Exam 25: Driving Forces of Weather

As air flows up the side of a mountain, the air pressure

For rain to precipitate requires

What happens to the air pressure of an air parcel as it flows up the side of a mountain?

Heavy snow showers and low temperatures in Buffalo New York are most likely caused by a

Why are there usually large spaces of blue sky between cumulus clouds?

A rising parcel of air continues to rise as long as

At the same level and temperature in the atmosphere, is moist air lighter or heavier than dry air?

Heavy snow showers along the western slopes of the Rockies are most likely caused by a

Convectional lifting is caused by

Clouds denoted by the prefix "alto" form

When water vapor condenses to liquid water, is thermal energy absorbed or released?

An example of a convective cloud is the

Severe thunderstorms are common

Warmer temperatures can be expected

What happens to the water vapor in saturated air as the air cools?

If a cool dry day was followed by a warm humid day, you might expect they resulted from the following consecutive air masses,

Atmospheric lifting resulting from the convergence of two different air masses is called

When a funnel cloud touches the ground, it becomes a

As air rises, it

When an air mass is pushed upward over an obstacle, it undergoes