Question 1

You would most likely expect a rain shadow on the:

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A) east side of the Cascade Mountains in the Pacific Northwest. 
B) west side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. 
C) west side of the Andes. 
D) west side of the Coast Range in California. 
A) east side of the Cascade Mountains in the Pacific Northwest. 
B) west side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. 
C) west side of the Andes. 
D) west side of the Coast Range in California.

Question 2

One of the most detrimental effects on developing cumulus clouds is:

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A) the addition of more moisture to the developing cloud. 
B) an injection of warm air into the center of the developing cloud. 
C) a weak vertical atmospheric wind profile. 
D) entrainment. 
A) the addition of more moisture to the developing cloud. 
B) an injection of warm air into the center of the developing cloud. 
C) a weak vertical atmospheric wind profile. 
D) entrainment.

Question 3

________ clouds need not form from the lifting of air parcels.

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The answer of ________ clouds need not form from the...

Question 4

Explain why cumulus clouds have clearly defined boundaries.

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The open areas between individ

Question 5

An unstable air parcel that rises through a stable layer does not come to a screeching halt because

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A) it takes time for condensation to occur 
B) adiabatic cooling is slower in stable air 
C) the rising air has upward momentum 
D) the stable layer may not have any liquid water droplets 
A) it takes time for condensation to occur 
B) adiabatic cooling is slower in stable air 
C) the rising air has upward momentum 
D) the stable layer may not have any liquid water droplets

Question 6

Why is the saturated adiabatic lapse rate less than the dry adiabatic lapse rate?

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The dry adiabatic lapse rate is valid fo

Question 7

An inversion is extremely stable because

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A) the environmental lapse rate is very small 
B) the environmental lapse rate is zero 
C) the environmental lapse rate is very large 
D) there is no environmental lapse rate 
A) the environmental lapse rate is very small 
B) the environmental lapse rate is zero 
C) the environmental lapse rate is very large 
D) there is no environmental lapse rate

Question 8

Air that must be lifted before it becomes unstable means that the atmosphere is:

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A) absolutely stable. 
B) absolutely unstable. 
C) neutral. 
D) conditionally unstable. 
A) absolutely stable. 
B) absolutely unstable. 
C) neutral. 
D) conditionally unstable.

Question 9

List and describe the four cloud forms originally developed by Englishman Luke Howard in the nineteenth century.

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(i)cirrus-thin,wispy clouds
(i

Question 10

Orographic uplift:

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A) rarely leads to clouds forming above the top of the hill or mountain. 
B) creates clouds that usually have the same height, regardless of time or place. 
C) provides equal amounts of precipitation on both sides of a mountain range. 
D) can create cumulus clouds. 
A) rarely leads to clouds forming above the top of the hill or mountain. 
B) creates clouds that usually have the same height, regardless of time or place. 
C) provides equal amounts of precipitation on both sides of a mountain range. 
D) can create cumulus clouds.

Question 11

This is the least important factor that can influence environmental lapse rate:

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A) heating of the lower atmosphere. 
B) advection of cold and warm air at different levels. 
C) advection of an air mass with a different environmental lapse rate. 
D) changes in the amount and type of air-borne pollutants. 
A) heating of the lower atmosphere. 
B) advection of cold and warm air at different levels. 
C) advection of an air mass with a different environmental lapse rate. 
D) changes in the amount and type of air-borne pollutants.

Question 12

Absolutely stable air:

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A) has a wet adiabatic lapse rate that is greater than the environmental lapse rate. 
B) will have a positive buoyancy. 
C) needs a push to rise, but will continue rising once it starts moving. 
D) is typically warmer than its surroundings. 
A) has a wet adiabatic lapse rate that is greater than the environmental lapse rate. 
B) will have a positive buoyancy. 
C) needs a push to rise, but will continue rising once it starts moving. 
D) is typically warmer than its surroundings.

Question 13

Subsidence inversions:

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A) are less important than frontal inversions. 
B) often lead to increased pollution in Los Angeles. 
C) are common on the windward slopes of large mountain ranges. 
D) are common on the western margins of large high-pressure areas. 
A) are less important than frontal inversions. 
B) often lead to increased pollution in Los Angeles. 
C) are common on the windward slopes of large mountain ranges. 
D) are common on the western margins of large high-pressure areas.

Question 14

In which state would orographic lifting be most important?

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A) Louisiana 
B) Florida 
C) Kansas 
D) Colorado 
A) Louisiana 
B) Florida 
C) Kansas 
D) Colorado

Question 15

Orographic uplift is usually associated with rising air:

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A) over the great plains. 
B) along the Gulf of Mexico coast. 
C) over oceans. 
D) along the windward side of mountains. 
A) over the great plains. 
B) along the Gulf of Mexico coast. 
C) over oceans. 
D) along the windward side of mountains.

Question 16

Sometimes,horizontal transition zones exist in which great temperature differences occur across relatively short distances.These transition zones are called:

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A) fronts. 
B) jet streams. 
C) anti-cyclones. 
D) inversions. 
A) fronts. 
B) jet streams. 
C) anti-cyclones. 
D) inversions.

Question 17

Inversions:

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A) are found only with frontal systems. 
B) can be found at any level of the atmosphere. 
C) are found only near the surface early in the morning. 
D) indicate that rain could occur in a few days. 
A) are found only with frontal systems. 
B) can be found at any level of the atmosphere. 
C) are found only near the surface early in the morning. 
D) indicate that rain could occur in a few days.

Question 18

This occurs when a large mass of cold air slides underneath a large mass of warm air:

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A) orographic lifting. 
B) convergence. 
C) frontal lifting. 
D) convective lifting. 
A) orographic lifting. 
B) convergence. 
C) frontal lifting. 
D) convective lifting.

Question 19

Fronts:

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A) are rarely involved with cloud formation. 
B) have substantial temperature gradients at their boundaries. 
C) are best imagined as vertical walls of air. 
D) come in three major varieties-cold, warm, and mixed. 
A) are rarely involved with cloud formation. 
B) have substantial temperature gradients at their boundaries. 
C) are best imagined as vertical walls of air. 
D) come in three major varieties-cold, warm, and mixed.

Question 20

One of the fastest ways to destabilize an atmosphere is to:

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A) allow it to sink. 
B) advect it over a cold surface. 
C) warm it from the top down. 
D) lift it. 
A) allow it to sink. 
B) advect it over a cold surface. 
C) warm it from the top down. 
D) lift it.

You would most likely expect a rain shadow on the:

One of the most detrimental effects on developing cumulus clouds is:

________ clouds need not form from the lifting of air parcels.

Explain why cumulus clouds have clearly defined boundaries.

An unstable air parcel that rises through a stable layer does not come to a screeching halt because

Why is the saturated adiabatic lapse rate less than the dry adiabatic lapse rate?

An inversion is extremely stable because

Air that must be lifted before it becomes unstable means that the atmosphere is:

List and describe the four cloud forms originally developed by Englishman Luke Howard in the nineteenth century.

Orographic uplift:

This is the least important factor that can influence environmental lapse rate:

Absolutely stable air:

Subsidence inversions:

In which state would orographic lifting be most important?

Orographic uplift is usually associated with rising air:

Sometimes,horizontal transition zones exist in which great temperature differences occur across relatively short distances.These transition zones are called:

Inversions:

This occurs when a large mass of cold air slides underneath a large mass of warm air:

Fronts:

One of the fastest ways to destabilize an atmosphere is to:

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You would most likely expect a rain shadow on the:

One of the most detrimental effects on developing cumulus clouds is:

________ clouds need not form from the lifting of air parcels.

Explain why cumulus clouds have clearly defined boundaries.

An unstable air parcel that rises through a stable layer does not come to a screeching halt because

Why is the saturated adiabatic lapse rate less than the dry adiabatic lapse rate?

An inversion is extremely stable because

Air that must be lifted before it becomes unstable means that the atmosphere is:

List and describe the four cloud forms originally developed by Englishman Luke Howard in the nineteenth century.

Orographic uplift:

This is the least important factor that can influence environmental lapse rate:

Absolutely stable air:

Subsidence inversions:

In which state would orographic lifting be most important?

Orographic uplift is usually associated with rising air:

Sometimes,horizontal transition zones exist in which great temperature differences occur across relatively short distances.These transition zones are called:

Inversions:

This occurs when a large mass of cold air slides underneath a large mass of warm air:

Fronts:

One of the fastest ways to destabilize an atmosphere is to:

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Solar Radiation and the Seasons

Energy Balance and Temperature

Atmospheric Pressure and Wind

Atmospheric Moisture

Precipitation Processes

Atmospheric Circulation and Pressure Distributions

Air Masses and Fronts

Midlatitude Cyclones

Lightning, thunder, and Tornadoes

Tropical Storms and Hurricanes

Weather Forecasting and Analysis

Human Effects on the Atmosphere

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