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Chapt. 18 & 20
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Environmental Studies
9th Grade
02/25/2013

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If the water vapor content of air remains constant, lowering air temperatures causes what?
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When the water-vapor content of air remains constant, lowering air temperature causes an increase in relative humidity, and raising air temperatures causes a decrease in relative humidity.
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What is true about warm, saturated air?
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Warm saturated air contains more water vapor than cold air.
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Compared to clouds, fogs are...
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clouds with their bases at or near the ground
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Air that has reached its water vapor capacity is said to be...
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saturated
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Hurricanes form in tropical waters between the latitudes of...
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5 and 20 degrees north and south latitude
Term
What type of front forms when the surface position of the front does not move?
Definition
Stationary front
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The process of converting a liquid to a gas is known as...
Definition
Evaporation
Term
The boundary that separates different air masses is known as...
Definition
a front
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What is the first sign of an approaching warm front?
Definition
the appearance of cirrus clouds
Term
What type of shape is associated with a middle latitude cyclone?
Definition
wave shape
Term
What is the dry adiabatic rate?
Definition
the rate of cooling or heating in unsaturated air
Term
A low cloud that blankets the sky and often generates precipitation is called...
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a Nimbostratus
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Which terms is used to describe clouds of middle height?
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Alto
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The process by which water vapor changes directly into a solid is called...
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deposition
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An immense body of air characterized by similar properties at any given altitude is known as...
Definition
an air mass
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Which of the following refers to the temp to which air would have to be cooled to reach saturation?
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Dew point
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Water vapor makes up makes up what fraction of atmospheric gases?
Definition
0 to 4 percent
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Which gas is the most important for understanding atmospheric processes?
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Water vapor
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The ratio of air's water vapor content to its capacity to hold water vapor at that same temperature is the...
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relative humidity
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Which of the following refers to the energy that is stored or released during the change of state of water?
Definition
latent heat
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