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MET DAY 1

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the percentage of oxygen in atmosphere

a)

5%

b)

10%

c)

21%

d)

15%

2.

Composition of the atmosphere is relatively constant upto

a)

10km

b)

80km

c)

50km

d)

30km

3.

Heat energy emitted by the earth is referred to as

a)

radiation

b)

Astronomical radiation

c)

Celestial radiation

d)

Terrestrial radiation

4.

The presence of carbon dioxide in atmosphere contribute to

a)

Moonhouse effect

b)

Greenhouse effect

c)

Silverhouse effect

d)

Bluehouse effect

5.

If temperature increases with height this is referred to as

a)

Inversion

b)

isothermal

c)

isobar

d)

conduction

6.

water vapour to condense and form clouds require soild particles called

a)

ice nuclei

b)

cloud nuclei

c)

evaporation nuclei

d)

condensation nuclei

7.

lowest layer of atmosphere is called

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

8.

temperature lapse rate of tropopause is

a)

2 deg/1000ft

b)

none

c)

1 deg/1000ft

d)

3deg/1000ft

9.

Height of the tropopause is greater over

a)

equator

b)

mid latitudes

c)

poles

d)

nz

10.

where is tropopause warmer

a)

equator

b)

mid latitudes

c)

poles

d)

nz

11.

average height of tropopause around the poles is

a)

60000ft

b)

30000ft

c)

15000ft

d)

20000ft

12.

_______________ is a suspension of fine solid particle in air

a)

ice

b)

cloud

c)

water vapour

d)

Aerosol

13.

Temperature is a measure of _____________contained within a body

a)

cold

b)

Heat

c)

work

d)

power

14.

horizontal transfer of heat by the motion of fluid is referred to as

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

advection

d)

radiation

15.

radiation given by sun is also known as

a)

isolation

b)

conduction

c)

sunlation

d)

insolation

16.

dust and similar particles ___________ sun radiation

a)

scatter

b)

absorb

c)

reflect

d)

random

17.

terrestrial radiation is _________ wave ________ frequency waves

a)

long,high

b)

long,low

c)

short,high

d)

short,low

18.

____________ is a measure of objects reflectivity

a)

colour

b)

surface

c)

temperature

d)

albedo

19.

specific heat is the energy required to heat a substance by

a)

3 deg

b)

4 deg

c)

1 deg

d)

5 deg

20.

on a normal day max temp occurs at

a)

midday

b)

early afternoon

c)

early morning

d)

evening

21.

choose all the factors that effect diurnal variation of temperature

a)

surface

b)

albedo

c)

wind

d)

season

22.

Atmospheric pressure is the result of the ___________ of a column of air above a given datum

a)

size

b)

shape

c)

weight

d)

height

23.

__________ is used to measure atmospheric pressure

a)

Barometer

b)

thermometer

c)

altimeter

d)

tachometer

24.

unit of pressure is

a)

hpa

b)

hca

c)

N

d)

kg

25.

reduction in pressure with height is called

a)

pressure gradient

b)

pressure lapse rate

c)

pressure rate

d)

isobar

26.

isobars are

a)

lines joining areas of equal pressure

b)

lines joining areas of equal temperature

c)

lines joining areas of equal pressure at a given level Eg: sea level

d)

lines joining areas of equal temperature at a given level Eg: sea level

27.

wind rotates clock wise around _________ in southern hemisphere

a)

high

b)

ridge

c)

trough

d)

col

28.

average pressure lapse rate in lower atmosphere is

a)

1ft per 30 hpa

b)

1hpa per 30ft

c)

2 hpa per 30 ft

d)

2 hpa per 1000ft

29.

pressure gradient is the change of atmospheric pressure per ____________ distance

a)

vertical

b)

1m

c)

linear

d)

horizontal

30.

closely spaced isobars give _________ winds

a)

no wind

b)

neutral

c)

weak

d)

strong

31.

according to ISA sea level temp is _____ 0C

a)

15

b)

2

c)

30

d)

25

32.

Convert to 0800 UTC to NZDT

a)

2200

b)

2000

c)

2100

d)

1900