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WX 201 Final ERAU Exam Questions and Answers The Atmosphere aerosol (a.k.a. particulates) rain, drizzle, fog, snow, ice crystals, cloud droplets Permanent gas Nitrogen [N2]=78% Oxygen [02]=21% Others (Ar, Ne, He, Kr, H)=1% Variable gas [H2O] -0 to 4% (highly variable) -Most abundant variable gas• [CO2] -0.039% and rising [O3] -Highly variable, reactive gas -Upper atmosphere: protects life from UV light -Occurs naturally, absorbs harmful ultraviolet light from sun ...

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Weather Exam 2- WX 201 ERAU Questions and Answers Radar Reflectivity The amount of energy received by the radar that is scattered back to it, usually by precipitation particles Attenuation Reduction of radar power by absorption of radiation by targets WSR-88D Weather Surveillance Radar 1988 Doppler dopplar radar specialized radar that can detect precipitation and movement of small particles and can approximate wind speed Aircraft Radar Low power(300-500w), 3cm wavelengt...

Weather Exam 2- WX 201 ERAU Questions and Answers

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...

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WX 201 Exam 2 with correct Answers (Graded A) Generally, the concentration of condensation nuclei is greater over the oceans than over land. False If a city receives 24 inches of snow, it is the equivalent to 18 inches of rain. False An important factor in the production of rain by the collision-coalescence process is the number of ice crystals in the cloud. False In a cloud composed of water droplets and ice crystals, the saturation vapor pressure is less over the droplets th...