Review Questions: Introduction and Atmospheric Structure

Chapter 1

  1. Describe each step of the scientific method.

  2. How are weather observations all taken at the same time.

  3. Draw a station model and label the locations of each observation parameter.

  4. Describe the advantages of geostationary weather satellites.

  5. Describe the advantages of polar orbiting weather satellites.

  6. Which type of weather satellite is most commonly used in weather operations?

  7. Describe the characteristics of visible, infrared, and water vapor satellite imagery.

  8. What are the three most predominate permanent gases?

  9. What are the three most predominate variable gases?

  10. Which of the variable gases capture heat?

  11. What is an isobar on a weather map?

  12. What causes atmospheric pressure?

  13. Why does the temperature in the stratosphere increase with altitude?

  14. List the layers of the atmosphere from lowest to highest.

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