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WX 201 Exam 3 with correct Answers
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WX 201 Exam 3 with correct Answers 
The contour lines drawn on a 500 mb chart are lines of constant 
height 
 
 
The unit of pressure most commonly found on a surface weather map is 
millibars or hectopascals 
 
 
Isobaric surfaces are ____ in warm, less-dense air and ____in cold, more-dense air. 
higher; lower 
 
 
Because of friction, surface winds move ____ winds aloft with the same pressure gradient. 
more slowly than 
 
 
The pressure gradient force is directed from higher pressure toward l...
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Geography 3 Final Review (UCSB) Questions And Answers Rated A+ New Update Assured Satisfaction
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What is the source of almost all energy in the Earth system? - Answer-Solar Radiation (the sun) 
Explain the Earth's radiation balance at the top of the atmosphere. - Answer-Qin=Qout (incoming 
energy must equal outgoing energy) 
Explain the Earth's surface heat budget. What terms are the most important? - Answer-100 units of 
solar radiation at the top of the atmosphere, approximately 25% is reflected back to space, 25% is 
absorbed by the atmosphere, and 50% reaches Earth's surface. Of that...
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WX 201 Exam 3 with correct Answers
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WX 201 Exam 3 with correct Answers 
The contour lines drawn on a 500 mb chart are lines of constant 
height 
 
 
The unit of pressure most commonly found on a surface weather map is 
millibars or hectopascals 
 
 
Isobaric surfaces are ____ in warm, less-dense air and ____in cold, more-dense air. 
higher; lower 
 
 
Because of friction, surface winds move ____ winds aloft with the same pressure gradient. 
more slowly than 
 
 
The pressure gradient force is directed from higher pressure toward l...
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WX 201 Exam 3 w- HW 16 and 17 Questions and Answers
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WX 201 Exam 3 w- HW 16 and 17 Questions and Answers 
Due to Hadley cell formation and the Coriolis force in both hemispheres, winds aloft flow 
 
a. easterly 
b. southerly 
c. westerly 
d. randomly 
e. northerly 
C 
 
 
Which air mass woudl show the most dramatic change in both temperature and moisture content as it moves over a large body of very warm water? 
 
a. mA in winter 
b. mP in winter 
c. cP in winter 
d. cT in summer 
e. mT in summer 
C 
 
 
If you are standing directly south of a smo...
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UCLA A&O3 Midterm Latest Update Graded A
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UCLA A&O3 Midterm Latest Update Graded A The atmosphere is a mixture of gas molecules, small particulates, and moisture 
Technological advances in computer hardware and software have had a huge impact on our ability to understand and predict the weather 
Radiosondes allow us to measure weather conditions in the upper atmosphere 
A network of surface and upper-air observations is crucial to meteorological understanding because organized weather systems often cover large areas 
The invention of th...
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WX 201 Exam 2 with correct Answers (Graded A) 
Generally, the concentration of condensation nuclei is greater over the oceans than over land. 
False 
 
 
If a city receives 24 inches of snow, it is the equivalent to 18 inches of rain. 
False 
 
 
An important factor in the production of rain by the collision-coalescence process is the number of ice crystals in the cloud. 
False 
 
 
In a cloud composed of water droplets and ice crystals, the saturation vapor pressure is less over the droplets th...
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WX 201 Exam 3 HW #1 & 2 Questions and Answers
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WX 201 Exam 3 HW #1 & 2 Questions and Answers 
Upper-level winds in the middle latitudes of both hemispheres generally blow from ____. 
The west 
 
 
The pressure gradient force is directed from higher pressure toward lower pressure 
at all places on Earth. 
 
 
The Coriolis force acts at a ____ degree angle to the wind. 
90 
 
 
On a 500 millibar chart, ____ are drawn to represent horizontal changes in altitude which correspond to horizontal changes in pressure. 
Contour Lines 
 
 
The surface ...
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ATSC 310- TEST 1 EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+
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ATSC 310- TEST 1 EXAM | QUESTIONS & 
ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | 
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Forecasting steps 
Correct Answer: Assess present. (6 hr surface, 12 hr sounding) Predict future. Interpret 
results. 
Forecasting Methods Used 
Correct Answer: Climatology- baseline expectations 
Analogue- historically similar conditions 
Persistence- future like present 
Trends/Extrapolation- future will be like upwind wx 
Numerical Wx Prediction 
Ensemble Forecast 
Empirical Pattern- rules of thumb 
E...
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WX 201 Final Exam Questions and Answers
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WX 201 Final Exam Questions and Answers 
Chemicals called __ break down ozone molecules 
chlorofluorocarbons 
 
 
Since the turn of this century, CO2 in the atmosphere has: 
been increasing in concentration 
 
 
In a volume of air near the earth's surface, ____ occupies 78 percent 
and ____ occupies nearly 21 percent. 
Nitrogen, Oxygen 
 
 
Sinks of CO2 include 
photosynthesis 
 
 
The only substance near the earth's surface that is found naturally in the atmosphere as a solid, liquid, and a g...
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WX 201 Exam 3 HW #1 & 2 Questions and Answers
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WX 201 Exam 3 HW #1 & 2 Questions and Answers 
Upper-level winds in the middle latitudes of both hemispheres generally blow from ____. 
The west 
 
 
The pressure gradient force is directed from higher pressure toward lower pressure 
at all places on Earth. 
 
 
The Coriolis force acts at a ____ degree angle to the wind. 
90 
 
 
On a 500 millibar chart, ____ are drawn to represent horizontal changes in altitude which correspond to horizontal changes in pressure. 
Contour Lines 
 
 
The surface ...
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