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Introduction to Meteorology and Earth Science

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On November 25, 2025

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Q1 Air may best be described as

a mixture

Q2 Ozone is concentrated in the

stratosphere

Q3 Practically all clouds and storms occur in

troposphere

Q4 Normal lapse rate per km

6.5°C

Q5 Longest wavelengths

radio

Q6 Triatomic oxygen

ozone

Q7 % sun energy reflected

30%

Q8 Heat storage lower atm

greenhouse effect

Q9 Cloud sheets/layers

stratus

Q10 Anvil head cloud

cumulonimbus

Q11 Globular cauliflower

cumulus

Q12 Water vapor max

Q13 Psychrometer same temp

air has high relative humidity

Q14 Gas to liquid

condensation

Q15 Mare’s tails

cirrus

Q16 Middle height clouds term

alto

Q17 Sea level pressure

1013 mb

Q18 Steep pressure gradient

produces strong winds

Q19 Widely spaced isobars

light winds

Q20 Coriolis influences

only wind direction

Q21 NH cyclone winds

counterclockwise and toward the center

Q22 High pressure center

anticyclone

Q23 High pressure assoc

all of these

Q24 Fair weather pressure

rising

Q25 Triangular points front

cold

Q26 Semicircles front

warm

Q27 Wind shift S/SW to NW

cold

Q28 NOT true tornadoes

usually occur along warm front

Q29 Warm front precipitation

considerably ahead of

Q30 Gulf of Mexico airmass

Q31 cT airmass

warm and dry

Q32 Cirrus→cirrostratus→altostratus