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WX 201 HW1 Exam with complete solutions The only substance near Earth's surface that is found naturally in the current atmosphere as a solid, liquid, and a gas is water. The rate at which temperature decreases with increasing altitude is known as the lapse rate. Almost all of Earth's w...

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WX 201 HW1 Exam with complete solutions
The only substance near Earth's surface that is found naturally in the current atmosphere as a solid,
liquid, and a gas is
water.


The rate at which temperature decreases with increasing altitude is known as the
lapse rate.


Almost all of Earth's weather occurs in the
troposphere.


The word "weather" is defined as
the condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place.


At night, when the weather is extremely cold and dry, atmospheric pressure in the trophosphere
decreases with increasing altitude.


A geostationary satellite takes pictures of
one area on Earth as it moves at the same rate as Earth's spin.


Middle latitude cyclonic storms are also known as
extratropical cyclones.


The gas that absorbs most of the harmful ultraviolet radiation in the stratosphere is
ozone.


We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
Most human-made impurities found in the atmosphere present a health and environmental hazard.
These are called
pollutants.


The average surface temperature on Earth is
59 degrees Fahrenheit.


Which of the following is considered a variable gas in Earth's atmosphere?
water vapor


In a volume of air near Earth's surface today, ____ occupies 78 percent and ____ nearly 21 percent.
nitrogen; oxygen


The atmospheric layer in which we live is called the
troposphere.

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