WHICH SETTING TENDS TO BE WARMER ON A GIVEN DAY AND WHY?

21 May WHICH SETTING TENDS TO BE WARMER ON A GIVEN DAY AND WHY?

Question
1

0 out of 2 points

Even
though ground-level ozone is a health hazard, the ozone layer in the
stratosphere is a health benefit because __________.

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• Question
2

2 out of 2 points

A
1-kilogram parcel of air is at 35°C and contains 7 grams of water vapor. What
is the relative humidity?

• Question
3

2 out of 2 points

The
most important process of cloud formation in the atmosphere is __________.

• Question
4

2 out of 2 points

__________
is an indication of how near the air is to saturation rather than the actual
quantity of water vapor in the air.

• Question
5

2 out of 2 points

If it
was December and you wanted to travel to “the land of the midnight
Sun,” where would you have to go?

• Question
6

14 out of 14 points

Match
the term with the correct description.

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Question Selected Match

Deposition

Condensation

Melting

Humidity

Vapor pressure

Dew point

Absolute instability

The process by which water vapor changes directly to a solid

The process by which
water vapor changes to a liquid

This process results
in the absorption of about 80 calories of latent heat per gram of water

The general term for
the amount of water vapor in the air

The part of the total
atmospheric pressure that can be attributed to the water-vapor content

The temperature at
which saturation occurs

The results of a situation where the environmental lapse
rate is greater than the dry adiabatic rate (This occurs when air near the
ground is significantly warmer (less dense) than the air aloft)

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• Question
7

14 out of 14 points

Match
the term with the correct description

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Question Selected Match

Air

Weather

Environmental lapse rate

Aerosols

Climate

Radiosonde

Ozone

A mixture of many discrete gases, including water vapor, as
well as variable components like dust and small liquid droplets

The change in
temperature over changes in altitude in the atmosphere

The state of the
atmosphere at a particular time and place

A package of
instruments attached to a balloon

Liquid droplets or
solid particles in the atomsphere

Three oxygen atoms in
one molecule

A generalization of
the weather conditions that is typical of a place

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• Question
8

8 out of 8 points

Compare
and contrast weather and climate and how the atmosphere affects both.

Question
9

8 out of 8 points

Examine
the figures below. Contrast the role the greenhouse effect plays in the
atmospheres of (a) the Moon, (b) Earth, and (c) Venus.

Question
10

8 out of 8 points

Examine
the graph below. In your own words, describe why we see a seasonal difference
in CO2 concentration in the atmosphere.

Question
11

8 out of 8 points

In the
picture below, explain why the balloons are rising in terms of atmospheric
stability. What effect does water vapor have on atmospheric stability?

Question
12

26 out of 30 points

Considering
the albedo of various surfaces, how might temperatures differ between urban and
rural areas? Which setting tends to be warmer on a given day and why? Also, are
there any factors other than albedo that might affect the temperature
differences between the two settings?