Exam 5: Waterʹs Unique Properties

Which of the following is NOT true regarding hurricanes and tornadoes?

Which of the following characteristics is NOT associated with a well-developed newly formed cP air mass?

Cyclonic storm tracks across the United States and Canada generally

The Enhanced Fujita scale classifies tornadoes based on wind speed as indicated by related property damage.

The phase changes of water provide a significant amount of the energy that powers the general circulation of the atmosphere.

The term deposition refers to

Scientists called the new phenomenon,witnessed in May 2009,of straight line,100 mph winds with an eyelike structure and a path of destruction 100 miles wide a

Relative humidity is not affected by changes in temperature or pressure.

At saturation,the further addition of water vapor or a decrease in temperature results in______ .

High altitude wispy clouds made of ice crystals are classed as

Tornadoes are ranked in terms of wind speed and related property damage using the ______scale.

Which cloud type can indicate an oncoming storm,especially if they thicken and lower in elevation?

The point where saturation begins in a rising air parcel is

A fog that develops when warm,moist air blows over a cold current (such as the California Current)is an example of______ fog.

Which of the following would cause the evaporation rate to decrease?

When a cold cP air mass passes over the warmer Great Lakes,it absorbs heat energy and moisture and becomes humidified.This is known as the

When water evaporates,it______ heat energy and ______the surrounding air.

Compare and contrast the normal lapse rate,environmental lapse rate,the dry adiabatic rate,and the moist adiabatic rate.

The cooling of air by emitting infrared energy to space is an example of adiabatically cooling.

A rainshadow is a zone of dark clouds and heavy rainfall.