Chapter 25

Which of the following is an example of adiabatic warming?

Chinook

Cloud types associated with stable air include

Cirrostratus, altostratus, stratus

As an air parcel expands and cools, or compresses and warms, with no interchange of heat with its surroundings, the situation is called

an adiabatic process.

The lowest temperature on any given day occurs

around sunrise

When evaporation rate equals the condensation rate, the air is

at its water-vapor capacity

Lower temperatures can be expected

behind an advancing cold front.

Warmer temperatures can be expected

behind an advancing warm front

The amount of water vapor the air can hold depends on air temperature. At higher temperatures the air

can hold more water vapor.

High clouds have the prefix

cirro

Clouds that begin to develop 6000 meters above the ground are generally

cirrus and cirrostratus type clouds

Which of the following is not an example of condensation at Earth's surface?

clouds

The changing of a vapor into a liquid is called

condensation

We feel uncomfortably warm on a muggy day because water molecules are

condensing on our bodies.

An air mass with circulatory motion is called

convectional

Saturation and condensation are more likely to occur in

cool air than in warm air.

If a volume of air is warmed, it expands. If a volume of air expands, it

cools

Clouds that develop about 1000 meters above the ground are generally

cumulus and stratus type clouds.

As air flows up the side of a mountain, the air pressure

decreases

The temperature to which air must be cooled for saturation to occur is called

dew point.

Air temperature decreases with increasing altitude; this rate of cooling is called the

environmental lapse rate

The changing of a substance from a liquid into a vapor or gas is called

evaporation

As air rises, it

expands and cools

Warm air has a higher capacity for water vapor, because in warm air

fast-moving water-vapor molecules are too energetic to stick together.

Warm, moist air blowing over cold water can result in

fog

When water changes from solid ice to a liquid, it

gains energy

A hurricane's source of energy is

heat released from condensing water

Fair weather can usually be expected with the approach of a

high pressure system.

Which type of weather is characterized by spiral storms with winds of up to 300 km/hour?

hurricanes

Although tornadoes occur in many parts of the world, they are very common

in the Central Plains.

As air temperature decreases, relative humidity

increases

When a volume of air is compressed, its temperature

increases

When liquid water freezes, it

loses energy

When water changes from a vapor phase to a liquid phase, it

loses energy.

Unstable conditions and stormy weather can be expected with the passage of a

low pressure system.

Heavy snow showers and low temperatures in Buffalo, New York are most likely caused by a

maritime polar air mass

Daily afternoon thunderstorms along the Gulf Coast are most likely caused by a

maritime tropical air mass

Warm humid air is characteristic of a

maritime tropical air mass

Clouds denoted by the prefix "alto" are

middle clouds that form 2000 to 6000 meters above the ground.

Air temperature can increase by the process of

moisture condensation

Temperature in the air can decrease by the process of

moisture evaporation.

When an air mass is pushed upward over an obstacle, it undergoes

orographic lifting

In discussing atmospheric moisture, the term most used by meteorologist is

relative humidity.

When warm air is above cooler air it is called

a temperature inversion

Air moves from

a region of high pressure to a region of low pressure.

When a cold air mass moves into a region occupied by a warm air mass, the contact zone is called

a cold front

Air's capacity for water vapor is dependent on

temperature

Water vapor in the air can condense when the air

temperature drops below its dew point temperature

When a funnel cloud touches the ground, it becomes a

tornado

All of Earth's weather occurs in the

troposphere.

During the summer months, the Gulf of Mexico is generally

very hot and very humid.

When a warm air mass moves into a region occupied by a cold air mass, the contact zone is called

warm front

The birth of a thunderstorm occurs when

warm, humid air rises in an unstable environment.

The energy released by a hurricane comes from

warm, moist air above warm, tropical oceans.