The Atmosphere - Chapter 2: Forceful Lifting

Question 1

Air that is stable or conditionally unstable will not rise on its own. Three types of mechanisms that can help with this are:

Answer 1

Orographic lifting
Frontal wedging
Convergence

Question 2

This occurs when elevated terrains like mountains act as barriers to the flow of air

Answer 2

Orographic lifting

Question 3

As air ascends a mountain slope, _____ often generates clouds and copious _____

Answer 3

adiabatic cooling

precipitation

Question 4

Is higher precipitation associated with mountainous regions or surrounding lowlands?

Answer 4

Mountainous regions

Question 5

When air reaches the leeward side of a mountain, much of the moisture has been lost making condensation and precipitation less likely. This leads to a…

Answer 5

rainshadow desert

Question 6

What occurs when cool air acts as a barrier over which warmer, less dense air rises?

Answer 6

Frontal wedging

Question 7

This occurs when air flows together

Answer 7

Convergence

Question 8

Convergence as a mechanism of forceful lifting is a major contributor to ___ weather

Answer 8

stormy