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Questions Related to atmosphere and its components

Stratus clouds are typically puffy and form by convection.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B

When a liquid thermometer is held in direct sunlight,

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  1. It will accurately measure the air temperature

  2. It will measure a much higher temperature than that of the air

  3. It will measure a much lower temperature than that of the air

  4. It will measure the temperature of the sun rather than the air

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Correct Option: B

A change of one degree on the Celsius scale is _____________ a change of one degree on the Fahrenheit scale.

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  1. Equal to

  2. Larger than

  3. Smaller than

  4. Is in the opposite direction of

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Correct Option: B

The atmosphere near the earth's surface is "heated from below." Which of the following does not significantly contribute to this heating?

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  1. Conduction of heat upward from a hot surface

  2. Convection from a hot surface

  3. Absorption of infrared energy that has been radiated from the surface

  4. Heat energy from the earth's interior

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Correct Option: D

Which of the following will decrease in a rising parcel of air?

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  1. Relative humidity

  2. Absolute humidity

  3. Specific humidity

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: B

As the air temperature increases, with no addition of water vapor to the air, the relative humidity will:

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  1. Remain the same

  2. Increase

  3. Decrease

  4. Increase until it becomes equal to the dew point temperature

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Correct Option: C

Which of the following will increase in a rising parcel of air?

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  1. Saturation vapor pressure

  2. Relative humidity

  3. Mixing ratio

  4. Air temperature

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Correct Option: B

The density of water vapor in a given parcel of air is expressed by the:

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  1. Absolute humidity

  2. Relative humidity

  3. Mixing ratio

  4. Specific humidity

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Correct Option: A

If the air temperature remains constant, evaporating water into the air will _____________ the dew point and ___________ the relative humidity.

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  1. Increase, increase

  2. Increase, decrease

  3. Decrease, increase

  4. Decrease, decrease

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Correct Option: A

Almost all of the earth's weather occurs in the:

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  1. Exosphere

  2. Stratosphere

  3. Mesosphere

  4. Troposphere

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Correct Option: D