Question 1

Describe the four types of atmospheric lifting and give typical geographic characteristics associated with each.

Accepted Answer

Convergent lifting results when air flow

Question 2

Air masses which develop over Canada are examples of______ air masses.

Accepted Answer

A) cP 
B) mP 
C) mT 
D) cT 
A) cP 
B) mP 
C) mT 
D) cT

Question 3

Deposition is the phase change from of a solid (ice)to a gas (water vapor).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Unstable conditions are produced when the environmental lapse rate is greater than the dry adiabatic rate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

An individual raindrop consists of approximately______ moisture droplets.

Accepted Answer

A) 20 
B) 2000 
C) 1 million 
D) 1 trillion 
A) 20 
B) 2000 
C) 1 million 
D) 1 trillion

Question 6

A parcel of air tends to heat by expansion and cool by compression as it moves vertically in the atmosphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Lightening is an infrequent event,only occurring during frontal lifting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Which of the following is predicted to occur in the 21st century as a result of climate change?

Accepted Answer

A) An increase in global snowfall due to an increase in atmospheric moisture. 
B) Decrease in extreme snowfall events (blizzards). 
C) Increased frequency and intensity of tropical cyclones due to increased ocean temperatures. 
D) Less lake-effect snowfall due to warming waters. 
A) An increase in global snowfall due to an increase in atmospheric moisture. 
B) Decrease in extreme snowfall events (blizzards). 
C) Increased frequency and intensity of tropical cyclones due to increased ocean temperatures. 
D) Less lake-effect snowfall due to warming waters.

Question 10

______are the strongest thunderstorms.

Accepted Answer

A) Supercells 
B) Single-cells 
C) Multicell lines 
D) Multicell clusters 
A) Supercells 
B) Single-cells 
C) Multicell lines 
D) Multicell clusters

Question 11

A(n)______is a homogeneous volume of air defined based on its temperature,and moisture characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A) air mass 
B) front 
C) cyclone 
D) parcel 
A) air mass 
B) front 
C) cyclone 
D) parcel

Question 12

An ascending parcel of air tends to cool by expansion,while a descending parcel of air tends to heat by compression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Which of the following is TRUE of the occluded stage of a midlatitude cyclone?

Accepted Answer

A) It occurs as soon as air begins to be uplifted along the cold front. 
B) This stage is characteristic of an early stage of cyclone development. 
C) It occurs at the time when the cold front and warm front are clearly and distinctly separated from one another. 
D) It occurs when the cold front overruns the slower moving warm front. 
A) It occurs as soon as air begins to be uplifted along the cold front. 
B) This stage is characteristic of an early stage of cyclone development. 
C) It occurs at the time when the cold front and warm front are clearly and distinctly separated from one another. 
D) It occurs when the cold front overruns the slower moving warm front.

Question 15

Less than 0.03 percent of Earthʹs water is stored in the atmosphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is atmospheric stability? What are adiabatic processes and how they are related to atmospheric stability?

Accepted Answer

Stability is the tendency of an air parc

Question 17

Europe experiences more tornadoes than anywhere on Earth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Given a cP air mass and cT air mass with the same relative humidity,which air mass would have higher specific humidity?

Accepted Answer

A) The specific humidity of both would be the same because their relative humidities are the same. 
B) The cP air mass would have the higher specific humidity. 
C) The cT air mass would have the higher specific humidity. 
D) It is impossible to say what would usually be true of their specific humidities. 
A) The specific humidity of both would be the same because their relative humidities are the same. 
B) The cP air mass would have the higher specific humidity. 
C) The cT air mass would have the higher specific humidity. 
D) It is impossible to say what would usually be true of their specific humidities.

Question 19

Clouds with the prefix nimbo- and the suffix -nimbus are rain clouds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The dry adiabatic rate (DAR)is

Accepted Answer

A) 10°C per 1000 m (5.5°F per 1000 ft.). 
B) a term that refers to the temperature decrease in the still,calm air that surrounds a moving air parcel. 
C) the rate used for a saturated parcel of air. 
D) 6°C per 1000 m (3.3°F per 1000 ft). 
A) 10°C per 1000 m (5.5°F per 1000 ft.). 
B) a term that refers to the temperature decrease in the still,calm air that surrounds a moving air parcel. 
C) the rate used for a saturated parcel of air. 
D) 6°C per 1000 m (3.3°F per 1000 ft).

Describe the four types of atmospheric lifting and give typical geographic characteristics associated with each.

Air masses which develop over Canada are examples of______ air masses.

Deposition is the phase change from of a solid (ice)to a gas (water vapor).

Unstable conditions are produced when the environmental lapse rate is greater than the dry adiabatic rate.

An individual raindrop consists of approximately______ moisture droplets.

A parcel of air tends to heat by expansion and cool by compression as it moves vertically in the atmosphere.

Lightening is an infrequent event,only occurring during frontal lifting.

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

Which of the following is predicted to occur in the 21st century as a result of climate change?

______are the strongest thunderstorms.

A(n)______is a homogeneous volume of air defined based on its temperature,and moisture characteristics.

An ascending parcel of air tends to cool by expansion,while a descending parcel of air tends to heat by compression.

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

Which of the following is TRUE of the occluded stage of a midlatitude cyclone?

Less than 0.03 percent of Earthʹs water is stored in the atmosphere.

What is atmospheric stability? What are adiabatic processes and how they are related to atmospheric stability?

Europe experiences more tornadoes than anywhere on Earth.

Given a cP air mass and cT air mass with the same relative humidity,which air mass would have higher specific humidity?

Clouds with the prefix nimbo- and the suffix -nimbus are rain clouds.

The dry adiabatic rate (DAR)is

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Describe the four types of atmospheric lifting and give typical geographic characteristics associated with each.

Air masses which develop over Canada are examples of______ air masses.

Deposition is the phase change from of a solid (ice)to a gas (water vapor).

Unstable conditions are produced when the environmental lapse rate is greater than the dry adiabatic rate.

An individual raindrop consists of approximately______ moisture droplets.

A parcel of air tends to heat by expansion and cool by compression as it moves vertically in the atmosphere.

Lightening is an infrequent event,only occurring during frontal lifting.

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

Which of the following is predicted to occur in the 21st century as a result of climate change?

______are the strongest thunderstorms.

A(n)______is a homogeneous volume of air defined based on its temperature,and moisture characteristics.

An ascending parcel of air tends to cool by expansion,while a descending parcel of air tends to heat by compression.

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

Which of the following is TRUE of the occluded stage of a midlatitude cyclone?

Less than 0.03 percent of Earthʹs water is stored in the atmosphere.

What is atmospheric stability? What are adiabatic processes and how they are related to atmospheric stability?

Europe experiences more tornadoes than anywhere on Earth.

Given a cP air mass and cT air mass with the same relative humidity,which air mass would have higher specific humidity?

Clouds with the prefix nimbo- and the suffix -nimbus are rain clouds.

The dry adiabatic rate (DAR)is

The Science of Geography

The Solar System,sun,and Earth

Energy Balance Essentials

Wind Essentials

Water on Earth

Review of Earthʹs Climate System

Population Growth and Fossil Fuel Burning the Setting for Climate Change

The Pace of Change

Earthʹs Surface Relief Features

Landmass Denudation

Drainage Basins and Drainage Patterns

Global Oceans and Seas

Snow Into Ice--The Basis of Glaciers

Soil Development and Soil Profiles

Energy Flows and Nutrient Cycles

Biogeographic Divisions

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