Physical Meteorology Test 1
Questions on beginner topics in Physical Meteorology.
- 1.Earth's dry atmosphere is mainly made up of which gasses?
- A.
Oxygen
- B.
Nitrogen
- C.
Carbon Dioxide
- D.
Argon
- E.
Methane
- 2.What percentage is Earth's atmosphere made up of Oxygen?
- A.
80%
- B.
78%
- C.
23%
- D.
21%
- 3.In accordance with the Gas Law, if V is doubled, then P is
- A.
Halved
- B.
Doubled
- C.
Not affected
- 4.Earth's atmosphere is made up of what percentage of Nitrogen?
- A.
81%
- B.
78%
- C.
21%
- D.
1%
- 5.According to the Gas Law, if T is doubled, then V is
- A.
Halved
- B.
Doubled
- C.
Not affected
- 6.In accordance with the Gas Law, if T is doubled, then P is
- A.
Halved
- B.
Doubled
- C.
Not affected
- 7.The value of R* is _______.
- 8.The Gas constant, R, for any atmosphere can be found by dividing R* by the sum of the products of the ___________ .
- 9.The Hypsometric equation relates height to temperature and can be written out as follows: ______ .∫ integral symbol if needed
- 10.Dq = dw + dudq = pdv + dudq = pdα + dudq = pdα + CVdTdq = CPdT - αdpdq = dh - αdpdq = d(CPT + ϕ)These are forms of what Law?
- 11.Complete the Ideal Gas law:__ = ρRT
- 12.Complete the Ideal Gas Law:pv = n__T
- 13.Complete the Ideal Gas Law:p__ = mRT
- 14.Work is "path dependent."
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.The equation for Work is ∫ integral symbol if needed
- 16.What are common paths for work? Check all that apply.
- A.
Isobaric
- B.
Isovolumetric
- C.
Isothermal
- D.
Adiabatic
- 17.When the parcel expands, work is being done on the parcel.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.What is enthalpy a measure of?
- 19.What is CPT + ϕ ?
- A.
Geopotential Height
- B.
Dry Static Energy
- C.
Constant Pressure
- D.
Specific Heat of Pressure
- 20.Which describe a parcel?A parcel is some piece of air with an indeterminate volume and mass that:
- A.
Is thermally insulated from its environment
- B.
Assumes the same pressure as its environment
- C.
Moves slow enough that its kinetic energy is small compared to its internal energy
- D.
All of the above
- 21.To get the Dry Adiabatic Lapse Rate, you go from:0 = dq = d(CPT + ϕ) to (dT/dz) = (-g/CP) = -9.8 k/km
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 22."Adiabatic" implies(Check all that apply)
- A.
No pressure exchange with environment
- B.
No heat exchange with environment
- C.
Conserves Dry Static Energy
- D.
Conserves Potential Temperature
- 23.What is potential temperature?
- A.
The temperature a parcel could have when it puts its mind to it.
- B.
The temperature a parcel could have when it is moved , dry adiabatically, to 850 mb.
- C.
The temperature stored inside of a parcel.
- D.
The temperature a parcel could have when it is moved, dry adiabatically, to 1000 mb.
- 24.This equation:θ = T(1000mb/p)^(R/CP)Is for what value?
- A.
Potential Temperature
- B.
Lapse Rate
- C.
Geopotential Height
- D.
Specific Volume
- E.
Density
- 25.What are good criteria for a useful thermodynamic diagram?
- A.
Maximum number of straight lines
- B.
Coordinates to be measured
- C.
Vertical coordinate to be approximately height
- D.
Adiabats and isotherms to be parallel
- E.
Area to be proportional to energy
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