Question 1

Water movement through the soil and water held in a cylindrical tube result from a common phenomenon.What is this phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A) Barometric pressure. 
B) Surface tension. 
C) Capillary action. 
D) Vacuum suction. 
A) Barometric pressure. 
B) Surface tension. 
C) Capillary action. 
D) Vacuum suction. C

Question 2

Warm air is capable of holding more water vapour than cooler air.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Which of the following normally would be true of the humidity above the hot,moist,tropical rain forests of the world?

Accepted Answer

A) The specific humidity would be low. 
B) The relative humidity would be high. 
C) The saturation vapour pressure would be low. 
D) The evaporation rate would be high. 
A) The specific humidity would be low. 
B) The relative humidity would be high. 
C) The saturation vapour pressure would be low. 
D) The evaporation rate would be high. B

Question 4

What type of cloud that has a thin wispy appearance,consists of ice crystals,and often precedes a warm front?

Accepted Answer

A) Cirrus. 
B) Stratocumulus. 
C) Cumulonimbus. 
D) Altostratus. 
A) Cirrus. 
B) Stratocumulus. 
C) Cumulonimbus. 
D) Altostratus.

Question 5

Which of the following are correctly matched?

Accepted Answer

A) Flat or layered clouds - cumulus. 
B) Puffy or globular clouds - cirroform. 
C) Puffy or globular clouds - cumuliform. 
D) Wispy clouds - water droplets. 
A) Flat or layered clouds - cumulus. 
B) Puffy or globular clouds - cirroform. 
C) Puffy or globular clouds - cumuliform. 
D) Wispy clouds - water droplets.

Question 6

There is an inverse relationship between temperature and relative humidity,e.g.on a typical day,relatively humidity is highest when the temperatures are the lowest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Describe the phase changes of water and the latent energy associated with each.

Accepted Answer

Solids to gas-sublimation,energy absorbe

Question 8

Which of the following phase changes of water is correctly matched?

Accepted Answer

A) Sublimation-energy released. 
B) Deposition-energy released. 
C) Evaporation-energy released. 
D) Melting-energy released. 
A) Sublimation-energy released. 
B) Deposition-energy released. 
C) Evaporation-energy released. 
D) Melting-energy released.

Question 9

What is the heat energy involved in the change of state,or phase,in water?

Accepted Answer

A) Mechanical heat. 
B) Sensible heat. 
C) Fusion heat. 
D) Latent heat. 
A) Mechanical heat. 
B) Sensible heat. 
C) Fusion heat. 
D) Latent heat.

Question 10

In which of the following months would the relative humidity likely be the highest (assuming a Northern Hemisphere station)?

Accepted Answer

A) January. 
B) March. 
C) July. 
D) September. 
A) January. 
B) March. 
C) July. 
D) September.

Question 11

As the temperature difference between the wet bulb and dry bulb on a sling psychrometer increases,which of the following describes the resulting change of moisture content of the air and the change in the relative humidity respectively?

Accepted Answer

A) Drier; higher. 
B) Drier; lower. 
C) Wetter; higher. 
D) Wetter; lower. 
A) Drier; higher. 
B) Drier; lower. 
C) Wetter; higher. 
D) Wetter; lower.

Question 12

Which defines the prefix nimbo- and the suffix -nimbus?

Accepted Answer

A) Clouds that are generally forming. 
B) Clouds that occur in the middle altitudes (2000-6000 m). 
C) Clouds that are generally dissipating. 
D) Clouds that are producing precipitation. 
A) Clouds that are generally forming. 
B) Clouds that occur in the middle altitudes (2000-6000 m). 
C) Clouds that are generally dissipating. 
D) Clouds that are producing precipitation.

Question 13

Evaporation is a cooling process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Cirrus clouds are associated with thunderstorms and hard showers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following best describes the cause for hydrogen bonding?

Accepted Answer

A) The hydrogen end of a water molecule is positively charged and the oxygen end is negatively charged. 
B) The oxygen end of a water molecule is positively charged and the hydrogen end is negatively charged. 
C) Nuclear fusion occurs between the ends of water molecules. 
D) Water molecules experience a strong gravitational attraction to one another. 
A) The hydrogen end of a water molecule is positively charged and the oxygen end is negatively charged. 
B) The oxygen end of a water molecule is positively charged and the hydrogen end is negatively charged. 
C) Nuclear fusion occurs between the ends of water molecules. 
D) Water molecules experience a strong gravitational attraction to one another.

Question 16

Discuss how humans are affected by atmospheric water vapour and how humans can affect atmospheric water vapour.

Accepted Answer

Atmospheric water drives weather systems

Question 17

As the temperature difference between the wet bulb and dry bulb on a sling psychrometer decreases,which of the following describes the resulting change of moisture content of the air and the relationship between dew-point and air temperature respectively?

Accepted Answer

A) Drier; further the air temperature is from dew-point. 
B) Drier; closer the air temperature is to dew-point. 
C) Wetter; further the air temperature is from dew-point. 
D) Wetter; closer the air temperature is to dew-point. 
A) Drier; further the air temperature is from dew-point. 
B) Drier; closer the air temperature is to dew-point. 
C) Wetter; further the air temperature is from dew-point. 
D) Wetter; closer the air temperature is to dew-point.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) The phase change involves the latent heat of sublimation. 
B) The phase change involves the latent heat of evaporation. 
C) The phase change involves the latent heat of deposition. 
D) The phase change involves the latent heat of condensation. 
A) The phase change involves the latent heat of sublimation. 
B) The phase change involves the latent heat of evaporation. 
C) The phase change involves the latent heat of deposition. 
D) The phase change involves the latent heat of condensation.

Question 19

Atmospheric water vapour is both a greenhouse gas and affects human comfort level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) Stable. 
B) Unstable. 
C) Conditionally unstable. 
A) Stable. 
B) Unstable. 
C) Conditionally unstable.

Water movement through the soil and water held in a cylindrical tube result from a common phenomenon.What is this phenomenon?

Warm air is capable of holding more water vapour than cooler air.

Which of the following normally would be true of the humidity above the hot,moist,tropical rain forests of the world?

What type of cloud that has a thin wispy appearance,consists of ice crystals,and often precedes a warm front?

Which of the following are correctly matched?

There is an inverse relationship between temperature and relative humidity,e.g.on a typical day,relatively humidity is highest when the temperatures are the lowest.

Describe the phase changes of water and the latent energy associated with each.

Which of the following phase changes of water is correctly matched?

What is the heat energy involved in the change of state,or phase,in water?

In which of the following months would the relative humidity likely be the highest (assuming a Northern Hemisphere station)?

As the temperature difference between the wet bulb and dry bulb on a sling psychrometer increases,which of the following describes the resulting change of moisture content of the air and the change in the relative humidity respectively?

Which defines the prefix nimbo- and the suffix -nimbus?

Evaporation is a cooling process.

Cirrus clouds are associated with thunderstorms and hard showers.

Which of the following best describes the cause for hydrogen bonding?

Discuss how humans are affected by atmospheric water vapour and how humans can affect atmospheric water vapour.

As the temperature difference between the wet bulb and dry bulb on a sling psychrometer decreases,which of the following describes the resulting change of moisture content of the air and the relationship between dew-point and air temperature respectively?

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

Atmospheric water vapour is both a greenhouse gas and affects human comfort level.

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

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Exam 7: Water and Atmospheric Moisture

Water movement through the soil and water held in a cylindrical tube result from a common phenomenon.What is this phenomenon?

Warm air is capable of holding more water vapour than cooler air.

Which of the following normally would be true of the humidity above the hot,moist,tropical rain forests of the world?

What type of cloud that has a thin wispy appearance,consists of ice crystals,and often precedes a warm front?

Which of the following are correctly matched?

There is an inverse relationship between temperature and relative humidity,e.g.on a typical day,relatively humidity is highest when the temperatures are the lowest.

Describe the phase changes of water and the latent energy associated with each.

Which of the following phase changes of water is correctly matched?

What is the heat energy involved in the change of state,or phase,in water?

In which of the following months would the relative humidity likely be the highest (assuming a Northern Hemisphere station)?

As the temperature difference between the wet bulb and dry bulb on a sling psychrometer increases,which of the following describes the resulting change of moisture content of the air and the change in the relative humidity respectively?

Which defines the prefix nimbo- and the suffix -nimbus?

Evaporation is a cooling process.

Cirrus clouds are associated with thunderstorms and hard showers.

Which of the following best describes the cause for hydrogen bonding?

Discuss how humans are affected by atmospheric water vapour and how humans can affect atmospheric water vapour.

As the temperature difference between the wet bulb and dry bulb on a sling psychrometer decreases,which of the following describes the resulting change of moisture content of the air and the relationship between dew-point and air temperature respectively?

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

Atmospheric water vapour is both a greenhouse gas and affects human comfort level.

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

Essentials of Geography

Solar Energy to Earth and the Seasons

Earths Modern Atmosphere

Atmosphere and Surface Energy Balances

Global Temperatures

Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulations

Weather

Water Resources

Global Climate Systems

Climate Change

The Dynamic Planet

Tectonics, earthquakes, and Volcanism

Weathering, karst Landscapes, and Mass Movement

River Systems

Oceans, coastal Processes, and Wind Processes

Glacial and Periglacial Landscapes

The Geography of Soils

Ecosystem Essentials

Terrestrial Biomes

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