GEO 203|219 Midterm Questions And Answer|2024

________________ = water vapor will condense on these nuclei when the relative humidity is less than 100%. ________________ = water vapor will condense upon these nuclei when relative humidity is much greater than 100%. - ️️Hydroscopic nuclei; Hydrophobic nuclei "UTC" stands for: - ️️Universal Time Coordinated A conditionally unstable atmosphere is _______ with respect to unsaturated air and _______ with respect to saturated air. - ️️stable; unstable A good example of ____ fog is observed along the Pacific Coast during summer, when warm, moist air from the ocean is carried over colder coastal waters. - ️️advection A low, lumpy cloud layer that appears in rows, patches or rounded masses would be classified ____. - ️️stratocumulus A raindrop or partially melted snowflake that freezes into a pellet of ice in a deep subfreezing layer of air near the surface is called: - ️️sleet A raindrop that freezes before reaching the ground is called ____. - ️️Sleet Adiabatic warming occurs when an air parcel sinks. - ️️True Advection fog forms thanks to: - ️️a warm, moist air mass moving over a cooler surface After the winter solstice at middle latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere, the length of the day experiencing daylight ____. - ️️increases Air molecules are found in their highest density at the top of the atmosphere. - ️️False Air parcels are 'bubbles of air' that (1) are flexible, (2) have impermeable surfaces, and (3) have a uniform temperature and moisture content. - ️️True Aircraft icing would be heaviest and most severe ____ freezing temperatures. - ️️in a cloud at just below All of the following are tools and techniques used in geography and meteorology, EXCEPT: - ️️GPRS Although water vapor accounts for about 60% of the atmospheric greenhouse effect, it is the increase of ____ in the atmosphere that appears to be the main cause of global warming. - ️️carbon dioxide