Question 1

Which of the following is generally true of well-developed cumulonimbus clouds?

Accepted Answer

A) they are flat in appearance. 
B) they are more likely to form in association with a warm front than a cold front. 
C) they are incapable of producing rain. 
D) they are incapable of producing hail. 
E) they extend through all levels of the atmosphere and have explosive tops. 
A) they are flat in appearance. 
B) they are more likely to form in association with a warm front than a cold front. 
C) they are incapable of producing rain. 
D) they are incapable of producing hail. 
E) they extend through all levels of the atmosphere and have explosive tops. E

Question 2

A humidity measure that remains constant as temperature and pressure change,and which is expressed as a mass of water vapour per mass (g/kg)of air,is

Accepted Answer

A) specific humidity. 
B) vapour pressure. 
C) relative humidity. 
D) the dew-point. 
E) lifting condensation level. 
A) specific humidity. 
B) vapour pressure. 
C) relative humidity. 
D) the dew-point. 
E) lifting condensation level. A

Question 3

Which of the following would cause the evaporation rate to  decrease?

Accepted Answer

A) increased water availability 
B) increased relative humidity 
C) increased temperature 
D) increased wind speed 
E) increased radiation input 
A) increased water availability 
B) increased relative humidity 
C) increased temperature 
D) increased wind speed 
E) increased radiation input B

Question 4

The formation of which type of cloud is always associated with the latent heat of sublimation (deposition)?

Accepted Answer

A) cirrocumulus 
B) stratocumulus 
C) cumulonimbus 
D) altostratus 
E) stratus 
A) cirrocumulus 
B) stratocumulus 
C) cumulonimbus 
D) altostratus 
E) stratus

Question 5

The moist adiabatic rate varies as a function of both temperature and moisture content.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

List and describe the cloud classes and their associated cloud types,along with a discussion of the type of weather associated with each.

Accepted Answer

The answer of List and describe the cloud classes and...

Question 7

When the environmental lapse rate is between the dry and moist adiabatic lapse rates conditions are described as

Accepted Answer

A) adiabatic. 
B) stability. 
C) conditionally unstable. 
D) unstable. 
E) saturated. 
A) adiabatic. 
B) stability. 
C) conditionally unstable. 
D) unstable. 
E) saturated.

Question 8

The  specific humidity  of large air masses is useful in forecasting weather.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The dry adiabatic rate (DAR)is

Accepted Answer

A) 6 C° per 1000 m 
B) the rate used for a saturated parcel of air. 
C) a term that refers to the temperature decrease in the still,calm air that  surrounds a moving air parcel. 
D) 10 C° per 1000 m - a fixed rate. 
E) only applicable to the dry desert areas of the globe. 
A) 6 C° per 1000 m 
B) the rate used for a saturated parcel of air. 
C) a term that refers to the temperature decrease in the still,calm air that  surrounds a moving air parcel. 
D) 10 C° per 1000 m - a fixed rate. 
E) only applicable to the dry desert areas of the globe.

Question 10

The destructive energy associated with major storms is derived largely from the condensation  of water.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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 low. 
C) the saturation vapour pressure would be high. 
D) the mixing ration would be high 
E) the absolute humidity would be low. 
A) the specific humidity would be low. 
B) the relative humidity would be low. 
C) the saturation vapour pressure would be high. 
D) the mixing ration would be high 
E) the absolute humidity would be low.

Question 12

As air rises up the side of a mountain,both its relative humidity  and  specific humidity increase.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

As temperature increases,the amount of energy available for evaporation

Accepted Answer

A) increases. 
B) decreases. 
C) remains constant. 
A) increases. 
B) decreases. 
C) remains constant.

Question 14

________ lakes occur in areas of interior drainage,which means that ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Fresh water the water in the lakes is derived from water that flows through the interior of Earth just before reaching the surface 
B) Fresh water the water in the lakes flows into basins that have no outlet to the sea 
C) Saline the water in the lakes is derived from water that flows through the interior of Earth just before reaching the surface 
D) Saline the water in the lakes flows into basins that have no outlet to the sea 
E) Brine the water originates from space 
A) Fresh water the water in the lakes is derived from water that flows through the interior of Earth just before reaching the surface 
B) Fresh water the water in the lakes flows into basins that have no outlet to the sea 
C) Saline the water in the lakes is derived from water that flows through the interior of Earth just before reaching the surface 
D) Saline the water in the lakes flows into basins that have no outlet to the sea 
E) Brine the water originates from space

Question 15

About 50 percent of the 125,000 km³ of freshwater in lakes is

Accepted Answer

A) located in just seven lakes. 
B) located in the 40 largest lakes. 
C) saline. 
D) in the Great Lakes. 
E) is not useable. 
A) located in just seven lakes. 
B) located in the 40 largest lakes. 
C) saline. 
D) in the Great Lakes. 
E) is not useable.

Question 16

The attraction of water molecules for one another manifests itself as ________,whereas the attraction of water molecules for other materials is manifested by ________.

Accepted Answer

A) polarity surface tension 
B) surface tension polarity 
C) capillary action surface tension 
D) surface tension capillary action 
E) capillary action polarity 
A) polarity surface tension 
B) surface tension polarity 
C) capillary action surface tension 
D) surface tension capillary action 
E) capillary action polarity

Question 17

When you put a straw into a drink and take a sip of it,the drink in the straw will remain above the height of the surface of the drink-even after you stop sipping the drink.This occurs because of

Accepted Answer

A) barometric pressure. 
B) surface tension. 
C) capillary action. 
D) vacuum suction. 
E) phase change. 
A) barometric pressure. 
B) surface tension. 
C) capillary action. 
D) vacuum suction. 
E) phase change.

Question 18

On a clear cold morning in winter,frost collects on freezing objects.This is associated with ________ fog.

Accepted Answer

A) radiation 
B) advection 
C) rime 
D) evaporation 
E) upslope 
A) radiation 
B) advection 
C) rime 
D) evaporation 
E) upslope

Question 19

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 sensible heat of vaporization 
E) the phase change involves the convectional heat of vaporization. 
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 sensible heat of vaporization 
E) the phase change involves the convectional heat of vaporization.

Question 20

Water,like most compounds,decreases in volume as it cools however,at 4°C,water

Accepted Answer

A) freezes. 
B) contracts even more-down to twenty percent of its volume when it was a liquid. 
C) neither expands nor contracts. 
D) begins to expand to as much as nine percent of its volume. 
E) solidifies. 
A) freezes. 
B) contracts even more-down to twenty percent of its volume when it was a liquid. 
C) neither expands nor contracts. 
D) begins to expand to as much as nine percent of its volume. 
E) solidifies.

Exam 7: Water and Atmospheric Moisture

Which of the following is generally true of well-developed cumulonimbus clouds?

A humidity measure that remains constant as temperature and pressure change,and which is expressed as a mass of water vapour per mass (g/kg)of air,is

Which of the following would cause the evaporation rate to decrease?

The formation of which type of cloud is always associated with the latent heat of sublimation (deposition)?

The moist adiabatic rate varies as a function of both temperature and moisture content.

List and describe the cloud classes and their associated cloud types,along with a discussion of the type of weather associated with each.

When the environmental lapse rate is between the dry and moist adiabatic lapse rates conditions are described as

The specific humidity of large air masses is useful in forecasting weather.

The dry adiabatic rate (DAR)is

The destructive energy associated with major storms is derived largely from the condensation of water.

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

As air rises up the side of a mountain,both its relative humidity and specific humidity increase.

As temperature increases,the amount of energy available for evaporation

________ lakes occur in areas of interior drainage,which means that ________.

About 50 percent of the 125,000 km³ of freshwater in lakes is

The attraction of water molecules for one another manifests itself as ________,whereas the attraction of water molecules for other materials is manifested by ________.

When you put a straw into a drink and take a sip of it,the drink in the straw will remain above the height of the surface of the drink-even after you stop sipping the drink.This occurs because of

On a clear cold morning in winter,frost collects on freezing objects.This is associated with ________ fog.

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

Water,like most compounds,decreases in volume as it cools however,at 4°C,water

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