Question 1

If air's capacity for holding water vapor is diminished then the relative humidity will ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   double
B)   be unchanged
C)   fall
D)   rise
E)   none of the above

Question 2

Which of the following promotes evaporation?

Accepted Answer

A)   warm air
B)   moving air
C)   warm water
D)   all of the above
E)   none of the above

Question 3

The textbook map shows the______ region of the United States to have the greatest July precipitation totals.

Accepted Answer

A)   Great Plains
B)   West Coast
C)   Gulf Coast
D)   Rocky Mountains
E)   New England

Question 4

The leeward slope of a hill or mountain blocking precipitation is called the_______ .

Accepted Answer

A)   lifting condensation level
B)   coalescence zone
C)   rain shadow
D)   convergence zone
E)   none of the above

Question 5

Air containing all of the water vapor it can hold is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   saturated
B)   adiabatic
C)   unstable
D)   convective
E)   dew point

Question 6

The most common and widespread form of precipitation is

Accepted Answer

A)   snow.
B)   sleet.
C)   rain.
D)   fog.
E)   hail.

Question 7

Vapor pressure is__________ .

Accepted Answer

A)   the pressure exerted by the air
B)   the force of raindrops as they strike Earth
C)   highest when the air is not close to saturation
D)   maximized during saturation
E)   highest when temperatures are lowest

Question 8

Water vapor can be described by all but one of the following.

Accepted Answer

A)   energy- rich
B)   odorless
C)   a small fraction of the atmosphere's volume
D)   light blue color
E)   tasteless

Question 9

If the________ of air changes, the value of the absolute humidity changes even though there is no change in the actual amount of water vapor present.

Accepted Answer

A)   wind speed
B)   rate of emission of electromagnetic energy
C)   volume
D)   temperature
E)   color

Question 10

World precipitation maps contain lines of equal precipitation. These lines are known as_________
.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Clouds of vertical development include________ .

Accepted Answer

A)   cumulonimbus
B)   cirrus
C)   fog
D)   stratocumulus
E)   altocumulus

Question 12

Any buoyant parcel of air is said to exhibit _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the dry adiabatic lapse rate
B)   instability
C)   stability
D)   advection
E)   the moist adiabatic lapse rate

Question 13

Conditional instability is when the lapse rate of an air parcel is__________ .

Accepted Answer

A)   less than the wet adiabatic lapse rate
B)   greater than the dry adiabatic lapse rate
C)   less than the dry adiabatic lapse rate
D)   greater than the wet adiabatic lapse rate
E)   between the wet and dry adiabatic lapse rate

Question 14

The number of condensation nuclei in a raindrop is on the order of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   1,000,000
B)   1,000
C)   100,000
D)   1
E)   100

Question 15

Which of the following occurs because water is added to atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

A)   advection fog
B)   radiation fog
C)   upslope fog
D)   orographic fog
E)   none of the above

Question 16

Clouds form if air is _______ _.

Accepted Answer

A)   cooled to the dew point
B)   below freezing
C)   unstable
D)   stable
E)   windy

Question 17

Liquid water that has cooled below the dew point becomes_________.

Accepted Answer

A)   stable
B)   violent
C)   supercooled
D)   unstable
E)   foggy

Question 18

Which of the following would one expect to find associated with low annual precipitation totals?

Accepted Answer

A)   fronts
B)   mountain ranges
C)   convergence
D)   convection
E)   STH's

Question 19

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?

Accepted Answer

A)   1°C per 1,000m of descent
B)   10°C per 1,000m of descent
C)   20°C per 1,000m of descent
D)   6°C per 1,000m of descent
E)   Unknown in advance

Question 20

Which measure of humidity is a ratio of the percentage of water vapor to the mass of the air?

Accepted Answer

A)   absolute humidity
B)   relative humidity
C)   specific humidity
D)   dew point
E)   none of the above

Exam 6: Atmospheric Moisture

The leeward slope of a hill or mountain blocking precipitation is called the_______ .

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Water vapor can be described by all but one of the following.

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Any buoyant parcel of air is said to exhibit _________.

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Which of the following occurs because water is added to atmosphere?

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If air's capacity for holding water vapor is diminished then the relative humidity will ________.

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World precipitation maps contain lines of equal precipitation. These lines are known as_________ .

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Conditional instability is when the lapse rate of an air parcel is__________ .

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The most common and widespread form of precipitation is

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If the________ of air changes, the value of the absolute humidity changes even though there is no change in the actual amount of water vapor present.

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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?

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The textbook map shows the______ region of the United States to have the greatest July precipitation totals.

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Which measure of humidity is a ratio of the percentage of water vapor to the mass of the air?

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Which of the following promotes evaporation?

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The number of condensation nuclei in a raindrop is on the order of ______.

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Clouds form if air is _______ _.

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Clouds of vertical development include________ .

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Which of the following would one expect to find associated with low annual precipitation totals?

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Air containing all of the water vapor it can hold is __________.

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Vapor pressure is__________ .

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Liquid water that has cooled below the dew point becomes_________.

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