ATMO 201 EXAM 1
On average how many deaths does weather related events take annually in the U.S? - ✔✔500
lives
From lives taken by weather events in the U.S. _________ are from __________ - ✔✔almost
half; excessive h
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ATMO 201 EXAM 1
On average how many deaths does weather related events take annually in the U.S? - ✔✔500
lives
From lives taken by weather events in the U.S. _________ are from __________ - ✔✔almost
half; excessive heat(43 percent)
How does the risk of death from weather events compare to other risks in life? - ✔✔is relatively
small; last on the table; about 2 per million people
Over the past few decades, climate change may have caused an increase in what? - ✔✔weather
related disasters
How does weather differ from climate? - ✔✔-different in that climate refers to an "average
weather"
What protects humans from being burned by sun and material from space? - ✔✔-air
What 3 things are needed for weather to occur? - ✔✔-source of radiant energy
-fluid atmosphere in order to transport energy from point A to point B
-some type of cycle that transforms the fluid between the 3 states of matter
Major components that make up the composition of the atmosphere near the earth's surface -
✔✔-nitrogen(N2) = 78.08%
-Oxygen(O2) = 20.95%
-Argon(Ar) = 0.93
minor components that make up the composition of the atmosphere near the earth's surface -
✔✔-water vapor(H20) = 0 to 4%
-carbon dioxide(Co2) = 0.038% or 385 ppm
-Ozone(O3) = 0.000004% or 0.0r ppm
gases of the atmosphere in order: - ✔✔-nitrogen
-oxygen
-argon
-neon
-helium
-hydrogen
-xenon
most important greenhouse gases in order: - ✔✔-water vapor
-carbon dioxide
-methane
-nitrous oxide
-ozone
-CFC's
Explain production and natural destruction of CO2 - ✔✔-Is produced from the decay of
vegetation, volcanic eruptions, exhalations of animal l
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