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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 said to be ______. |
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| Which of the following is NOT a process that lifts air? |
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| Orographic lifting is associated with _____. |
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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 clouds are often associated with thunder and lighting? |
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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 for understanding atmospheric processes? |
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| The process by which water vapor changes directly to o solid is called? |
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| The ratio of the air's water-vapor content to its capacity to hold water vapor same temperature is the _______. |
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| Which cloud type is the best described as a 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 known 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 Figure 20-1, which of the following is characteristic of the air mass labeled F? |
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| On a weather map, which type of front is shown by a line with semicircles extending from on 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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| The weather behind a cold front is dominated by which of the following? |
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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 thunderstorms 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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| A whirling cyclone that produces winds |
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| It is dome of water about 60 to 80 km wide that sweeps across the coast where hurricane eye moves onto land |
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| What is relative humidity |
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| It is the ratio of the airs actual water vapor content compared with the amount of water vapor air can hold at that temperature and pressure |
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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 associate with each |
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Warm front- light to moderate precipiation
Cold front- heavy precipation and gusty winds
Stationary front- gentle precipitation
Occluded front- forms when an active cold front overtakes
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
Cumulus-rouded individual cloud masses
Stratus- form sheets or layers. |
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