Review 1

Temperature at sea level: _______ Celsius

• 19

• 15

• 59

• 27

In what layer of the atmosphere does almost all of our weather occur?

• Exosphere

• Mesosphere

• Tropopause

• Troposphere

What gas can vary from 0% to 4% by volume in a given volume of air?

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Carbon Monoxide

• Water Vapor

Temperature lapse rate: Air temperature cools ___ Celsius per 1000

When is the insolation of the earth maximized in terms of solar zenith angle?

• 0 degrees

• 90 degrees

• 45 degrees

• 180 degrees

On a warm, sunny afternoon, the very shallow layer of air that is immediately in contact with the earth’s surface is warmed by the earth’s surface by a process called _________________

Vertical air currents, called _______________________, are the result of the unequal heating of Earth's surface.

Which of the three scales is most commonly used in aviation meteorology?

• Kelvin

• Celcius

• Fahrenheit

Air pressure at sea level: _______”Hg

Which of the following mechanisms involves the transfer of heat energy through electromagnetic radiation?

• Conduction

• Advection

• Radiation

• Convection