Exam 19: The Atmosphere

The principal gases responsible for the greenhouse effect are

The rate at which the temperature decreases with altitude is called the ______________.

In attempting to pipe water to elevated heights,______________ investigated atmospheric pressure.

The major contribution in heating the troposphere comes from ______________.

A normal lapse rate of 3.5 °F/1000 ft is equivalent to

The rate at which air temperature changes with altitude is called

A sea breeze on a coast is the result of

The most abundant gas in the atmosphere is

Which of the following gases is a trace natural constituent of the air?

The cloud root name meaning "heap" is ______________.

A meteorologist getting ready for a weather report notes that the wet bulb of a psychrometer has a reading of 60°F when the air temperature is 70°F.What would be the resulting reports for (a)the relative humidity and (b)the dew point temperature?

The tallest column of water able to be supported by using atmospheric pressure is

Land and sea breezes result from

To avoid toxic vapor,one can use a(n)____________ barometer to measure pressure.

The fraction of incident light that a body reflects is known as its

The ozone layer absorbs ______________ radiation.

A normal lapse rate of 3.5 °F/1000 ft is equivalent to

Photosynthesis produces ______________ in the atmosphere.

The absolute moisture content of the air is 7.7 g/ft³ on a day when the air temperature is 75°F.What is the relative humidity?

An altocumulus cloud belongs to which cloud family?