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| Rain,snow, sleet, and hail are all examples of.... |
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| Which term describes the conversion of a solid directly to a gas, without passing through the liquid state? |
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| The change of state from a gas to a liquid is called.... |
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| Air that has reached its water-vapor capacity is aid to be.... |
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| Which of the following is NOT a process that lifts air? |
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| Which cloud type consists of globular cloud masses with a cauliflower structure? |
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| Which term is used to describe clouds of middle height? |
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| Which cloud are often associated with thunder and lightning? |
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| Which type of precipitation consists of small clear-to-translucent ice particles? |
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| What type of cloud is associated with hail? |
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| Maritime air masses form..... |
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| Which air masses have the greatest effect on weather conditions in much of the United States? |
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| The boundary that separates different air masses is called a(n)..... |
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| The weather behind a cold front is dominated by which of the following? |
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| Which gas is most important fro understanding atmospheric process |
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| The process by which water vapor changes directly to a solid is called... |
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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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| Which cloud type is best described as sheets or layers that cover much or all of the sky? |
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| Which cloud type is confined to the middle height range? |
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| Compared to clouds, fogs are.... |
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| Which of the following processes can produce either rain or snow? |
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| An immense body of air characterized by similar properties at any given altitude is know as a(n)..... |
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| Which two properties characterize an air mass? |
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| Which type of air mass originates in northern Canada |
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| An mT air mass is best described as.... |
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| In Figre 20-1, which of the following is characteristic of the air mass labeled F |
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| Which air mass is the source of much of the precipitation in the central and eastern United States? |
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| On a weather map, which type of front is shown by a line with triangular points on one side? |
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| What type of front forms when the surface position of the front does not move? |
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| When an active cold front overtakes a warm front,.... |
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| Along a front, which type of air is always forced upwards? |
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| What type of front usually produces several hours of light-to-moderate precipitation over a large region? |
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| The greatest number of thunderstorm occur in the.... |
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| A rotating column of air is called a(n)... |
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| What scale is used to measure tornado intensity? |
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| Fugita Tornado Intensity Scale |
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| A whirling cyclone that produce winds of at least 119 kilometers/hour. |
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| It is a dome of water about 60 to 80 km wide that sweeps across the coast where hurricane's eye moves onto land. |
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| What is relative humidity? |
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| It is the ratio of the air's actual water vapor content compared with the amount of water vapor air can hold at the temperature and pressure. |
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| What are the three type of clouds? |
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| What type of atmospheric conditions are associated with Cloud B in Figure 18-2? |
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| Where are the heaviest rains and fastest winds of a hurricane found? |
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| Describe the formation of the four types of fronts and the weather associated with each. |
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Warm front- light to moderate precipitation
Cold front- heavy precipitation and gusty winds
Stationary front- gentle precipitation
Occluded front- forms when an active cold front overtakes a warm front. They light precipitation. |
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| Describe the three basic types of clouds. |
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Cirrus- high, white, and thin. They look like feathers
Cumulus- rounded individual cloud masses. They have flat bases and cauliflower structures.
Stratus- form sheets or layers that covers much or all of they sky. |
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