Final

Question 1

Atmospheric pressure

Answer 1

Weight of air above

Question 2

Nautical miles

Answer 2

1 spot = 60 nm

Question 3

Latitude horizontal or vertical, 1st or 2nd?

Answer 3

Horizontal, 1st

Question 4

Sun angles

Answer 4

Sa=90-n

Question 5

Atmospheric pressure on station model: 025

Answer 5

1002.5

Question 6

Dew point units

Answer 6

Degrees Fahrenheit

Question 7

Air temperature units

Answer 7

Degrees fahrenheit

Question 8

Rising parcel of air

Answer 8

Expands, less collisions, decreasing density

Question 9

Troposphere

Answer 9

Heated by convection

Question 10

Total energy measurement

Answer 10

Kelvin

Question 11

Environmental elapse rate(ELR)

Answer 11

H2-h1
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T2-t1

Question 12

Dry parcel at sea level is 72F and rises to 2000 ft , what will air temp be at 2000 ft?

Answer 12

2000ft x -5.5ft/1000 ft =-11

72-11=61F

Question 13

Environmental temperature lapse rate change with heigh from surface to space

Answer 13

Decrease, increase, decrease, increase

Question 14

Which region of atmosphere has the most heat?

Answer 14

Troposphere

Question 15

Consider a constant volume of air with constant temperature and pressure. What changes as the air becomes more humid?

Answer 15

Air becomes less dense because the water vapor molecules decrease the mass

Question 16

Consider a constant volume with constant humidity and pressure. How does air density change as it becomes cooler?

Answer 16

The air becomes more dense because there are more molecules which increases mass

Question 17

Which side of the dip in jet stream produces stormy weather?

Answer 17

East

Question 18

500 ml beaker vs 1 liter beaker

Answer 18

Same kinetic energy but more hear in larger beaker

Question 19

Two gases that comprise 99% of earths volume of dry air

Answer 19

Nitrogen and oxygen

Question 20

Normal atmospheric pressure at sea level

Answer 20

1013.2 mb or 29.92 in

Question 21

Thin white clouds spread across sky

Answer 21

Cirrostratus

Question 22

Low clouds that always cause rain or snow

Answer 22

Nimbostratus

Question 23

Tall clouds called thunderstorms

Answer 23

Cumulolimbus

Question 24

Common fog in mountain regions

Answer 24

Upslope fog

Question 25

Fog formed above cold waters

Answer 25

Advection fog

Question 26

Fog formed in rainy conditions

Answer 26

Frontal fog

Question 27

Fog formed along ny coastline in late fall early winter

Answer 27

Steam fog

Question 28

Bergeron process

Answer 28

A supercooling process when liquid droplets evaporate and water vapor leaves and drops onto ice crystal forming a snowflake

Question 29

Three ingredients to form clouds or fog

Answer 29

1 water vapor 2 cooling mechanism 3 condensation nuclei

Question 30

Freezing rain

Answer 30

Freezes as it hits the ground. The surface is ice

Question 31

Coellison coalescence

Answer 31

Droplets fall and collect more droplets and form a rain drop

Question 32

3 stages of thunderstorms

Answer 32

Cumulus stage Mature stage Dissapaiting stage