WX 201 exam 1 questions

Front

The environmental lapse rate provides information on how the ___ changes with altitude.

wind direction

 

​density​

 

pressure

 

​wind speed

 

​temperature

Back

 

​temperature

Front

Which weather element always decreases as we climb upward in the atmosphere?

 

moisture

 

pressure

 

dew point

 

wind

 

temperature

Back

pressure

Front

Ozone (O3) in the stratosphere has ____.

 

remained at about the same concentration from year to year

 

has doubled in concentration

 

protected life from harmful ultraviolet rays.

 

decreased in concentration by 30 percent

 

disappeared entirely

Back

protected life from harmful ultraviolet rays.

Front

Which of the following is a statement of weather and not a statement of climate?

 

​The average low temperature for Daytona Beach in January is 47oF.

 

​In Daytona Beach, the temperature is currently 53oF with light rain.

 

​The average temperature for Daytona Beach in October is 73oF.

 

​All of the above are statements of weather.

 

​The average annual precipitation in Daytona Beach is 48 inches.

Back

​In Daytona Beach, the temperature is currently 53oF with light rain.

Front

Within which layers of the atmosphere will temperature always increase with increasing height?

 

​Mesosphere and Thermosphere.

 

​Stratosphere and Thermosphere.

 

​Troposphere and Stratosphere.

 

​Troposphere and Mesosphere.

 

​Stratosphere and Mesosphere.

Back

​Stratosphere and Thermosphere.

Front

A temperature inversion is present when temperature decreases with increasing altitude.

 

​False

​True

Back

false

Front

Almost all of Earth’s “weather” occurs in the _____.

​troposphere

 

​stratosphere

 

​exosphere

 

​mesosphere

 

​thermosphere

Back

​troposphere

Front

The only substance near Earth’s surface that is found naturally in the current atmosphere as a solid, liquid, and a gas is ____.

 

​carbon

 

​carbon dioxide

 

​ozone

 

​water

 

​molecular oxygen

Back

water

Front

The most abundant gases in Earth’s atmosphere by volume are​ and .

 

​oxygen, ozone

 

​oxygen, helium

 

​carbon dioxide, nitrogen

 

nitrogen, oxygen

 

​oxygen, water vapor

Back

nitrogen, oxygen

Front

Which of the following is considered a variable gas in Earth’s atmosphere?

 

​water vapor

 

​helium

 

​argon

 

​oxygen

 

​nitrogen

Back

​water vapor