Weather Variables
Weather Data
Our Atmosphere
Heat and Energy Transfer
All About that Math!
100
Westerly winds blow from ___________ to ____________. 

West; East

100

_____ are considered active sensors while ______ are considered passive sensors. 

RADAR; Satellite

100

What weather variable is used to divide the atmosphere into layers? 

Temperature

100

What are the three ways to transfer heat? 

Conduction, Convection, Radiation

100

According to Dalton's Law of Partial Pressure, if Oxygen makes up 21% of an air parcel whose total pressure is 1000 mb, the Oxygen pressure would be ________________

210 mb

200

_______________ is the condition of the atmosphere at a specific time and place. 

Weather

200

Surface maps use sea-level pressures (represented by isobars) to identify weather features. Upper-level maps do not use sea-level pressure, but instead represent constant __________ charts to identify weather features. 

pressure

200

Within the carbon cycle, ___________ removes carbon from the atmosphere through absorption while _________ adds carbon to the atmosphere.

Photosynthesis; Respiration

200

____________ is the source of energy for almost all atmospheric processes. 

Sun

200

A station at an altitude of 800 m above sea level measures and air pressure of 934 mb. Under normal conditions, what would be the most realistic sea level pressure for this station? 

1014 mb

300

Approximately ___________% of the atmosphere lies below the 500 mb pressure surface. 

50%

300

_____________ objects emit more radiation which allows them to appear darker on infrared satellite imagery. 

Warmer

300

Carbon Dioxide has increased by _____________% since 1800.

40

300

Why does the Earth experience seasons? 

The Tilt!

300

What is the diurnal temperature range at this station?  

40C

400

A(n) ____________________ is a location in the atmosphere where temperature increases with height. 

Inversion

400

What does RADAR stand for? 

Radio Detection and Ranging

400

The Ozone Hole is found in Antartica because very cold, polar stratospheric clouds enhance the breakdown of ____________ in the stratosphere. 

Ozone

400

The Earth emits its greatest intensity of radiation in ________________ portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. 

Infrared

400

What is 102°F in K? 

~312 K

500

__________________ is the temperature at which molecular motion ceases to exist. It is represented by 0K.

Absolute Zero

500

What is the reported sea-level pressure in Jackson, MS? 

1018.9 mb

500

What two weather variables ALWAYS decrease as we climb upwards in the atmosphere? 

Pressure; Density

500

Where is the majority of our greenhouse gases trapped/stored? 

Ocean

500

The lowest pressure recorded in the United States was 26.34 "Hg. What is this pressure in mb?  

~892 mb