WX201 Exam 1 (Units 1-4) Questions and Answers
Aerosol
In the atmosphere, tiny solid or liquid suspended particles of various compostion afe called:
Photosynthesis
Sinks of CO2 include
Ozone (O3)
Occurs at about 75,000 ft and absorbs UV rays
Air can hold more water vapor when it ...
WX201 Exam 1 (Units 1-4) Questions and
Answers
Aerosol
In the atmosphere, tiny solid or liquid suspended particles of various compostion afe called:
Photosynthesis
Sinks of CO2 include
Ozone (O3)
Occurs at about 75,000 ft and absorbs UV rays
Air can hold more water vapor when it is
warm
Meteorology is the study of:
the atmosphere
Since the turn of this century, CO2 in the atmosphere has:
Been increasing in concentration
The only substance near the earths surface that is found naturally in the atmosphere as a solid, liquid,
and a gas:
Water
In a volume of air near the earths surface, _____ occupies 78% and ____ occupies 21%
Nitrogen, oxygen
a greenhouse gas
Absorbs outgoing terrestrial radiation
Chemicals called ____ break down ozone molecules
Chlorofluorocarbons
Average sea level pressure is aboutt
29.2 in Hg, 14.7 lb per square inch, 1013 mb
If I heat air in a closed container the pressure inside the container will
Rise
In a temperature inversion:
Air temperature increases with increasing height
20°C is equal to __°F
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