WX 201 - Survey of Meteorology: Part 1 Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
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Course
WX 201
Institution
WX 201
Meteorology
the science of the atmosphere and its behavior
Science
the process of understanding natural phenomena that occur around
us
Atmosphere
the mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth within which solid and
liquid particles are suspended
Permanent Gases
gases that remain at s...
✓ a measure of the weight of the atmosphere above a point in space;
therefore decreases with increasing altitude; Force/Area, typically
reported in millibars (mb), hectopascals...
Weight
✓ the force due to Earth's gravitational attraction
Air Temperature
✓ the average kinetic energy at which molecules in the air are moving
Four main layers of the atmosphere
✓ -Troposphere
✓ -Stratosphere
✓ -Mesosphere
✓ -Thermosphere
Pauses
✓ Thin intermediate regions, named after the layer below (e.g.,
Thermopause, Mesopause, etc.)
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