Exam 6: Atmospheric Moisture

Saturated air is forced down the leeward side of a mountain. On its way down the air undergoes warming because of compression. What is the rate at which the air will heat up?

Why is frontal uplift most prevalent in the middle latitudes?

Global dimming is caused by ________.

Any location's annual precipitation total is closely related to the uplift of air at that location.

Potential evapotranspiration is ________.

Most of the wettest areas around the world are located in the ________.

Buoyant air will rise until it ________.

The sky is covered with stratiform clouds and drizzle is falling. Without measuring, one could reliably guess the atmosphere is ________.

How are ice rings formed in hailstones?

Hail becomes larger because it collides with ________.

The largest verified hailstone exceeded 5 kilograms (11 pounds).

Along the western coasts of continents between 35° and 60° of latitude the heaviest precipitation occurs during the winter.

Maximum absolute humidity is governed by ________.

Some parts of Earth appear unaffected when acid rain falls. This is because they ________.

The net effect of global dimming has been to ________ the effect of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions.

Which measure of humidity is a mass to mass comparison?

What are isohyets and what can the show on maps?

Frontal precipitation is most characteristic of the middle latitudes.

Clouds form if air is ________.

In the United States, winter precipitation exceeds summer precipitation ________.