Exam 1

Question 1

true gravity (g)

Answer 1

vector that accounts for the centrifugal force generated by the rotating earth

Question 2

hydrostatic balance

Answer 2

no vertical atmospheric motion

Question 3

potential temp (theta)

Answer 3

temp of dry air parcel if brought to 1000 Pa (compress/expand) w/ no transfer of energy in/out of volume)

Question 4

reversible thermodynamic process

Answer 4

when a system undergoes a thermodynamic process and both system and environment goes back to original state when process is reversed

Question 5

geopotential (phi?)

Answer 5

the work done to raise a body from sea level against the force of gravity

Question 6

Why is the DALR constant?

Answer 6

because it doesn’t have moisture (moisture will warm the air parcel)

Question 7

apparent forces

Answer 7

a geocentric reference frame is stationary respect to rotating earth (latitude/longitude)

Question 8

inertial motion

Answer 8

object will keep moving unless acted upon

Question 9

noninertial reference frame

Answer 9

is reference frame (lat/long) thats in motion, then an object @ rest is really not at rest w/ respect to the frame, some acceleration is occuring

Question 10

centrifugal

Answer 10

outward

Question 11

centripetal

Answer 11

inward

Question 12

true gravity (g)

Answer 12

accounts for centrifugal accel generated by rotating earth

Question 13

gravitational accel (g*)

Answer 13

@ mean sea level=9/81 m/s^2 (towards center of earth)

Question 14

equation of state (ideal gas law)

Answer 14

assumes the behavior of the gas conforms to the idealized relation among temp, pressure, and volume. A good assumption at high temps and low pressures

Question 15

hypsometric equation

Answer 15

relates the thickness of the atmosphere to the mean temp of the atmosphere

Question 16

accel due to PGF is equal to

Answer 16

gradient in geopotential on an isobaric surface density is no longer in the equation

Question 17

energy

Answer 17

ability to do work

Question 18

specific energy

Answer 18

energy per unit mass

Question 19

heat

Answer 19

energy being transferred

Question 20

law of conservation of energy

Answer 20

change in internal energy of a class system is equal to the amount of heat supplied-amount of work done by system on its surroundings

Question 21

adiabatic

Answer 21

no exchange of energy (heat) between volume of gas surrounding environment

Question 22

diabatic

Answer 22

radiation, friction, conduction

Question 23

2nd law of thermodynamics

Answer 23

energy related changes to a system and immediate surrounding environment (work done on surroundings by an expanding air parcel)

Question 24

entropy

Answer 24

thermodynamic property representing the unavaliability of energy to do work (evolution of a system through time)

Question 25

isentropic

Answer 25

potential energy is constant