Quiz#5- Moisture, Humidity, Stability, & Lifting

Water has a ____________ heat capacity.

none of these - heat capacity applies to the sun only

normal

high

low

Question 2

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Complete this statement:  “Air rises, ______, _______, forms ________.”

convection, cools, bacon

cools, condenses, clouds

sinks, advects, rain

Question 3

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Dew point is _________.

location where dew forms

condensation at the top of a cloud

the percentage of saturation in the atmosphere

the temperature at which an air mass needs to be cooled in order for saturation to be reached

the point at which clouds form

Question 4

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Dew point and relative humidity are the same thing.

True

False

Question 5

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More energy is needed to maintain water in a gas state compare to a solid state.

True

False

Question 6

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Water can be found in all three states of matter at the same time in the atmosphere.

True

False

Question 7

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Vapor pressure is the ________.

pressure the atmosphere exerts on vapor

part of the total atmospheric pressure due to water vapor

number of ice particles in the atmosphere

amount of Nitrogen in the atmosphere.

Question 8

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Relative humidity decreases when temperature decreases.

True

False

Question 9

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Adiabatic temperature changes are changes in temperature due to _______.

increase IR from the Earth's surface

increase UV radiation from the sun

increase IR radiation from the sun

changes in pressure and/or volume

Question 10

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As air rises it will expand causing temperature to _____.

explode into chemtrails

stay the same

increase

decrease

Question 11

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Absolute instability occurs when _______.

ELR > WALR & DALR

ELR < WALR & DALR

ELR=LCL=FAA>NBA<NFL

WALR<ELR>DALR

Question 12

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Which of the following is a lifting mechanism?

All of these

Convergence

Orographic

Frontal Wedging

Convection

Question 13

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A rain shadow desert forms on the ______ of a mountain range.

south side

leeward

inside

windward

top

Question 14

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Which of the following is defined as

massofwater(g)massofdryair(kg)

 ?

relative humidity

mixing ratio

absolute humidity

dew point

vapor pressure

Question 15

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The higher the temperature the greater the saturation vapor pressure.

True

False