Exam 6: Moisture, Condensation, and Precipitation

Minute particles in the atmosphere that provide a surface on which condensation can take place are called _______________. (two words)

Potential evapotranspiration is the maximum evapotranspiration that would take place with ____. ​

Most of the fresh water on Earth is found in ____. ​

Clouds are generally named based on which two characteristics? ​

The Atacama Desert of northern Chile is the world's driest region.

Frost is dew that forms, but then freezes.

A cloud formed by rapidly rising columns of air that can ascend to great heights is called a ____ cloud. ​

The combined effects of evaporation and transpiration are referred to as _______________.

The altitude at which clouds form from lifting is called the _______________. (three words)

The phrase "rain shadow" is associated with which type of precipitation? ​

Rainwater is slightly acidic because it absorbs ____ in the atmosphere. ​

The amount of water vapor in the air at a time and place is called ____. ​

A radiation fog is likely to form during the occurrence of a ground inversion.

Cirrocumulus are low level clouds.

Clouds take on three distinctive shapes. What are they, and what do they look like?

Why are the dry adiabatic lapse rate and the wet adiabatic lapse rate different?

Which type of fog occurs when a warm moist marine air mass moves over a cold land mass? ​

Which precipitation mechanism takes place when a warmer air mass rises after encountering a colder, denser air mass? ​

The total amount of atmospheric water remains nearly constant.

The energy that drives the hydrologic cycle comes from the _______________.