ATMO 201 EXAM 1

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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 [Show More]

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