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WX 201 Test 1 Exam Questions With Solutions 100% Correct In the atmosphere Cold air sinks and warm air rises Weather State of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, moisture, pressure, etc. Climate Average or generally prevailing conditions Most abundant gases Nitrogen (78), Oxygen (21), Argon (.93) Which gas has a variable concentration, dependent upon location? Carbon dioxide, methane, ozone, water vapor What are the most common greenhouse gases? CO2, Methane, Ozone

WX 201 Test 1 Exam Review Questions with Correct Answers In the atmosphere - Answer- Cold air sinks and warm air rises Weather - Answer- State of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, moisture, pressure, etc. Climate - Answer- Average or generally prevailing conditions Most abundant gases - Answer- Nitrogen (78), Oxygen (21), Argon (.93) Which gas has a variable concentration, dependent upon location? - Answer- Carbon dioxide, methane, ozone, water vapor What a...

In the atmosphere - Answer- Cold air sinks and warm air rises Weather - Answer- State of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, moisture, pressure, etc. Climate - Answer- Average or generally prevailing conditions Most abundant gases - Answer- Nitrogen (78), Oxygen (21), Argon (.93) Which gas has a variable concentration, dependent upon location? - Answer- Carbon dioxide, methane, ozone, water vapor What are the most common greenhouse gases? - Answer- CO2, Methane...

WX 201 Test 1 Exam Review Questions with Correct Answers What are the most common greenhouse gases? - Answer- CO2, Methane, Ozone How do the following quantities change with height; Density - Answer- More molecules near the surface How do the following quantities change with height; Pressure - Answer- Decreases as you go up in the atmosphere How do the following quantities change with height; Temperature - Answer- Decreases as you go up in the atmosphere Lapse rates and temper...

Air molecules are held near Earth by/through - Answer-Gravity Which weather element ALWAYS decreases as we climb upward in the atmosphere? - Answer-Pressure The rate at which temperature decreases with increasing altitude is known as the - Answer-lapse rate In a volume of air near earths surface today, ____ occupies 78 percent and ____ nearly 21 percent - Answer-Nitrogen;oxygen The atmospheric layer inn which we live in is called the - Answer-troposphere The temperature of the tro...

WX-201 Test 1 study guide Exam questions with solutions 100% correct Atmosphere is a mixture of gas molecules, microscopically small suspended particles of solid and liquid, and falling precipitation Meteorology is the study of atmosphere and the processes that cause what we refer to as the "weather" permanent gases those that form a constant proportion of the atmospheric mass Variable Gases those whose distribution in the atmosphere varies in both time and space Homosphere region f...

Lapse rate - ANSWER ☑☑The rate at which temperature decreases with an increase in altitude. Wind direction - ANSWER ☑☑the direction from which the wind is blowing a variable gas in the Earth's atmosphere is - ANSWER ☑☑water vapor Troposhere - ANSWER ☑☑The atmosphere layer closest to Earths surface in which we live Air molecules are held near the earth's surface by ____. - ANSWER ☑☑Gravity The Temperature of the tropopause is much _____ than the temperatu...

WX 201 Test 1 (chapter 1-4) exam questions and answers Air molecules are held near Earth by/through - Answer-Gravity Which weather element ALWAYS decreases as we climb upward in the atmosphere? - Answer-Pressure The rate at which temperature decreases with increasing altitude is known as the - Answer-lapse rate In a volume of air near earths surface today, ____ occupies 78 percent and ____ nearly 21 percent - Answer-Nitrogen;oxygen The atmospheric layer inn which we live in is cal...