Worksheet Chapter 1 Flashcards
Name the most abundant permanent gas in the atmosphere?
Nitrogen
Name the variable gas that is linked to global warming/climate change.
CO2
What layer of the atmosphere contains a majority of the earth’s weather?
Troposphere
What layer of the atmosphere contains 97% of the ozone?
Stratosphere
The region where air temperatures increase with increasing height is called temperature __?_____
inversion
The height of the tropopause level remains constant throughout the year. T or F
False
The temperature in the lowest layer of the atmosphere will decrease with height at an average
lapse rate of__?___ °F/1,000 feet or __?______°C/1,000 feet or
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6. 5
Using the °F lapse rate from the previous question, calculate the temperature at the 850 mb
level when lifting a parcel of air from sea-level to the 850 mb level. The starting temperature
at sea-level is 70°F:
52°F
The starting point for lines of latitude is called the:
Equator
The starting point for lines of longitude is called the:
Prime Meridian
What is the distance in nautical miles between one degree of latitude:
60 nautical miles
Fargo, ND is located at 47°N latitude and Winnipeg, MB is located at 50°N latitude.
What is the distance, in nautical miles, between Fargo and Winnipeg?
180 n mi
Explain why the distance between degrees of longitude is not constant like it is between
degrees of latitude?
Degrees of longitude merge as they move north and south away from the equator and toward the poles.
List the two other names of time that can be used for Universal Time (UTC):
- ___(Z) Zulu____________
2. __(GMT) Greenwich Mean Time__
Convert 12:00 UTC to Central Daylight Time (CDT):
7:00 am
