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Intro to Meteorology - Exam 1 Questions with Correct Answers
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Intro to Meteorology - Exam 1 Questions with CorrectAnswers
What are the 4 layers of the atmosphere? Correct Answer-1.
Troposphere
2. Stratosphere
3. Mesosphere
4. Thermosphere
What part of the atmosphere do we live in? Correct Answer-The
Troposphere
What "lids" separate each layer of the atmosphere? Correct Answer-1.
Tropopause
2. Stratopause
3. Mesopause
4. Thermopause
What is the standard lapse rate of the troposphere? Correct Answer-
6.5ºC/1000m. or 3.6ºF/100ft.
Why do we have seasons? Correct Answer-The seasons are regulated by
the amount of incoming solar radiation (insolation) received at the
surface.
We have seasons because of:
- The angle we are tilted at causing direct sunlight to hit Earth.
, - The length of daylight.
(How close the Earth is to the sun matters far less than these 2 things)
Weight Correct Answer-The force acting on an object due to gravity.
Mass x Gravity
Mass Correct Answer-The quantity of matter in an object.
Density Correct Answer-the amount of mass in a given space (volume).
Mass/Volume
Troposphere Correct Answer-- Surface to about 6-10 miles.
- Higher in the summer and tropics.
- Temp. decreases with height because it is heated by the surface and not
directly by sunlight.
- Almost all of what we call weather occurs here.
- 80% of Earth's mass is the troposphere.
Stratosphere Correct Answer-- Situated between 6.2-8.1mi. and 31mi.
- Temp. increases with height because the ozone layer absorbs UV light
and warms up as a result
- Layered portion of atmosphere.
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