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Q2: the atmosphere and the concept of reanalysis data

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How does solar radiation heat up the atmosphere?

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A) By direct heating

B) By trapping infrared radiation

C) Through several processes

D) None of the above

What is the role of greenhouse gases in warming up the atmosphere?
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A) They reflect solar radiation back to space

B) They trap infrared radiation and prevent it from escaping to space

C) They emit infrared radiation that heats up the atmosphere

D) None of the above

What is the primary way in which the atmosphere is warmed up by solar radiation? *

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A) Direct heating

B) Convection

C) Radiation

D) None of the above

Why does the air experience a delay in being heated up by solar radiation?
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A) Because air is a poor conductor of heat

B) Because radiation does not directly heat up the air

C) Because of the time lag between solar radiation and air temperature

D) None of the above

How is heat transferred in the atmosphere?
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A) Convection

B) Radiation

C) Conduction

D) All of the above

What is the boundary layer?
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A) The layer of air immediately above the surface that is heated up by convection

B) The layer of air above the free atmosphere

C) The layer of air that contains the ozone layer

D) None of the above

What is the free atmosphere?
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A) The layer of air above the boundary layer that is not affected by convection

B) The layer of air above the troposphere

C) The layer of air above the stratosphere

D) None of the above

What happens to the stratosphere when the troposphere warms up?
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A) It warms up as well

B) It cools down to maintain radiative equilibrium

C) It experiences no change in temperature

D) None of the above

What is pressure?
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A) The weight of the entire column of atmosphere above a certain point

B) The amount of water vapor in the atmosphere

C) The density of the atmosphere at a certain point

D) None of the above

What is re-analysis data?
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A) A collection of observational data from various sources that is ingested into numerical models

B) A type of satellite used to measure precipitation

C) A type of weather balloon used to measure upper-level winds

D) None of the above

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