Wx 201 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

WX 201 Final ERAU Exam Questions and Answers The Atmosphere aerosol (a.k.a. particulates) rain, drizzle, fog, snow, ice crystals, cloud droplets Permanent gas Nitrogen [N2]=78% Oxygen [02]=21% Others (Ar, Ne, He, Kr, H)=1% Variable gas [H2O] -0 to 4% (highly variable) -Most abundant variable gas• [CO2] -0.039% and rising [O3] -Highly variable, reactive gas -Upper atmosphere: protects life from UV light -Occurs naturally, absorbs harmful ultraviolet light from sun ...

WX 201 - Exam #1 Questions and Answers

WX 201- FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

WX 201 Final Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed ____ is a condition in which the environmental lapse rate is equal to the dry adiabatic rate. Neutral Stability A geostrophic wind is a wind that results from a balance between the ____ force and the ____ force. Coriolis; pressure gradient A good source region for an air mass would be ____. generally flat areas of uniform composition with light surface winds A lee-side low forms ____. on the downwind side of a mountain A...

WX 201 Exam 3 w- HW 16 and 17 Questions and Answers Due to Hadley cell formation and the Coriolis force in both hemispheres, winds aloft flow a. easterly b. southerly c. westerly d. randomly e. northerly C Which air mass woudl show the most dramatic change in both temperature and moisture content as it moves over a large body of very warm water? a. mA in winter b. mP in winter c. cP in winter d. cT in summer e. mT in summer C If you are standing directly south of a smo...

WX 201 Exam #1 Questions and Answers

WX 201 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

WX 201 - Exam #1 Questions and Answers Permanent Gases in the Atmosphere Constant concentration in the atmosphere 78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, 1% Other Gases: Argon, Neon, Helium, Krypton, Hydrogen Variable Gases in the Atmosphere The amount/concentration in the atmosphere varies or changes Includes: Water Vapor, Carbon Dioxide, Methane, and Ozone Sources produce gases Ex: decaying plants/animals, volcanoes, photosynthesis Sinks deplete (remove) gases Ex: soil bacteria, resp...

Exam 2, WX 201 Questions and Answers

ERAU WX-201 Test 1 Questions and Answers 100% Pass A geostationary satellite takes pictures of one area on Earth as it moves at the same rate as Earth's spin A star much hotter than our sun radiates more energy at _________ wavelengths and appears ________ shorter hotter a variable gas in the Earth's atmosphere is water vapor A vertical exchange of heat is called convection Air molecules are held near the earth's surface by ____. Gravity Air molecules selectively scatt...