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The most common reason that dew forms is ________. |
radiant cooling of the ground and adjacent air in the evening |
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Orographic lifting is related to mountain barriers, and it is often associated with ________. |
desert conditions on the leeward side of the mountains and excessive rainfall on the windward side |
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When warm moist air moves over a cold surface, ________ fog may result. |
Advection |
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Hail is most commonly associated with ________. |
Cumulonimbus |
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Irregular heating of the air can produce thermals, which are ________. |
pockets of warm air that rise |
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The Coalescence-Collision Process applies to ________ . |
warm clouds |
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Water is unique because ________. |
it exists in three different states at normal conditions in the earth’s atmosphere |
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Relative humidity is a measure of ________. |
the ratio of the water vapor in the air to the amount of water vapor that it would take to saturate the air |
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The process of converting a liquid to vapor is termed ________. |
Evaporation |
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This fog forms in valleys at night. |
radiation fog |
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How does snow vary with temperature? |
Cold snow is powdery and light, while warm snow is moist. |
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When supercooled raindrops freeze on contact with solid objects, ________ forms. |
Glaze |
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When a mass of cold air collides with a mass of warm air, what happens? |
The warm air rises above the cold air. |
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Which of the following cloud types is most commonly associated with precipitation? |
Nimbostratus |
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A parcel of unsaturated air has a temperature of 0°C as it crosses a mountain range at 3000 meters. If it descends, what will its temperature be when it reaches sea level? |
30 degrees |
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We are likely to have our highest relative humidity ________. |
About Sunrise |
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