WorksheetsMET DAY 1
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
What is the percentage of oxygen in atmosphere
5%
10%
21%
15%
Composition of the atmosphere is relatively constant upto
10km
80km
50km
30km
Heat energy emitted by the earth is referred to as
radiation
Astronomical radiation
Celestial radiation
Terrestrial radiation
The presence of carbon dioxide in atmosphere contribute to
Moonhouse effect
Greenhouse effect
Silverhouse effect
Bluehouse effect
If temperature increases with height this is referred to as
Inversion
isothermal
isobar
conduction
water vapour to condense and form clouds require soild particles called
ice nuclei
cloud nuclei
evaporation nuclei
condensation nuclei
lowest layer of atmosphere is called
Troposphere
Stratosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
temperature lapse rate of tropopause is
2 deg/1000ft
none
1 deg/1000ft
3deg/1000ft
Height of the tropopause is greater over
equator
mid latitudes
poles
nz
where is tropopause warmer
equator
mid latitudes
poles
nz
average height of tropopause around the poles is
60000ft
30000ft
15000ft
20000ft
_______________ is a suspension of fine solid particle in air
ice
cloud
water vapour
Aerosol
Temperature is a measure of _____________contained within a body
cold
Heat
work
power
horizontal transfer of heat by the motion of fluid is referred to as
conduction
convection
advection
radiation
radiation given by sun is also known as
isolation
conduction
sunlation
insolation
dust and similar particles ___________ sun radiation
scatter
absorb
reflect
random
terrestrial radiation is _________ wave ________ frequency waves
long,high
long,low
short,high
short,low
____________ is a measure of objects reflectivity
colour
surface
temperature
albedo
specific heat is the energy required to heat a substance by
3 deg
4 deg
1 deg
5 deg
on a normal day max temp occurs at
midday
early afternoon
early morning
evening
choose all the factors that effect diurnal variation of temperature
surface
albedo
wind
season
Atmospheric pressure is the result of the ___________ of a column of air above a given datum
size
shape
weight
height
__________ is used to measure atmospheric pressure
Barometer
thermometer
altimeter
tachometer
unit of pressure is
hpa
hca
N
kg
reduction in pressure with height is called
pressure gradient
pressure lapse rate
pressure rate
isobar
isobars are
lines joining areas of equal pressure
lines joining areas of equal temperature
lines joining areas of equal pressure at a given level Eg: sea level
lines joining areas of equal temperature at a given level Eg: sea level
wind rotates clock wise around _________ in southern hemisphere
high
ridge
trough
col
average pressure lapse rate in lower atmosphere is
1ft per 30 hpa
1hpa per 30ft
2 hpa per 30 ft
2 hpa per 1000ft
pressure gradient is the change of atmospheric pressure per ____________ distance
vertical
1m
linear
horizontal
closely spaced isobars give _________ winds
no wind
neutral
weak
strong
according to ISA sea level temp is _____ 0C
15
2
30
25
Convert to 0800 UTC to NZDT
2200
2000
2100
1900
