Eosc 114 storms - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

EOSC 114 Storms Exam Questions with All Correct Answers When a parcel of air is warmed and its temperature increases from 10 to 15 °C ______. - Answer- its sensible heat increases Which statement is FALSE for saturated air? - Answer- Vapor pressure equals mixing ratio. Towering cumulus clouds are officially known as _________. - Answer- cumulus congestus In a thunderstorm, which is TRUE? - Answer- Positive charge dominates in the anvil. Arc clouds are caused by ____. - Answer- g...

EOSC 114 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024 COMPLETE SOLUTIONS What does satellite radar interferometry (InSAR) measure? - Answer- ground deformation of a volcano or volcanic area over time Mauna Loa is the world's largest ______ volcano. - Answer- shield Compared to all other volcanoes in the Cascades, Mt. Rainier is considered to be the most dangerous volcano because ______. - Answer- it has the largest volume of ice and snow Hazards associated with air-fall tephra include al...

Describe different types of lightning, and explain the sequence of events in a lighting strike Direct hit: most powerful type of lightning strike & delivers massive direct hit to whatever it hits Side flash: Comes down & out of tree sideways into you; may contain as much current as direct hit Ground strike: can travel over larger area Explain lightning risk: dangerous times and places; how it affects people; and what you can do to stay safe. Florida - 'Lightning alley' in North ...

EOSC 114- Storms, Tornadoes Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+ Storm Learning Goals #1 - Answers 1) Define Sensible heat, latent heat, humidity, air parcel, buoyancy, saturation, and explain how they work together to form TStorms 2) Describe why the fact that cold air holds less water vapour is critical in explaining how TStorms can extract energy from humid air 3) Recognize Tstorms, be able to identify TStorm components, and explain how they evolve 4) List and describe 6 different Tstorm ...

Test Bank Solution Manual for Eosc 114 - Waves Already Passed How many oceans and ocean basins does earth's surface have? - Answers one ocean 5 basins - artic, atlantic, indian, pacific, southern what is the difference between the surface current and waves - Answers surface current - large permanent winds that blow over the ocean create surface currents that transport matter and energy waves - occasional winds that blow over smaller areas ---> transport energy only Crest Trough W...

EOSC 114 Module 6 Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed Thunderstorm cloud type - Answers Cumulonimbus clouds - lightning and thunder strong updrafts, cloud base near ground and cloud top near troposphere What ways do thunderstorms typically move - Answers SW --> NE Mammatus clouds - Answers sometimes visible on underside of anvil clouds, beautiful but no clue of intensity of storms Saturation - Answers max amount of water vapour that air can carry at equilibrium - important for det...

EOSC 114 Module 4 Practice Questions with Complete Solutions Rated A+ Mass Movement/ Mass Wasting - Answers refers to downslope motion of soil/rock materials under influence of gravity Landslide - Answers General term for mass movements - occur when gravity pulling material down slope exceeds slopes material's internal resistance to shear or failure - materials move by sliding or shearing along weak failure plane or number of planes 2 Components of gravity - Answers Gp - part that acts per...

EOSC 114 Module 1 Review Questions with Complete Solutions Rated A+ Disaster - Answers Dis - Hard, Bad, Unlucky Aster - Star (chief star/shooting star) Disaster Substantial Event Cause: - Answers 1. Physical damage 2. Injury/death 3. Change in environment Earth Core's Abundance of Elements - Answers 1. Iron 2. Nickel 3. Oxygen Earth Crust's Abundance of Elements - Answers 1. Oxygen 2. Silicon 3. Aluminum Ocean's Abundance of Elements - Answers 1. Oxygen 2. Hydrogen 3. Chlo...

Eosc-114 Storms Review Questions with Complete Solutions Graded A+ Which statement is FALSE regarding the evolution of a tornado? - Answers The dust and debris cloud rise to merge with the rotating wall and funnel cloud. The official name for thunderstorm clouds is _______. - Answers cumulonimbus A mid-level layered cloud is called a/an ______ cloud. - Answers altostratus Which statement is TRUE? - Answers The eye of a hurricane has high pressure at the bottom of the stratosphere and low pre...