13 September 2006

AOS 101 Dis. 303

Pop Quiz #1 (10min)

Name: ______

1) Questions pertaining to class logistics and syllabus (10 questions, worth 1pt a piece):

a)The discussion section number is? ______

b)Is there a required text (yes/no)? ______

c)Where can you get the required text, if you have not already? ______

d)The discussion section consists of what percentage of the total (lecture + discussion) grade? ______

e)Homework is worth what percentage of the “discussion” grade? _____

f)Homework is important, right (yes/no)? ______

g)You can e-mail me about “discussion” homework questions up until what time on Tuesday’s? ______

h)You can e-mail me about “lecture” homework questions up until what time on Monday and Thursday’s? ______

i)Discussion homework is due at the end of the discussion period (T/F)? ______

j)My office hours are conducted in Rm. 1345 AOS at what time (Day/Time)? ______

2) What is weather (three sentences max) (10pts)?

3) The Earth’s atmosphere is composed of what three main gases (3.25pts a piece for 10pts)?

1)

2)

3)

4) Water Vapor (H2O)g is a very important ______gas (10pts)?

5) Carbon dioxide is also an important trace gas. A plot showing carbon dioxide levels since 1955 is shown below (“Keeling Curve”) ( 2006) (10pts).

The square represents carbon dioxide levels at what time of the year?

The circle represents what time of the year?

6) The hydrological cycle consists of four main processes, what are they (2.5pts a piece for 10pts)?

1)______

2)______

3)______

4)______

7) Pressure and density questions (5pts a piece for 10pts):

a) The average surface pressure at sea level is? ______[millibars (mb)]

b) Pressure and density increase rapidly with altitude (T/F)? ______

8) Multiple Choice (MC): Humans, flora and fauna, and “weather” reside in what layer of the atmosphere (FULLY CIRCLE YOUR ANSWER) (10pts)?

a)Thermosphere

b)Epidermal layer

c)Menopause

d)Thermocline

e)Troposphere

f)b and c

9) Drawing: Neatly Draw and label the four major levels of the atmosphere (20pts):

Extra Credit (10pts): Universal Time (UTC), also called “Zulu Time,” is used by the meteorological world. What is the current time (here, in this room) in UTC?

______UTC