Exam 5: Waterʹs Unique Properties

The scientific study of the short-term condition of the atmosphere is

Relative humidity is

A stratus cloud that produces precipitation is known as

There is an inverse relationship between temperature and relative humidity,e.g.on a typical day,relatively humidity is highest when the temperatures are the lowest.

The movement of water throughout the atmosphere,hydrosphere,lithosphere,and biosphere is known as the

If a parcel of air is cooled and the amount of water vapor remained constant,its relative humidity would increase.

Convergent lifting is common all along the equatorial region.

Hurricane Catarina,which made landfall in Brazil in 2004,rotated clockwise.

What type of cloud that has a thin wispy appearance,consists of ice crystals,and often precedes a warm front?

Assuming the amount of water vapor remains constant,a temperature increase will______ the specific humidity.

The moist adiabatic rate (MAR)is less than the dry adiabatic rate (DAR)because of the release of the latent heat of condensation within the rising parcel of air.

Describe waterʹs phase changes and the latent energy associated with each.

Tropical cyclones

Cooling of a surface overnight that chills the air layer directly above that surface may form

Extreme snowfall events,such as blizzards,may increase in intensity during the coming century.

The wetter,intercepting slope of a mountain is termed the ______slope,whereas the drier,downwind slope is termed the______ slope.

Which of the following is TRUE regarding cloud-condensation nuclei?

Variations of wind speed and direction with altitude is known as

______occurs when the relative humidity is 100%.

Which of the following is a middle-level cloud type?