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Geography 131 UTK Exam 3 Questions answers latest update
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- GEOG 131
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Geography 131 UTK Exam 3 Questions answers latest update
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Geography 131 UTK Exam 3Convection - vertical flow of air that occurs if an atmosphere is unstable
Convergence - when air collides (ITCZ)
Rossby waves - Air in trough move against Coriolis, causing it too slow. Slowing
causes convergence aloft (east of ridge) Air speeds up and diverges east of trough
Topography (orographic effect) - mountains cause adiabatic cooling and warming
Topography process - -Air rises near the base of the mountain and cools
-It cools to Td, where it forms clouds and cools slower
-The air begins to move downslope on the leeward side
-It warms quickly, causing sublimation of snow
Fronts - Boundaries between two air masses with different temperature or
humidity
why cold fronts work - Cool air is more dense, so it can lift a mass of warm air
how do clouds and precipitation form - lifting
, cumuliform - taller than wide, puffy
stratiform - layers, blankets
cirriform - feathery, wispy
cirr - high
alto - middle
strat - loq
rain-maker - nimbus
cirrus clouds - high and whisky, ice crystals, 1st sign of weather change
cirrocumulus - icy cotton balls
cirrostratus - blanket of ice, more moisture and lifting aloft
altocumulus - sheet of small mid level cotton balls
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