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Chapter 5 quiz
chapter 5 quiz
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Geology
Undergraduate 2
10/04/2011

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Where is most of the fresh water on earth stored?
Definition
Ice and glaciers
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what is relative humidity?
Definition
Mass of water vapor in air divided by the mass of water vapor that the air can hold
Term
if the air is warmer, what does it tell you about the relative humidity?
Definition
The relative humidity is lower
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regarding water and its stages, what's the answer

 

condensation (think family guy episode where peter goes to england)

Definition
water vapor condenses into liquid water
Term
what happens to air parcel that ascends from near the ground surface to higher altitudes?
Definition
Air parcel expands and cools at higher altitudes
Term
what is the following illustration demonstrating?
Definition
adiabatic heating
Term
which of the following conditions results in a stable atmosphere?
Definition
Rising air parcel has a higher adiabatic rate than the environmental lapse rate
Term
the average rate at which a sending, water saturated air cools by expansion is called?
Definition
Moist adiabatic rate
Term
an air mass is classified as maritime polar (mP) will most likely be…?
Definition
Moist and cold
Term
an occluded front occurs when…?
Definition
Two bodies of cold air collide, forcing the warm air between them to rise so that the latter is no longer in contact with the ground
Term
which of the following statements regarding storm tracks is false?
Definition
Average storm track shift northward into Canada during the winter and southward into the US during the summer
Term
strong under storms, lightning and tornadoes are usually associated with…?
Definition
Cumulonimbus clouds
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which of the following statements is not one of the steps leading to hurricane formation?
Definition
Strong wind aloft shears off the top of the developing cycle
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