Met 322 test 1 multiple choice

Which of the following is the most important to consider for risk assessment?

Frequencies

Which of the following is considered a permanent gas within Earth's atmosphere?

Nitrogen

The average environmental lapse rate in the troposphere in degrees Celsius per kilometer is

6.5

In which layer of the atmosphere does the temperature normally decrease with height?

Mesosphere

The prime meridian runs through which city?

Greenwich, England

Which of the following substances has the highest specific heat?

Water

Which of the following forces does not apply to winds in the upper troposphere?

Friction

Of all of the gases emitted by volcanoes, the one that produces the most significant climatic signal is

Sulfur Dioxide

Which of the following is true during a la nina event?

cold water upwelling increases along the humboldt current

Qe represents which of the following?

Latent heat flux

On a thermodynamic diagram, lines representing temperature coordinates are

slanted upward from left to right