Weather Studies eInvestigation 7A: Precipitation Patterns
Ascending unsaturated air ______, cooling at about 10°C per 1000 m of ascent (5.5°F per 1000 ft.).
a. expands
b. is compressed - ANS-expands
At Gainesville (in northeast Florida) in Figure 7A-2, the air mass immediately behind the front cooled temperatures to the dewpoint. Rain was not reported, however, the weather symbol for ______ was reported.
a. sleet
b. hail
c. haze
d. fog - ANS-fog
At Nashville (in central Tennessee) in Figure 7A-2, which was under greater influence of the Great Lakes high pressure, the temperature was reported to be the same as in Gainesville (59°F), but the dewpoint was significantly ______. As such, the sky conditions in Nashville were reported as ______.
a. lower ... cloudy
b. lower ... clear
c. higher ... cloudy
d. higher ... clear - ANS-lower ... clear
Cold, dry air is ______ warm, humid air. Consequently, lighter warmer air is forced to rise above the sloping front overlying denser, colder air.
a. denser than
b. less dense than - ANS-denser than
Comparing Figure 7A-1 and Figure 7A-2, the air masses on either side of the Atlantic stationary front had distinct differences in temperature and moisture. Dewpoints in central and southern Florida on the southern side of the front had significantly ______ values than those in northern Florida, Georgia, and Alabama.
a. lower
b. higher - ANS-higher
Despite the relative size difference between Hurricane Ian and the Great Lakes high pressure system, the volume of rain and intensity of winds were significantly greater for which system?
a. Great Lakes high
b. Hurricane Ian - ANS-Hurricane Ian
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