Question 1

An afternoon sky full of cumulus humilis clouds with little vertical growth indicates ____ weather.

Accepted Answer

A) stormy 
B) fair 
C) ​cold 
D) snowy 
E) rainy 
A) stormy 
B) fair 
C) ​cold 
D) snowy 
E) rainy

Question 2

Rain shadows form on the ____________________ side of mountains.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Rain shadows form on the ____________________ side...

Question 3

On rare occasions when the environmental lapse rate exceeds about ____ (the autoconvective lapse rate),convection becomes spontaneous,resulting in the automatic overturning of the air.

Accepted Answer

A) 3.4 degrees Celsius per 10 m 
B) 3.4 degrees Celsius per 1,000 m 
C) ​34 degrees Celsius per 100 m 
D) ​34 degrees Celsius per 10,000 m 
E) ​3.4 degrees Celsius per 100 m 
A) 3.4 degrees Celsius per 10 m 
B) 3.4 degrees Celsius per 1,000 m 
C) ​34 degrees Celsius per 100 m 
D) ​34 degrees Celsius per 10,000 m 
E) ​3.4 degrees Celsius per 100 m

Question 4

Cumulus clouds are a common phenomenon over cool water surfaces.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A hot "bubble" of air is called a(n)____________________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of A hot "bubble" of air is called...

Question 6

Unlike the dry adiabatic rate,the moist adiabatic rate is not constant,but varies greatly with ____________________ and,hence,with moisture content.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Unlike the dry adiabatic rate,the moist adiabatic...

Question 7

An example of orographic clouds would be clouds​

Accepted Answer

A) forming over a warm ocean current. 
B) forming on the windward slope of a mountain. 
C) ​forming behind a jet airplane. 
D) ​formed by surface heating. 
E) ​forming on the leeward side of a mountain. 
A) forming over a warm ocean current. 
B) forming on the windward slope of a mountain. 
C) ​forming behind a jet airplane. 
D) ​formed by surface heating. 
E) ​forming on the leeward side of a mountain.

Question 8

Most thunderstorms do not extend very far into the stratosphere because the air in the stratosphere is​

Accepted Answer

A) unstable. 
B) stable. 
C) ​too cold. 
D) ​too thin. 
E) ​too dry. 
A) unstable. 
B) stable. 
C) ​too cold. 
D) ​too thin. 
E) ​too dry.

Question 9

Altocumulus clouds that show vertical development and produce tower-like extensions are called

Accepted Answer

A) cumulus. 
B) cumulonimbus. 
C) ​cumulus humilis. 
D) ​altocumulus castellanus. 
E) ​cirrocumulus castellanus. 
A) cumulus. 
B) cumulonimbus. 
C) ​cumulus humilis. 
D) ​altocumulus castellanus. 
E) ​cirrocumulus castellanus.

Question 10

Convective instability is associated with the development of

Accepted Answer

A) foggy weather. 
B) dew frost. 
C) hazy conditions. 
D) ​prolonged fair weather. 
E) ​severe storms,such as thunderstorms and tornadoes. 
A) foggy weather. 
B) dew frost. 
C) hazy conditions. 
D) ​prolonged fair weather. 
E) ​severe storms,such as thunderstorms and tornadoes.

Question 11

What is meant by the term neutral atmospheric stability?​

Accepted Answer

If the lapse rate is exactly equal to th

Question 12

Subsidence has no effect on atmospheric stability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Convective instability associated with severe thunderstorms and tornadoes can be brought on by lifting a stable air layer whose surface is humid and whose top is dry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

It is possible for a layer of air to be convectively unstable and absolutely stable at the same time.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Vertical mixing of air tends to ____________________ the environmental lapse rate.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Vertical mixing of air tends to ____________________...

Question 16

Cumulonimbus clouds indicate unstable atmospheric conditions.What stops the upward growth and causes the top of a cumulonimbus cloud to flatten out into an anvil?​

Accepted Answer

The level at which clouds form is called

Question 17

In a conditionally unstable atmosphere,the environmental lapse rate will be ____ the moist adiabatic rate and ____ the dry adiabatic rate.​

Accepted Answer

A) greater than;less than 
B) greater than;greater than 
C) ​less than;greater than 
D) ​less than;less than 
E) ​the same as;the same as 
A) greater than;less than 
B) greater than;greater than 
C) ​less than;greater than 
D) ​less than;less than 
E) ​the same as;the same as

Question 18

At Earth's surface,a parcel of air has ____ the air surrounding it.

Accepted Answer

A) the same temperature,but lower pressure than 
B) a lower temperature,but higher pressure than 
C) ​a higher temperature,but lower pressure 
D) ​a higher temperature,but the same pressure as 
E) ​the same temperature and pressure as 
A) the same temperature,but lower pressure than 
B) a lower temperature,but higher pressure than 
C) ​a higher temperature,but lower pressure 
D) ​a higher temperature,but the same pressure as 
E) ​the same temperature and pressure as

Question 19

At Earth's surface,a rising saturated air parcel cools at the​

Accepted Answer

A) moist adiabatic rate. 
B) dry adiabatic rate. 
C) ​condensation rate. 
D) ​saturation rate. 
E) ​development rate. 
A) moist adiabatic rate. 
B) dry adiabatic rate. 
C) ​condensation rate. 
D) ​saturation rate. 
E) ​development rate.

Question 20

Which condition below is necessary for a layer of altostratus clouds to change into altocumulus?​

Accepted Answer

A) The top part of the cloud deck cools while the bottom part warms. 
B) Temperature increases with increasing altitude in the layer. 
C) ​The cloud layer becomes more stable. 
D) ​The cloud layer becomes clear. 
E) ​The nuclei types within the cloud have to change. 
A) The top part of the cloud deck cools while the bottom part warms. 
B) Temperature increases with increasing altitude in the layer. 
C) ​The cloud layer becomes more stable. 
D) ​The cloud layer becomes clear. 
E) ​The nuclei types within the cloud have to change.

An afternoon sky full of cumulus humilis clouds with little vertical growth indicates ____ weather.

Rain shadows form on the ____________________ side of mountains.

On rare occasions when the environmental lapse rate exceeds about ____ (the autoconvective lapse rate),convection becomes spontaneous,resulting in the automatic overturning of the air.

Cumulus clouds are a common phenomenon over cool water surfaces.

A hot "bubble" of air is called a(n)____________________.

Unlike the dry adiabatic rate,the moist adiabatic rate is not constant,but varies greatly with ____________________ and,hence,with moisture content.

An example of orographic clouds would be clouds

Most thunderstorms do not extend very far into the stratosphere because the air in the stratosphere is

Altocumulus clouds that show vertical development and produce tower-like extensions are called

Convective instability is associated with the development of

What is meant by the term neutral atmospheric stability?

Subsidence has no effect on atmospheric stability.

Convective instability associated with severe thunderstorms and tornadoes can be brought on by lifting a stable air layer whose surface is humid and whose top is dry.

It is possible for a layer of air to be convectively unstable and absolutely stable at the same time.

Vertical mixing of air tends to ____________________ the environmental lapse rate.

Cumulonimbus clouds indicate unstable atmospheric conditions.What stops the upward growth and causes the top of a cumulonimbus cloud to flatten out into an anvil?

In a conditionally unstable atmosphere,the environmental lapse rate will be the moist adiabatic rate and the dry adiabatic rate.

At Earth's surface,a parcel of air has ____ the air surrounding it.

At Earth's surface,a rising saturated air parcel cools at the

Which condition below is necessary for a layer of altostratus clouds to change into altocumulus?

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Exam 6: Stability and Cloud Development

An afternoon sky full of cumulus humilis clouds with little vertical growth indicates ____ weather.

Rain shadows form on the ____________________ side of mountains.

On rare occasions when the environmental lapse rate exceeds about ____ (the autoconvective lapse rate),convection becomes spontaneous,resulting in the automatic overturning of the air.

Cumulus clouds are a common phenomenon over cool water surfaces.​

A hot "bubble" of air is called a(n)____________________.​

Unlike the dry adiabatic rate,the moist adiabatic rate is not constant,but varies greatly with ____________________ and,hence,with moisture content.​

An example of orographic clouds would be clouds​

Most thunderstorms do not extend very far into the stratosphere because the air in the stratosphere is​

Altocumulus clouds that show vertical development and produce tower-like extensions are called

Convective instability is associated with the development of

What is meant by the term neutral atmospheric stability?​

Subsidence has no effect on atmospheric stability.

Convective instability associated with severe thunderstorms and tornadoes can be brought on by lifting a stable air layer whose surface is humid and whose top is dry.

It is possible for a layer of air to be convectively unstable and absolutely stable at the same time.​

Vertical mixing of air tends to ____________________ the environmental lapse rate.

Cumulonimbus clouds indicate unstable atmospheric conditions.What stops the upward growth and causes the top of a cumulonimbus cloud to flatten out into an anvil?​

In a conditionally unstable atmosphere,the environmental lapse rate will be ____ the moist adiabatic rate and ____ the dry adiabatic rate.​

At Earth's surface,a parcel of air has ____ the air surrounding it.

At Earth's surface,a rising saturated air parcel cools at the​

Which condition below is necessary for a layer of altostratus clouds to change into altocumulus?​

Earth and Its Atmosphere

Energy - Warming the Earth and the Atmosphere

Seasonal and Daily Temperatures

Atmospheric Humidity

Condensation Dew Fog and Clouds

Precipitation

Air Pressure and Winds

Wind Small Scale and Local Systems

Wind Global Systems

Air Masses and Fronts

Middle Latitude Cyclones

Weather Forecasting

Thunderstorms

Tornadoes

Hurricanes

Earths Changing Climate

Global Climate

Air Pollution

Light Color and Atmospheric Optics

Filters

Cumulus clouds are a common phenomenon over cool water surfaces.

A hot "bubble" of air is called a(n)____________________.

Unlike the dry adiabatic rate,the moist adiabatic rate is not constant,but varies greatly with ____________________ and,hence,with moisture content.

An example of orographic clouds would be clouds

Most thunderstorms do not extend very far into the stratosphere because the air in the stratosphere is

What is meant by the term neutral atmospheric stability?

It is possible for a layer of air to be convectively unstable and absolutely stable at the same time.

Cumulonimbus clouds indicate unstable atmospheric conditions.What stops the upward growth and causes the top of a cumulonimbus cloud to flatten out into an anvil?

In a conditionally unstable atmosphere,the environmental lapse rate will be the moist adiabatic rate and the dry adiabatic rate.

At Earth's surface,a rising saturated air parcel cools at the

Which condition below is necessary for a layer of altostratus clouds to change into altocumulus?