Exam 5: Atmospheric Water and Weather

Which of the following is false regarding hurricanes?

Weather prediction may always remain difficult because slight changes of the input data into computer models can result in big differences in the predicted outcome of a weather situation.

On cool spring mornings, veils of fog can often be seen rising above warm lakes and ponds. This type fog is an example of ________ fog.

Hurricanes and tornadoes are fueled by the latent heat of condensation.

Clouds that have vertical development and produce precipitation are called

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

Thunderstorms and hail are associated with cumulonimbus cloud development.

The formation of sleet requires a sub-freezing layer of air near the ground.

Air masses that develop over Canada are examples of ________ air masses.

A mT air mass is likely to be ________ than a cT air mass because the mT air mass ________.

As air $\underline { sinks }$ down the leeward side of a mountain, it will move into a region of ________ air pressure and will therefore be ________ by compression.

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

A dry air parcel that is rising because of heat energy derived from the surface is

The $\underline { \text { relative humidity } }$ of large air masses is useful in forecasting weather.

Fog often lingers in river valleys because

Earth's water supply originated from

When hurricanes first form in the Northern Hemisphere, they usually travel from ________, and later from ________ as they move to higher latitudes.

Which of the following is true regarding the evaporation of water?

When water evaporates, it ________ heat energy and ________ the surrounding air.

Water covers some ________ of Earth's surface.