Exam 17: Moisture, Clouds, and Precipitation

A parcel of air has a temperature of 0°C as it crosses a mountain range at 3000 meters. If it descends, what will its temperature be when it reaches sea level?

The dew point is the temperature at which _____ .

Condensation nuclei, tiny particles of matter in the air, are important because _____ .

The Coalescence- Collision Process applies to_____ .

When a mass of cold air collides with a mass of warm air, what happens?

_____ temperature changes are those that do not involve the addition or subtraction of heat.

When supercooled raindrops freeze on contact with solid objects, _____ forms.

When stable air is forced to rise, any clouds that are produced are generally _____ .

_____ wedging occurs when warm air is forced over cooler air.

Which of these generally has the lowest humidity?

Air that resists vertical motion is described as being _____ .

When air sinks, _____ it _____ and adiabatically.

A super cooled liquid needs to_____ to turn into a solid.

Advective fogs form when warm, moist air moves over a cool surface so this type of fog is likely to be common in _____ .

Under what circumstances could the relative humidity exceed 100% without producing condensation in the air?

Clouds are classified on the basis of their_____ .

Which one of the fogs listed below may be categorized as an evaporation- caused fog?

If the temperature drops and the amount of moisture in the air remains unchanged, the relative humidity will _____ .

Orographic lifting is related to mountain barriers, and it is often associated with _____ .

The cloud form that is best described as sheets or layers that cover much or all of the sky is termed_____ .