41.
This is NOT a variable gas:
A
water vapor.
B
ozone.
C
carbon dioxide.
D
argon.
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This is NOT a variable gas:
water vapor.
ozone.
carbon dioxide.
argon.
Winds are caused by differences in ................
turbulence
precipitation
humidity
air pressure
The sky is blue because of:
absorption.
rayleigh scattering.
reflection.
mie scattering.
Sunsets are red for all of the following reasons except:
red light has more energy than blue light.
Rayleigh & Mie scattering.
light has to travel through more atmosphere to reach the observer.
As the air temperature increases, with no addition of water vapor to the air, the relative humidity will:
remain the same.
increase.
decrease.
Which of the following will increase in a rising parcel of air?
saturation vapor pressure.
relative humidity.
air temperature.
The mixing ratio has the most in common with this measure of water vapor:
saturation vapor pressure.
absolute humidity.
specific humidity.
relative humidity.
The Stefan-Boltzmann Law gives the relationship between:
solar energy and distance.
moisture and long-wave radiation.
emissivity and wavelength.
the intensity of radiation and the temperature of an object.
The highest temperatures are typically found in the:
stratosphere.
troposphere.
mesosphere.
thermosphere.
In this atmospheric layer, the temperature is relatively constant for the first 10 kilometers, then it increases:
stratosphere.
mesosphere.
troposphere.
thermosphere.
The temperature is lowest here:
stratosphere.
mesopause.
tropopause.
stratopause.
This occurs around a high-pressure system when the Coriolis effect exceeds the pressure gradient force, causing air to turn:
subgeostrophic flow.
geostrophic flow.
supergeostrophic flow.
The dew point temperature:
tells us how cold the air is.
tells us how moist the air is.
can be larger or smaller than the air temperature.
Saturation vapor pressure is dependent upon this variable:
temperature.
air composition.
air pressure.
Most of the outgoing terrestrial radiation at the top of the atmosphere are emitted from:
the atmosphere
Earths surface
Hydrostatic equilibrium occurs when:
the force of gravity and the vertical pressure gradient both act to push air downward.
large air masses are moving either up or down.
the force of gravity and the vertical pressure gradient both act to push air upward.
the force of gravity and the vertical pressure gradient have equal value and oppose each other.
The stratosphere warms because of:
the injection of moisture by meteors.
the injection of moisture by high-flying jet aircraft.
the interaction of ozone and ultraviolet light.
dust and dirt deposited by volcanoes.
Wind systems are generated by:
the interaction of the atmosphere with the charged particles of the solar wind.
different pressures in different places.
the drag on the atmosphere caused by the earths rotation.
the movements of ocean currents.
The atmosphere is ................
the layer in which weather occurs
the layer that contains the ozone layer
the layer of water in the oceans
the layer of gases that surrounds Earth
When climbing a high mountain, you get out of breath easily because ................
the percentage of oxygen in the air decreases
the air is more dense
there is less oxygen in each cubic meter of air
air pressure is greater