Question 1

Which of the following is a cloud of vertical development?

Accepted Answer

A) cirrus 
B) stratocumulus 
C) nimbostratus 
D) cumulonimbus 
A) cirrus 
B) stratocumulus 
C) nimbostratus 
D) cumulonimbus

Question 2

Match between columns
                        Premises:  The process of converting a liquid into a gas.
 The process by which water vapor changes directly to a solid.
 The general term for the amount of water vapor in air.
 The results of a situation where the environmental lapse rate is greater than the dry adiabatic rate. This occurs when air near the ground is significantly warmer (less dense) than the air aloft.
 This process results in the absorption of about 80 calories of latent heat per gram of water.
 The process by which water vapor changes to a liquid.
 The temperature at which saturation occurs.
 The part of the total atmospheric pressure that can be attributed to the water-vapor content.

Accepted Answer

The Answer of deposition and condensation and melting and evaporation is...

Question 3

Examine the figure. Which process is illustrated?

Accepted Answer

A) orographic lifting 
B) frontal wedging 
C) adiabatic cooling 
D) convergence 
A) orographic lifting 
B) frontal wedging 
C) adiabatic cooling 
D) convergence

Question 4

How does the wet adiabatic cooling rate compare to the dry adiabatic cooling rate?

Accepted Answer

A) It's higher (more degrees of temperature change per unit of change in altitude). 
B) It's the same. 
C) It's lower (fewer degrees of temperature change per unit of change in altitude). 
D) It happens when air is compressed into a smaller volume. 
A) It's higher (more degrees of temperature change per unit of change in altitude). 
B) It's the same. 
C) It's lower (fewer degrees of temperature change per unit of change in altitude). 
D) It happens when air is compressed into a smaller volume.

Question 5

Examine the map. It shows dew-point temperatures on a typical September day. Where in the 48 contiguous United States would a psychrometer have the largest discrepancy between the dry bulb thermometer and the wet bulb thermometer?

Accepted Answer

A) southern Florida 
B) western Oregon 
C) northern Maine 
D) southeastern Utah 
A) southern Florida 
B) western Oregon 
C) northern Maine 
D) southeastern Utah

Question 6

The ________ is the temperature to which a parcel of air would need to be cooled in order to reach saturation.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ________ is the temperature to which...

Which of the following is a cloud of vertical development?

Examine the figure. Which process is illustrated?

How does the wet adiabatic cooling rate compare to the dry adiabatic cooling rate?

Examine the map. It shows dew-point temperatures on a typical September day. Where in the 48 contiguous United States would a psychrometer have the largest discrepancy between the dry bulb thermometer and the wet bulb thermometer?

The ________ is the temperature to which a parcel of air would need to be cooled in order to reach saturation.

Matter and Minerals

Rocks: Materials of the Solid Earth

Landscapes Fashioned by Water

Glacial and Arid Landscapes

Plate Tectonics: A Scientific Revolution Unfolds

Restless Earth: Earthquakes, Geologic Structures, and Mountain Building

Volcanoes and Other Igneous Activity

Geologic Time

Oceans: The Last Frontier

The Restless Ocean

Heating the Atmosphere

The Atmosphere in Motion

Weather Patterns and Severe Weather

The Nature of the Solar System

Beyond Our Solar System

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Exam 12: Moisture, Clouds, and Precipitation

Which of the following is a cloud of vertical development?

Examine the figure. Which process is illustrated?

How does the wet adiabatic cooling rate compare to the dry adiabatic cooling rate?

Examine the map. It shows dew-point temperatures on a typical September day. Where in the 48 contiguous United States would a psychrometer have the largest discrepancy between the dry bulb thermometer and the wet bulb thermometer?

The ________ is the temperature to which a parcel of air would need to be cooled in order to reach saturation.

Matter and Minerals

Rocks: Materials of the Solid Earth

Landscapes Fashioned by Water

Glacial and Arid Landscapes

Plate Tectonics: A Scientific Revolution Unfolds

Restless Earth: Earthquakes, Geologic Structures, and Mountain Building

Volcanoes and Other Igneous Activity

Geologic Time

Oceans: The Last Frontier

The Restless Ocean

Heating the Atmosphere

The Atmosphere in Motion

Weather Patterns and Severe Weather

The Nature of the Solar System

Beyond Our Solar System

Filters