Question 1

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Water has been discovered on no other planet. 
B) There is no evidence of water ever existing on Mars. 
C) Water occurs in significant quantities only on Earth. 
D) Ice has not been detected below the surface of our Moon. 
E) Venus is made up entirely of ice. 
A) Water has been discovered on no other planet. 
B) There is no evidence of water ever existing on Mars. 
C) Water occurs in significant quantities only on Earth. 
D) Ice has not been detected below the surface of our Moon. 
E) Venus is made up entirely of ice.

Question 2

Compare and contrast the collision-coalescence process with the Bergeron ice-crystal process.

Accepted Answer

The collision-coalescence process and th

Question 3

Which cloud type is specifically a good indicator of an arriving storm,say within the next 24 hours?

Accepted Answer

A) fog 
B) cumulus 
C) stratocumulus 
D) cirrus 
E) altostratus 
A) fog 
B) cumulus 
C) stratocumulus 
D) cirrus 
E) altostratus

Question 4

If a parcel of air is cooled,its relative humidity and saturation vapour pressure both rise.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The dry adiabatic rate (DAR)applies to a moving parcel of air that is saturated,and it may vary from 4 C° to 10 C° per 1000 m.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

An air parcel is considered unstable when it

Accepted Answer

A) either remains as it is,or changes its initial position. 
B) continues to rise until it reaches an altitude at which the surrounding air has a similar temperature. 
C) it resists displacement upward. 
D) it ceases to ascend. 
E) continues to rise until it reaches an altitude at which the surrounding air has a similar specific humidity. 
A) either remains as it is,or changes its initial position. 
B) continues to rise until it reaches an altitude at which the surrounding air has a similar temperature. 
C) it resists displacement upward. 
D) it ceases to ascend. 
E) continues to rise until it reaches an altitude at which the surrounding air has a similar specific humidity.

Question 7

The water vapour content of the air is termed humidity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A parcel of air,with less than 100% relative humidity,that is rising because of heat energy derived from the surface is

Accepted Answer

A) stable. 
B) unstable. 
C) conditionally unstable. 
A) stable. 
B) unstable. 
C) conditionally unstable.

Question 9

Diagram and label the four cloud classes and their ten associated cloud types.Include their altitude or altitude ranges.

Accepted Answer

Sure, here are the four cloud classes an

Question 10

The phase changes water and other substances undergo are based on

Accepted Answer

A) gravitational energy stored within the electron orbitals of atoms. 
B) the amount of motion of molecules and the strength of the bonds between them. 
C) nuclear fusion processes between atoms of a substance. 
D) nuclear fission processes between atoms of a substance. 
E) diabatic forces acting on the molecules. 
A) gravitational energy stored within the electron orbitals of atoms. 
B) the amount of motion of molecules and the strength of the bonds between them. 
C) nuclear fusion processes between atoms of a substance. 
D) nuclear fission processes between atoms of a substance. 
E) diabatic forces acting on the molecules.

Question 11

What important warming signal is provided by Earth's lakes?

Accepted Answer

A) Cold water species of marine fish are being forced into lakes as the water levels in oceans rise with global warming. 
B) Temperature stratification of the water column is leading to stability of the water,depletion of nutrients and a change in species. 
C) Water levels in all lakes are rising due to melting of polar ice caps. 
D) Latent heat exchange with the atmosphere is increasing as climate warms and lake waters are becoming cloudier as a result. 
E) Lake water takes much longer than air to heat so lakes are creating pockets of fog that provide a negative feedback to climate warming. 
A) Cold water species of marine fish are being forced into lakes as the water levels in oceans rise with global warming. 
B) Temperature stratification of the water column is leading to stability of the water,depletion of nutrients and a change in species. 
C) Water levels in all lakes are rising due to melting of polar ice caps. 
D) Latent heat exchange with the atmosphere is increasing as climate warms and lake waters are becoming cloudier as a result. 
E) Lake water takes much longer than air to heat so lakes are creating pockets of fog that provide a negative feedback to climate warming.

Question 12

If saturation vapour pressure has been reached,then the relative humidity is 100 percent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is correctly matched?

Accepted Answer

A) atmospheric moisture = 3% of all water on Earth 
B) ice = largest volume of freshwater on Earth 
C) groundwater = largest volume of freshwater on Earth 
A) atmospheric moisture = 3% of all water on Earth 
B) ice = largest volume of freshwater on Earth 
C) groundwater = largest volume of freshwater on Earth

Question 14

The weather of the tropics is dominated by ________ clouds which forms as a result of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) cirrus sublimation 
B) nimbostratus frontal activity 
C) cumulonimbus sublimation 
D) cumulonimbus convection 
E) cumulonimbus frontal activity 
A) cirrus sublimation 
B) nimbostratus frontal activity 
C) cumulonimbus sublimation 
D) cumulonimbus convection 
E) cumulonimbus frontal activity

Question 15

Air is saturated when the dew-point temperature and the air temperature coincide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) radiation 
B) convection 
C) advection 
D) evaporation 
E) rime 
A) radiation 
B) convection 
C) advection 
D) evaporation 
E) rime

Question 17

The dominant cooling process on Earth results from condensation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Fog often lingers in river valleys because

Accepted Answer

A) the water in the river cools off faster at night than the land does. 
B) cold air rises from low areas such as river valleys. 
C) some evaporation may occur from the river,thereby supplying moisture to the cooler atmosphere. 
D) water vapour drains downslope into the valley. 
E) sublimation chills the valley. 
A) the water in the river cools off faster at night than the land does. 
B) cold air rises from low areas such as river valleys. 
C) some evaporation may occur from the river,thereby supplying moisture to the cooler atmosphere. 
D) water vapour drains downslope into the valley. 
E) sublimation chills the valley.

Question 19

The general term that refers to the tendency of a parcel of air to either remain in place or change its initial position is

Accepted Answer

A) adiabatic. 
B) stability. 
C) conditional instability. 
D) stasis. 
E) humidity. 
A) adiabatic. 
B) stability. 
C) conditional instability. 
D) stasis. 
E) humidity.

Question 20

Hydrogen bonding between water molecules produces the properties of surface tension and capillarity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: Water and Atmospheric Moisture

Which of the following is true?

Compare and contrast the collision-coalescence process with the Bergeron ice-crystal process.

Which cloud type is specifically a good indicator of an arriving storm,say within the next 24 hours?

If a parcel of air is cooled,its relative humidity and saturation vapour pressure both rise.

The dry adiabatic rate (DAR)applies to a moving parcel of air that is saturated,and it may vary from 4 C° to 10 C° per 1000 m.

An air parcel is considered unstable when it

The water vapour content of the air is termed humidity.

A parcel of air,with less than 100% relative humidity,that is rising because of heat energy derived from the surface is

Diagram and label the four cloud classes and their ten associated cloud types.Include their altitude or altitude ranges.

The phase changes water and other substances undergo are based on

What important warming signal is provided by Earth's lakes?

If saturation vapour pressure has been reached,then the relative humidity is 100 percent.

Which of the following is correctly matched?

The weather of the tropics is dominated by ________ clouds which forms as a result of ________.

Air is saturated when the dew-point temperature and the air temperature coincide.

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

The dominant cooling process on Earth results from condensation.

Fog often lingers in river valleys because

The general term that refers to the tendency of a parcel of air to either remain in place or change its initial position is

Hydrogen bonding between water molecules produces the properties of surface tension and capillarity.

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