EASC 121 TEST 4 REVIEW SHEET

THE TEST REVIEW SHEET IS NOT ALL INCLUSIVE.  THIS IS JUST A GUIDELINE TO HELP YOU STUDY FOR THE EXAM.  WHEN I SAY TO KNOW SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT SIMPLY MEAN TO KNOW A DEFINITION OF IT BUT TO KNOW ALL THE APPLICATIONS OF THAT CONCEPT.

Know the variables of weather and climate

Why is the atmosphere important to life on earth?

Know the most important gases in our atmosphere and why they are important

Know the temperature spheres of our atmosphere

Know how pollution effects our atmosphere

Know how to calculate the environmental lapse rate and convert Fahrenheit to Celsius, Celsius to Fahrenheit, heating degree days and cooling degree days, and types of thermometers

Know specific heat and how it relates to climate  

Know the mechanisms of heat transfer

What is the heat index?

Know how to describe clouds in terms of their appearance, height, and ability to produce rain

Know how fogs form

Know the weather modification types

Know how water moves from the atmosphere to the earth, and from the earth back to the atmosphere

Know relative humidity and dew point  

Know the adiabatic processes and how to calculate temperatures

What normally happens to air temperature as it rises or sinks in the atmosphere?

SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS

1. Which of these statements is correct concerning ozone?

a. it is a trace element in our atmosphere

b. it is concentrated in the mesosphere

c. it is easy for us to breathe pure ozone

d. it is more than 100 feet thick in our atmosphere

2. Which of these statements is false concerning middle clouds?

a. they have alto as a prefix

b. their cloud base is between 6,500 - 20,000 feet

c. they are composed of water vapor droplets

d. they have sharper features than do high clouds

3. Which of these clouds has the lowest cloud base?

a. cirrocumulus

b. altocumulus

c. cumulus

d. they are all at the same level

4. What is the adiabatic rate for air parcels with less than 100% relative humidity?

a. 5 degree Celsius decrease for every 1000 meter increase in height

b. 10 degree Celsius decrease for every 1000 meter increase in height

c. 5 degree Celsius increase for every 1000 meter increase in height

d. none of these

5. How many Heating Degree Days are there when the high temperature is 40 degrees and the low is 20 degrees?

a. 0

b. 15

c. 35

d. 45

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