Download 1. As a cause of death, severe weather events result in more

1. As a cause of death, severe weather events result in more
fatalities in the US each year than
A. tobacco
B. sexually transmitted diseases
C. car crashes
D. ostrich attacks
1. As a cause of death, severe weather events result in more
fatalities in the US each year than
A. tobacco
B. sexually transmitted diseases
C. car crashes
D. ostrich attacks
2. For air in the troposphere, ______ accounts for 78% of the air
by volume, while ______ accounts for nearly 21%.
A. nitrogen, Aggie spirit
B. hydrogen, oxygen
C. nitrogen, oxygen
D. oxygen, water vapor
2. For air in the troposphere, ______ accounts for 78% of the air
by volume, while ______ accounts for nearly 21%.
A. nitrogen, Aggie spirit
B. hydrogen, oxygen
C. nitrogen, oxygen
D. oxygen, water vapor
3. Which of the following measures the average speed of air
molecules?
A. pressure
B. temperature
C. density
3. Which of the following measures the average speed of air
molecules?
A. pressure
B. temperature
C. density
4. When he was a boy, Bob built a tree house at the top of a
giant redwood. Compared to the base of the redwood,
Bob's tree house usually had
A. no girls allowed
B. higher pressure and lower temperature
C. lower pressure and lower temperature
D. higher pressure and higher temperature
4. When he was a boy, Bob built a tree house at the top of a
giant redwood. Compared to the base of the redwood,
Bob's tree house usually had
A. no girls allowed
B. higher pressure and lower temperature
C. lower pressure and lower temperature
D. higher pressure and higher temperature
5. The pressure at the bottom of the dive well at the Rec is
nearly twice the atmospheric pressure at the surface. Which
of the following is closest to the pressure at the bottom?
A. 300 psi
B. 200 mb
C. 2000 mb
D. both A and B
E. both A and C
5. The pressure at the bottom of the dive well at the Rec is
nearly twice the atmospheric pressure at the surface. Which
of the following is closest to the pressure at the bottom?
A. 300 psi
B. 200 mb
C. 2000 mb
D. both A and B
E. both A and C
6. The residence time of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the
atmosphere is roughly
A. a couple of weeks
B. 15 years
C. 150 years
D. 1500 years
6. The residence time of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the
atmosphere is roughly
A. a couple of weeks
B. 15 years
C. 150 years
D. 1500 years
7. If two temperatures differ by 100 oC, by how much do they
differ in degrees Kelvin?
A. 32
B. 100
C. 180
D. 212
7. If two temperatures differ by 100 oC, by how much do they
differ in degrees Kelvin?
A. 32
B. 100
C. 180
D. 212
8. Bob's observations show that the stratosphere is typically
warmer than the upper troposphere, which he finds greatly
disturbing. How might you calm him down?
A. Explain that the absorbtion of UV radiation by ozone tends to
warm the stratosphere.
B. Remind him that in the absence of other effects, temperature
tends to increase with height.
C. Explain that the upper troposphere is cooled by condensation
in clouds.
8. Bob's observations show that the stratosphere is typically
warmer than the upper troposphere, which he finds greatly
disturbing. How might you calm him down?
A. Explain that the absorbtion of UV radiation by ozone tends
to warm the stratosphere.
B. Remind him that in the absence of other effects, temperature
tends to increase with height.
C. Explain that the upper troposphere is cooled by condensation
in clouds.
9. A commuter flight to Houston is flying at a pressure of 850
mb. If the surface pressure is roughly 1000 mb, what
percentage of the atmosphere by mass is below the plane?
A. 85%
B. 25%
C. 30%
D. 15%
9. A commuter flight to Houston is flying at a pressure of 850
mb. If the surface pressure is roughly 1000 mb, what
percentage of the atmosphere by mass is below the plane?
A. 85%
B. 25%
C. 30%
D. 15%
10. The specific heat of lead is 0.13 J/(kg K), while that of iron is
0.45 J/(kg K). Suppose I have two pie pans, one made of
lead and the other of iron, and both with equal weight. If I
put both pans into an oven, which will heat up fastest?
A. the lead pie pan
B. the iron pie pan
C. This isn't an answer, but a lead pie pan? C'mon, dude.
10. The specific heat of lead is 0.13 J/(kg K), while that of iron is
0.45 J/(kg K). Suppose I have two pie pans, one made of
lead and the other of iron, and both with equal weight. If I
put both pans into an oven, which will heat up fastest?
A. the lead pie pan
B. the iron pie pan
C. This isn't an answer, but a lead pie pan? C'mon, dude.
11. The moon Titan has a typical surface pressure of roughly
1600 mb, which is significantly larger than the Earth's surface
pressure. From this we can infer that
A. the temperature of Titan's atmosphere is higher than the
Earth's
B. the temperature of Titan's atmosphere is lower than the Earth's
C. Titan's atmosphere has a different composition than the Earth's
D. a column of air on Titan weighs more than a column of air on
Earth
11. The moon Titan has a typical surface pressure of roughly
1600 mb, which is significantly larger than the Earth's surface
pressure. From this we can infer that
A. the temperature of Titan's atmosphere is higher than the
Earth's
B. the temperature of Titan's atmosphere is lower than the Earth's
C. Titan's atmosphere has a different composition than the Earth's
D. a column of air on Titan weighs more than a column of air
on Earth
12. Last year at this time, we had several days with frozen
puddles on the streets. At what temperature does water
freeze?
A. 32 oF
B. 0 oC
C. 273 K
D. all of the above
E. both A and B
12. Last year at this time, we had several days with frozen
puddles on the streets. At what temperature does water
freeze?
A. 32 oF
B. 0 oC
C. 273 K
D. all of the above
E. both A and B