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| If the water vapor of air remains constant,lowering air temperature causes what ? |
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| an increase in relative humidity and raising air temperature causes a decrease in relative humidity |
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| What is true about warm saturated air ? |
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| contains more water vapor than cold air |
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| Compared to clouds,fogs are ? |
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Clouds result when air rises and cools.
Fog is a cloud with its base 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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| Hurricanes form in tropical waters between the latitudes of what ? |
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| 5 and 20 degrees north and south latitude |
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| What type of front forms when the surface position of the front does not move ? |
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| The process of converting a liquid to a gas is known as ? |
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| The boundary that separates different air masses is called what ? |
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| What is the first sign of an approaching warm front ? |
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| the appearance of cirrus clouds |
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| What kind of shape is associated with a middle latitude cyclone ? |
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| What is the dry adiabatic rate ? |
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| Rate of cooling or heating in unsaturated air |
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| A low cloud that blankets the sky and often generates precipitation is called an ? |
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| Which terms is used to describe clouds of middle height ? |
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| The process by which water vapor changes directly into a solid is called ? |
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| An immense body of air characterized by similar properties at any given altitude is known as ? |
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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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| Water Vapor makes up what fraction of atmospheric gases ? |
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| Which gas is the most important for understanding atmospheric processes? |
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| The ratio of air's water vapor content to it capacity to hold water vapor at that same temperatures is the ? |
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| Which of the following refers to he energy that is stored or released during a change of state of water ? |
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