Exam 1 - Meteorology Lab Review

Which of the following is not a standard pressure? Ignore the rounding error.

• 1013.25 mb

• 14.7 psi

• 760 torr

• 9.8 hpa

Earth’s earliest atmosphere was composed primarily of

• Carbon dioxide and water vapor

• Hydrogen and helium

• Oxygen and water vapor

• Hydrogen and nitrogen

T/F – The typical range of Mea Seal Level Pressure is 950 – 1000 mb

• True

• False

T/F – the winter solstice marks the shortest night of the year in the hemisphere tilting away from the sun

• True

• False

The layer of the atmosphere where all weather takes place is called the ________.

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

Earth is titled on its axis by an angle of ____

99020 Pa is also

• 9902.0 mb

• 990.20 mb

• 99.02 mb

• 9.902 mb

The ____ is the atmospheric layer with the largest concentration of ozone.

• Troposphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

An altitude where temperature increases with height is known as

• Temperature Inversion

• Lapse Rate

• Pressure Gradient

• Low pressure

Which has the longest wavelength?

• X-rays

• Microwaves

• Radiowaves

• Gamma rays