation intensity.

Earth's second atmosphere was denser than its first atmosphere (which formed some 4.6 billion years ago), and developed through the impact of a series of meteorites.

Humidity is ____.

Weather in the middle latitudes tends to move from east to west.

There are considerably more air molecules near Earth's surface than higher up, which means, in comparison, air near the surface ____.

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Seasonal and Daily Temperatures

Atmospheric Humidity

Condensation: Dew, Fog, and Clouds

Stability and Cloud Development

Precipitation

Air Pressure and Winds

Wind: Small-Scale and Local Systems

Wind: Global Systems

Air Masses and Fronts

Middle-Latitude Cyclones

Weather Forecasting

Thunderstorms

Tornadoes

Hurricanes

Earths Changing Climate

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Exam 1: Earth and Its Atmosphere

Which of the following is MOST likely associated with fair weather?

On average, temperature increases from the surface to the tropopause (around 10 km, then decreases to the stratopause (around 50 km), then decreases to the mesopause (around 90 km), then increases through the thermosphere.

What instruments are used in meteorology? What role did the discovery of instruments play in the emergence of the science of meteorology?

Water vapor can best be described as a ____.

Storms rank in size from largest to smallest, as follows: middle-latitude cyclonic storm, hurricane, thunderstorm, tornado.

The rate at which temperature decreases with increasing altitude is known as the ____.

The most abundant gas in the stratosphere is ____.

In a temperature inversion, air temperature ____.

Most of the ionosphere is found in which of the following atmospheric layers?

Much of the carbon dioxide found in earlier atmospheres is currently locked up in ____.

Why is there very little water vapor above the tropopause?

Over the past 100 years or so, Earth's surface temperature has increased by ____.

What are the principal gaseous components of Earth's atmosphere? Where do scientists believe these gases originated?

Under what circumstances might a person breathe stratospheric air? How often is it likely to happen in a student's lifetime?

Which process acts to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

In the mid-1990s, the National Weather Service replaced original radars with sophisticated instruments known as ___________________ that have the ability to peer into a severe thunderstorm, unveil its winds, and show precipitation intensity.

Earth's second atmosphere was denser than its first atmosphere (which formed some 4.6 billion years ago), and developed through the impact of a series of meteorites.

Humidity is ____.

Weather in the middle latitudes tends to move from east to west.

There are considerably more air molecules near Earth's surface than higher up, which means, in comparison, air near the surface ____.

Energy: Warming Earth and the Atmosphere

Seasonal and Daily Temperatures

Atmospheric Humidity

Condensation: Dew, Fog, and Clouds

Stability and Cloud Development

Precipitation

Air Pressure and Winds

Wind: Small-Scale and Local Systems

Wind: Global Systems

Air Masses and Fronts

Middle-Latitude Cyclones

Weather Forecasting

Thunderstorms

Tornadoes

Hurricanes

Earths Changing Climate

Global Climate

Air Pollution

Light, Color and Atmospheric Optics

Filters