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.