Atmospheric thermodynamics - Quiz
A) Indirect adiabatic circulation B) Frictional boundary circulation C) Thermally driven direct circulation D) Mechanically forced vortex circulation
A) Cold and dry air B) Dense and stable air C) Warm and moist air D) Cool and sinking air
A) Warmer air B) Saturated air C) Colder air D) Moister air
A) Electrical energy B) Kinetic energy C) Potential energy D) Chemical energy
A) 5.2% B) 2.6% C) 1.3% D) 10.0%
A) 1.20 TW per yr B) 2.50 TW per yr C) 0.10 TW per yr D) 0.54 TW per yr
A) Global surface pressure drop B) Stratospheric ozone depletion C) Polar ice cap expansion D) Tropical sea surface temperatures
A) Rankine cycle B) Otto cycle C) Brayton cycle D) Carnot cycle
A) The sea B) The tropopause C) The ozone layer D) The stratosphere
A) 273K B) 200K C) 350K D) 300K
A) The tropopause B) The sea surface C) The continental crust D) The ocean floor
A) 273K B) 300K C) 200K D) 150K
A) Mechanical energy into latent heat B) Heat energy into mechanical energy of winds C) Chemical energy into thermal energy D) Potential energy into electrical energy
A) Dry air and dust B) Carbon dioxide and ozone C) Heat and water vapor D) Ice crystals and nitrogen
A) Radiation loss to space B) The air expands and cools C) The air is compressed and heated D) Friction with upper winds
A) Magnetic force B) Centrifugal force C) Coriolis force D) Gravitational force
A) Increasing temperature B) Complete removal of thermal gradient C) Constant temperature D) Decreasing temperature
A) Increasing temperature B) Decreasing pressure gradients C) Stabilizing moisture levels D) Decreasing temperature
A) About 8% B) About 1% C) About 15% D) About 25%
A) Latent heat and entropy B) Pressure or density C) Saturation vapor pressure D) Temperature and volume
A) Potential temperature B) Specific heat capacity C) Equilibrium vapor pressure D) Adiabatic lapse rate
A) Coriolis formula B) Ideal gas law C) Stefan-Boltzmann law D) August-Roche-Magnus formula
A) Degrees Celsius B) Kelvins C) Rankine D) Fahrenheit
A) hPa B) Pa C) atm D) bar
A) 243.04 B) 6.1094 C) 17.625 D) 273.15
A) 6.1094 B) 100.00 C) 17.625 D) 243.04
A) 6.1094 B) 243.04 C) 17.625 D) 1.0132
A) Remain completely constant B) Increase exponentially C) Decrease linearly D) Drop to zero
A) Convective processes might cause extensive drying due to increased areas of subsidence B) The Earth is flat and defies thermodynamics C) Sea levels do not affect vapor pressure D) Radiation equations are fundamentally incorrect
A) The rotation speed of the Earth B) Subsurface seismic activity C) The intensity of convection D) The tilt of the planetary axis
A) Relative humidity B) Surface friction C) Solar magnetic fields D) Ocean salinity
A) Emanuel, K. B) Lorenz, E. N. C) Magnus D) August-Roche
A) 1986 B) 1955 C) 1979 D) 2010
A) Nature B) Tellus C) Science D) J. Atmos. Sci.
A) Lorenz, E. N. B) Emanuel, K. C) Magnus D) Clausius
A) Journal of Climate B) Tellus C) J. Atmos. Sci. D) Meteorological Monographs
A) Stirling engine B) Diesel engine C) Carnot engine D) Jet engine
A) Heat energy B) Geothermal energy C) Kinetic energy D) Tidal energy
A) Magnetometers B) Seismographs C) Spectrophotometers D) Atmospheric thermodynamic diagrams
A) As a closed cryogenic system B) As a purely reversible system C) As an isolated system in equilibrium D) As a non-equilibrium system
A) Frictional drag forces B) Magnetic forces C) Buoyant forces D) Centrifugal forces
A) Combined liquid-solid law B) Ideal gas law C) Van der Waals equation D) Boyle-Mariotte constant law
A) A process where temperature remains zero B) A process in which entropy is a constant C) A process with constant volume and pressure D) A process with maximum heat transfer
A) As ideal gases B) As incompressible liquids C) As rigid solids D) As ionized plasmas
A) Effect on cloud condensation B) Absorption of ultraviolet light C) Generation of lightning bolts D) Prevention of all precipitation
A) Early 19th century B) Late 18th century C) Early 20th century D) Late 19th century
A) Navier-Stokes equation B) First law of thermodynamics C) Ideal gas law D) Clausius–Clapeyron equation
A) Rudolf Clausius B) Willard Gibbs C) Émile Clapeyron D) Alfred Wegener
A) 1880s B) 1910s C) 1860s D) 1840s
A) Frank W. Very B) Heinrich Hertz C) Sadi Carnot D) von Bezold
A) Stuve diagram B) Tephigram C) Emagram D) Skew-T log-P
A) Alfred Wegener B) Willard Gibbs C) Rudolf Clausius D) von Bezold
A) 1873 B) 1911 C) 1888 D) 1884
A) Alfred Wegener B) Heinrich Hertz C) Sadi Carnot D) Émile Clapeyron
A) Willard Gibbs B) von Bezold C) Frank W. Very D) Rudolf Clausius
A) Late 1960s B) Late 1940s C) Late 1980s D) Late 1970s
A) Geological surveying B) Seismology C) Oceanography D) Weather forecasting
A) Pierre Simon Laplace B) Charles Le Roy C) John Dalton D) Jacques Charles
A) 1751 B) 1801 C) 1784 D) 1782
A) Pierre Simon Laplace B) John Dalton C) James Pollard Espy D) Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
A) Pierre Simon Laplace B) Sir Napier Shaw C) William Ferrel D) John Dalton
A) Richard Asman B) Hermann von Helmholtz C) John William von Bezold D) William Ferrel
A) Sir Napier Shaw B) Irving Langmuir C) Richard Asman D) Tor Bergeron
A) Richard Asman B) Tor Bergeron C) Sir Napier Shaw D) James Pollard Espy |
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