Question 1

State one example of how a meteorologist would use the concept of potential instability to forecast weather.

Accepted Answer

Potential instability arises when a laye

Question 2

How does orographic uplift create clouds? Why is there a rain shadow?

Accepted Answer

Air flowing toward a hill or mountain wi

Question 3

Conditionally unstable air:

Accepted Answer

A) contains a mixture of absolutely stable air and absolutely unstable air. 
B) moves through an environmental lapse rate that is between the dry adiabatic lapse rate and the wet adiabatic lapse rate. 
C) always has a negative buoyance. 
D) rarely provides precipitation. 
A) contains a mixture of absolutely stable air and absolutely unstable air. 
B) moves through an environmental lapse rate that is between the dry adiabatic lapse rate and the wet adiabatic lapse rate. 
C) always has a negative buoyance. 
D) rarely provides precipitation.

Question 4

Entrainment is especially active along the edges of growing clouds because

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A) saturated air enters rising air parcels, causing evaporation 
B) unsaturated air enters rising air parcels, causing evaporation 
C) saturated air enters rising air parcels, preventing condensation 
D) saturated air enters rising air parcels, increasing turbulence 
A) saturated air enters rising air parcels, causing evaporation 
B) unsaturated air enters rising air parcels, causing evaporation 
C) saturated air enters rising air parcels, preventing condensation 
D) saturated air enters rising air parcels, increasing turbulence

Question 5

An inversion:

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A) implies that a layer of air is unstable. 
B) means that a layer of air is overturning. 
C) indicates that a layer of air is stable. 
D) has no significance as far as a meteorologist is concerned. 
A) implies that a layer of air is unstable. 
B) means that a layer of air is overturning. 
C) indicates that a layer of air is stable. 
D) has no significance as far as a meteorologist is concerned.

Question 6

Stratus clouds:

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A) form only from the adiabatic lifting of air. 
B) can form sheets up to several hundred miles long. 
C) have a high-water content. 
D) are a most responsible for colorful sunsets. 
A) form only from the adiabatic lifting of air. 
B) can form sheets up to several hundred miles long. 
C) have a high-water content. 
D) are a most responsible for colorful sunsets.

Question 7

Hail formation is associated with:

Accepted Answer

A) cumulonimbus. 
B) nimbostratus. 
C) stratocumulus. 
D) cumulus. 
A) cumulonimbus. 
B) nimbostratus. 
C) stratocumulus. 
D) cumulus.

State one example of how a meteorologist would use the concept of potential instability to forecast weather.

How does orographic uplift create clouds? Why is there a rain shadow?

Conditionally unstable air:

Entrainment is especially active along the edges of growing clouds because

An inversion:

Stratus clouds:

Hail formation is associated with:

Energy and Mass

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

Earths Climates

Climate Changes: Past and Future

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Exam 6: Cloud Development and Forms

State one example of how a meteorologist would use the concept of potential instability to forecast weather.

How does orographic uplift create clouds? Why is there a rain shadow?

Conditionally unstable air:

Entrainment is especially active along the edges of growing clouds because

An inversion:

Stratus clouds:

Hail formation is associated with:

Energy and Mass

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

Earths Climates

Climate Changes: Past and Future

Atmospheric Optics Online Only in Masteringmeteorology

Filters