Question 1

​Subsidence has no effect on atmospheric stability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

An inversion represents an extremely stable atmosphere because air that rises into the inversion will eventually become ____ and ____ dense than the surrounding air.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​warmer; less 
B)  ​warmer; more 
C)  ​colder; less 
D)  ​colder; more 
E)  ​warmer; similarly 
A)  ​warmer; less 
B)  ​warmer; more 
C)  ​colder; less 
D)  ​colder; more 
E)  ​warmer; similarly

Question 3

​The combination of warming the surface and warming the air aloft creates the greatest atmospheric stability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In a conditionally unstable atmosphere, the environmental lapse rate will be ____ the moist adiabatic rate and ____ the dry adiabatic rate.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​greater than; less than 
B)  ​greater than; greater than 
C)  ​less than; greater than 
D)  ​less than; less than 
E)  ​the same as; the same as 
A)  ​greater than; less than 
B)  ​greater than; greater than 
C)  ​less than; greater than 
D)  ​less than; less than 
E)  ​the same as; the same as

Question 5

Subsidence inversions are just as common on Earth's surface as they are aloft.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A hot "bubble" of air is called a(n) ____________________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of A hot "bubble" of air is called...

Question 7

When air is stable and close to saturation stratocumulus clouds can be produced by a process called ____________________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of When air is stable and close to...

Question 8

At Earth's surface, a rising saturated air parcel cools at the​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​moist adiabatic rate. 
B)  ​dry adiabatic rate. 
C)  ​condensation rate. 
D)  ​saturation rate. 
E)  ​development rate. 
A)  ​moist adiabatic rate. 
B)  ​dry adiabatic rate. 
C)  ​condensation rate. 
D)  ​saturation rate. 
E)  ​development rate.

Question 9

​Convective instability is associated with the development of

Accepted Answer

A)  ​foggy weather. 
B)  ​dew frost. 
C)  hazy conditions. 
D)  ​prolonged fair weather. 
E)  ​severe storms, such as thunderstorms and tornadoes. 
A)  ​foggy weather. 
B)  ​dew frost. 
C)  hazy conditions. 
D)  ​prolonged fair weather. 
E)  ​severe storms, such as thunderstorms and tornadoes.

Question 10

​Which of the following sets of conditions would produce a cumulus cloud with the lowest base?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​air temperature 90$\degree$F, dew point temperature 50$\degree$F 
B)  ​air temperature 90$\degree$F, dew point temperature 40$\degree$F 
C)  ​air temperature 90$\degree$F, dew point temperature 60$\degree$F 
D)  ​air temperature 90$\degree$F, dew point temperature 20$\degree$F 
E)  ​air temperature 90$\degree$F, dew point temperature 10$\degree$F 
A)  ​air temperature 90$\degree$F, dew point temperature 50$\degree$F 
B)  ​air temperature 90$\degree$F, dew point temperature 40$\degree$F 
C)  ​air temperature 90$\degree$F, dew point temperature 60$\degree$F 
D)  ​air temperature 90$\degree$F, dew point temperature 20$\degree$F 
E)  ​air temperature 90$\degree$F, dew point temperature 10$\degree$F

Question 11

Explain why the surface air on the leeward side of a mountain can be drier than the surface air on the windward side. What is this effect called? Can you think of a location in the United States where this might actually occur?​

Accepted Answer

​Air descending a mountain warms by comp

Question 12

The safest place to build an airport in a mountainous region is along a deep valley.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Billow clouds form along the top of a cloud layer when changes in wind speed and direction reach a critical value, and an inversion caps the cloud-forming layers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The rate at which the actual air temperature changes with increasing height above the surface is referred to as the ____ rate.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​dry adiabatic 
B)  ​environmental lapse 
C)  ​moist adiabatic 
D)  ​thermoclinic 
E)  ​absolute stability 
A)  ​dry adiabatic 
B)  ​environmental lapse 
C)  ​moist adiabatic 
D)  ​thermoclinic 
E)  ​absolute stability

Question 15

Which condition would be described as the most stable?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​environmental lapse rate is 13$\degree$C per kilometer 
B)  ​environmental lapse rate is 3$\degree$C per kilometer 
C)  ​isothermal conditions 
D)  ​an inversion 
E)  ​superadiabatic conditions 
A)  ​environmental lapse rate is 13$\degree$C per kilometer 
B)  ​environmental lapse rate is 3$\degree$C per kilometer 
C)  ​isothermal conditions 
D)  ​an inversion 
E)  ​superadiabatic conditions

Question 16

​Absolute instability results when the environmental lapse rate is ____ the ____ adiabatic rate.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​greater than; moist 
B)  less than; moist 
C)  the same as; dry 
D)  ​greater than; dry 
E)  ​less than; dry 
A)  ​greater than; moist 
B)  less than; moist 
C)  the same as; dry 
D)  ​greater than; dry 
E)  ​less than; dry

Question 17

​Forced lifting along a topographic barrier is called ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​orographic rising 
B)  ​orographic uplift 
C)  ​topographical uplift 
D)  ​topographical uprise 
E)  ​orographic uprise 
A)  ​orographic rising 
B)  ​orographic uplift 
C)  ​topographical uplift 
D)  ​topographical uprise 
E)  ​orographic uprise

Question 18

What is a stable atmosphere and how can it form?​

Accepted Answer

​Atmospheric stability is a condition of

Question 19

​Convective instability associated with severe thunderstorms and tornadoes can be brought on by lifting a stable air layer whose surface is humid and whose top is dry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

​Inversions that form as air slowly sinks over a large area are called ____________________ inversions.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ​Inversions that form as air slowly sinks...

Subsidence has no effect on atmospheric stability.

An inversion represents an extremely stable atmosphere because air that rises into the inversion will eventually become and dense than the surrounding air.

The combination of warming the surface and warming the air aloft creates the greatest atmospheric stability.

In a conditionally unstable atmosphere, the environmental lapse rate will be the moist adiabatic rate and the dry adiabatic rate.

Subsidence inversions are just as common on Earth's surface as they are aloft.

A hot "bubble" of air is called a(n) ____________________.

When air is stable and close to saturation stratocumulus clouds can be produced by a process called ____________________.

At Earth's surface, a rising saturated air parcel cools at the

Convective instability is associated with the development of

Which of the following sets of conditions would produce a cumulus cloud with the lowest base?

Explain why the surface air on the leeward side of a mountain can be drier than the surface air on the windward side. What is this effect called? Can you think of a location in the United States where this might actually occur?

The safest place to build an airport in a mountainous region is along a deep valley.

Billow clouds form along the top of a cloud layer when changes in wind speed and direction reach a critical value, and an inversion caps the cloud-forming layers.

The rate at which the actual air temperature changes with increasing height above the surface is referred to as the ____ rate.

Which condition would be described as the most stable?

Absolute instability results when the environmental lapse rate is the adiabatic rate.

Forced lifting along a topographic barrier is called ____.

What is a stable atmosphere and how can it form?

Convective instability associated with severe thunderstorms and tornadoes can be brought on by lifting a stable air layer whose surface is humid and whose top is dry.

Inversions that form as air slowly sinks over a large area are called ____________________ inversions.

Earth and Its Atmosphere

Energy - Warming the Earth and the Atmosphere

Seasonal and Daily Temperatures

Atmospheric Humidity

Condensation - Dew - Fog - and Clouds

Precipitation

Air Pressure and Winds

Wind - Small-Scale and Local Systems

Wind - Global Systems

Air Masses and Fronts

Middle Latitude Cyclones

Weather Forecasting

Thunderstorms

Tornadoes

Hurricanes

Earths Changing Climate

Global Climate

Air Pollution

Light - Color and Atmospheric Optics

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Exam 6: Stability and Cloud Development

​Subsidence has no effect on atmospheric stability.

An inversion represents an extremely stable atmosphere because air that rises into the inversion will eventually become ____ and ____ dense than the surrounding air.​

​The combination of warming the surface and warming the air aloft creates the greatest atmospheric stability.

In a conditionally unstable atmosphere, the environmental lapse rate will be ____ the moist adiabatic rate and ____ the dry adiabatic rate.​

Subsidence inversions are just as common on Earth's surface as they are aloft.​

A hot "bubble" of air is called a(n) ____________________.​

When air is stable and close to saturation stratocumulus clouds can be produced by a process called ____________________.​

At Earth's surface, a rising saturated air parcel cools at the​

​Convective instability is associated with the development of

​Which of the following sets of conditions would produce a cumulus cloud with the lowest base?

Explain why the surface air on the leeward side of a mountain can be drier than the surface air on the windward side. What is this effect called? Can you think of a location in the United States where this might actually occur?​

The safest place to build an airport in a mountainous region is along a deep valley.​

Billow clouds form along the top of a cloud layer when changes in wind speed and direction reach a critical value, and an inversion caps the cloud-forming layers.

The rate at which the actual air temperature changes with increasing height above the surface is referred to as the ____ rate.​

Which condition would be described as the most stable?​

​Absolute instability results when the environmental lapse rate is ____ the ____ adiabatic rate.

​Forced lifting along a topographic barrier is called ____.

What is a stable atmosphere and how can it form?​

​Convective instability associated with severe thunderstorms and tornadoes can be brought on by lifting a stable air layer whose surface is humid and whose top is dry.

​Inversions that form as air slowly sinks over a large area are called ____________________ inversions.

Earth and Its Atmosphere

Energy - Warming the Earth and the Atmosphere

Seasonal and Daily Temperatures

Atmospheric Humidity

Condensation - Dew - Fog - and Clouds

Precipitation

Air Pressure and Winds

Wind - Small-Scale and Local Systems

Wind - Global Systems

Air Masses and Fronts

Middle Latitude Cyclones

Weather Forecasting

Thunderstorms

Tornadoes

Hurricanes

Earths Changing Climate

Global Climate

Air Pollution

Light - Color and Atmospheric Optics

Filters

Subsidence has no effect on atmospheric stability.

An inversion represents an extremely stable atmosphere because air that rises into the inversion will eventually become and dense than the surrounding air.

The combination of warming the surface and warming the air aloft creates the greatest atmospheric stability.

In a conditionally unstable atmosphere, the environmental lapse rate will be the moist adiabatic rate and the dry adiabatic rate.

Subsidence inversions are just as common on Earth's surface as they are aloft.

A hot "bubble" of air is called a(n) ____________________.

When air is stable and close to saturation stratocumulus clouds can be produced by a process called ____________________.

At Earth's surface, a rising saturated air parcel cools at the

Convective instability is associated with the development of

Which of the following sets of conditions would produce a cumulus cloud with the lowest base?

Explain why the surface air on the leeward side of a mountain can be drier than the surface air on the windward side. What is this effect called? Can you think of a location in the United States where this might actually occur?

The safest place to build an airport in a mountainous region is along a deep valley.

The rate at which the actual air temperature changes with increasing height above the surface is referred to as the ____ rate.

Which condition would be described as the most stable?

Absolute instability results when the environmental lapse rate is the adiabatic rate.

Forced lifting along a topographic barrier is called ____.

What is a stable atmosphere and how can it form?

Convective instability associated with severe thunderstorms and tornadoes can be brought on by lifting a stable air layer whose surface is humid and whose top is dry.

Inversions that form as air slowly sinks over a large area are called ____________________ inversions.