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Meteorology the science of the atmosphere and its behavior Science the process of understanding natural phenomena that occur around us Atmosphere the mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth within which solid and liquid particles are suspended Permanent Gases gases that remain at s...

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WX 201 - Survey of Meteorology:
Part 1 Questions and Answers
(100% Pass)
Meteorology


✓ the science of the atmosphere and its behavior




Science


✓ the process of understanding natural phenomena that occur around

us




Atmosphere


✓ the mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth within which solid and

liquid particles are suspended




Permanent Gases


✓ gases that remain at stable concentrations (nitrogen, oxygen, argon,

etc.)




Variable Gases




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✓ atmospheric gases that vary in concentration in space and time

(carbon dioxide, water vapor, ozone, etc.)




Greenhouse Gas


✓ a gas that absorbs and reradiates Earth-emitted infrared energy in the

atmosphere, trapping thermal energy




CO2 enters the atmosphere via:


✓ Vegetation (organic) decay, volcanic eruptions (10% of its gases),

breathing, burning of fossil fuels




CO2 is removed from the atmosphere by:


✓ Plants (photosynthesis), ocean storage (taken up by phytoplankton),

chemical weathering




Water Vapor


✓ Water in its gas form, the source of clouds and precipitation, heats the

atmosphere and releases latent heat




Outgassing




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✓ the process releasing gases from a planetary interior, usually through

volcanic eruptions




Ozone


✓ O3, absorbs harmful UV radiation, most abundant between

approximately 10 and 50km (6 to 30 miles) above the ground




Ozone Hole


✓ the area of lower ozone concentration over Antarctica




Aerosols


✓ Tiny solid and liquid particles suspended in the atmosphere, highly

variable in concentration, generally excludes hydrometeors




Hydrometeors


✓ ice crystals/particles or liquid water droplets in the atmosphere




Density


✓ How much mass is within a given Volume; decreases with altitude,

more rapidly near the surface




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Air Pressure


✓ a measure of the weight of the atmosphere above a point in space;

therefore decreases with increasing altitude; Force/Area, typically

reported in millibars (mb), hectopascals...




Weight


✓ the force due to Earth's gravitational attraction




Air Temperature


✓ the average kinetic energy at which molecules in the air are moving




Four main layers of the atmosphere


✓ -Troposphere

✓ -Stratosphere

✓ -Mesosphere

✓ -Thermosphere




Pauses


✓ Thin intermediate regions, named after the layer below (e.g.,

Thermopause, Mesopause, etc.)



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