The temperature, pressure, and moisture characteristics of the atmosphere arise in large part from the continuous exchange of energy and ________ near the surface. - CORRECT ANSWER water vapor
If a gas cools under constant pressure, the molecules within it have ______ kinetic energy (motion) an...
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The temperature, pressure, and moisture characteristics of the atmosphere arise in
large part from the continuous exchange of energy and ________ near the surface. -
CORRECT ANSWER water vapor
If a gas cools under constant pressure, the molecules within it have ______ kinetic
energy (motion) and therefore gas volume will be __________. - CORRECT ANSWER
less; less
Which of the following statements is true regrading the relationship between air
pressure and altitude? - CORRECT ANSWER as one moves up in the atmosphere,
pressure decreases, as one moves closer to the earth's surface, pressure increases
The exacerbation of seasonal temperature extremes experienced by continental
interiors is best described by the term - CORRECT ANSWER continentality
In the summer, one of the most well developed high pressure cells is situated over the
Atlantic Ocean it's called the - CORRECT ANSWER Bermuda High
Regarding pressure, latitude, and water vs land - CORRECT ANSWER air pressure is
high over oceans at 30 degrees because descending air warms less over the relatively
cooler oceans
Subtropical Deserts are usually under the influence of - CORRECT ANSWER Semi-
permanent high pressure
Name the important zonal wind belts that blow from east to west in the tropics -
CORRECT ANSWER Trade winds
Along the thermal equator, strong solar heating causes air to rise (convection). What is
the name of this zone of low pressure and associated bands of convective
clouds/rainfall? - CORRECT ANSWER ITCZ
In the figure below, which feature represents an area of convection and convergence? -
CORRECT ANSWER the ITCZ
What feature on the map is part of the descending limbs of the Hadley Cell? -
CORRECT ANSWER ITCZ
Which of the following best describes the low pressure cell centered for most of the year
over the equator? - CORRECT ANSWER consistent insolation, warm temperatures,
abundant rainfall
, The Hadley cell is characterized by - CORRECT ANSWER low pressure, rising air over
the equator, high pressure, sinking air at 30N and 30S
Which statement properly describes surface winds within the Tropics? - CORRECT
ANSWER winds blowing from northwest to southeast in the northern hemisphere,
winds blowing southwest to northeast in the southern hemisphere
Which of the following circulation patterns is characterized of a anticyclone or high
pressure in the Northern Hemisphere? - CORRECT ANSWER air flowing outward,
clockwise
The dot on this map represents Missouri. Based on your knowledge of the anticyclone's
wind direction, how would temperatures change between 2/11/2012 and 2/13/2012 -
CORRECT ANSWER cooler then warmer
A parcel of saturated air at 30C would have approximately _____ times ______ water
vapor than saturated air at 10C - CORRECT ANSWER 3; more
July dew point temperatures are extremely high in southeastern area of the U.S.
because - CORRECT ANSWER there is an abundance of insolation to drive
evaporation
A parcel of air at 7 km and an initial temperature of 10C altitude descends to 5 km
altitude at the unsaturated adiabatic lapse rate. What is the temperature at 5 km? -
CORRECT ANSWER 30C
Given the prevailing wind direction indicated by the arrow, where would you expect
temperatures to be warmest and the humidity lowest? - CORRECT ANSWER D
In the east portion of the map what is mostly occurring? - CORRECT ANSWER warm
air being lifted
Fog can form through each of the following ways EXCEPT - CORRECT ANSWER
decreasing the moisture content of the air and increasing temperature
Which are the best cooling conditions to create a radiation fog? - CORRECT ANSWER
clear skies, windy, humid air at the surface
Which of the following events is most like the formation of a cloud - CORRECT
ANSWER water forming on a cold object on a hot, humid summer day
The formation of freezing rain involves - CORRECT ANSWER precipitation passing
through fairly thick layer of above freezing air before passing though a thin lay of
subfreezing temperatures near the surface
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