Question 1

Suppose you observe lenticular clouds that appear to be motionless.Is the air in the vicinity of the cloud motionless? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Suppose you observe lenticular clouds that appear...

Question 2

Which condition below is necessary for a layer of altostratus clouds to change into altocumulus?

Accepted Answer

A)  The top part of the cloud deck cools while the bottom part warms. 
B)  Temperature increases with increasing altitude in the layer. 
C)  The cloud layer becomes more stable. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  The top part of the cloud deck cools while the bottom part warms. 
B)  Temperature increases with increasing altitude in the layer. 
C)  The cloud layer becomes more stable. 
D)  all of the above

Question 3

Explain how lifting an air layer can steepen the environmental lapse rate and make the layer more unstable.

Accepted Answer

When an air layer is lifted, it expands

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)  greater,less 
B)  greater,greater 
C)  less,greater 
D)  less,less 
A)  greater,less 
B)  greater,greater 
C)  less,greater 
D)  less,less

Question 5

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 
A)  warmer,less 
B)  warmer,more 
C)  colder,less 
D)  colder,more

Suppose you observe lenticular clouds that appear to be motionless.Is the air in the vicinity of the cloud motionless? Explain.

Which condition below is necessary for a layer of altostratus clouds to change into altocumulus?

Explain how lifting an air layer can steepen the environmental lapse rate and make the layer more unstable.

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

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

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Exam 6: Stability and Cloud Development

Suppose you observe lenticular clouds that appear to be motionless.Is the air in the vicinity of the cloud motionless? Explain.

Which condition below is necessary for a layer of altostratus clouds to change into altocumulus?

Explain how lifting an air layer can steepen the environmental lapse rate and make the layer more unstable.

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

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

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 and Tornadoes

Hurricanes

Earths Changing Climate

Global Climate

Air Pollution

Light, Color, and Atmospheric Optics

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

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