Chapter 18

Question 1

Humidity

Answer 1

Amount of water vapor in the air

Question 2

Precipitation

Answer 2

Any form of water that falls from a cloud

Question 3

_____ is the most important gas in the atmosphere

Answer 3

Water vapor

Question 4

The process of changing state requires that ______ is transferred in the form of _____

Answer 4

Energy; heat

Question 5

Latent heat

Answer 5

Does not change temperature. Latent means hidden

Question 6

Evaporation

Answer 6

Liquid to gas

Question 7

Condensation

Answer 7

Water vapor into liquid

Question 8

When saturated, ______ air contains more water vapor than saturated ______ air

Answer 8

Warm; cold

Question 9

Relative humidity

Answer 9

Ratio of air’s water vapor to how much water vapor the air can hold

Question 10

When water vapor in air constant, lower air temp = ___ relative humidity

Answer 10

Increase

Question 11

Dew point

Answer 11

Temperature at which saturation occurs

Question 12

Psychrometer measures:

Answer 12

Measures relative humidity and dew point

Question 13

When air is compressed, it shows in crease in ______

Answer 13

Temperature

Question 14

Dry adiabatic rate

Answer 14

Rate of cooling or heating that is applied to unsaturated air

Question 15

Wet adiabatic rate

Answer 15

Rate of cooling caused by amount of latent heat (slower than dry adiabatic rate)

Question 16

Process that lift air (4)

Answer 16

Orographic lifting (mountain)
Frontal wedging (fronts)
Convergence
Convection

Question 17

Condensation nuclei

Answer 17

Tiny bits of particulate matter above ground

Question 18

Green house gases (and the percent it makes up in the atmosphere)

Answer 18

Methane
Water vapor
Carbon dioxide

Question 19

How ozone was made

Answer 19

Oxygen reacting with sunlight