Questions:
1.If dew-point temperature is 15°C, at what temperature will clouds and precipitation begin to form?
2.Explain why an icy drink sweats in the summer.
3.Popcorn pops when the inside of the kernel has reached its saturation vapor pressure TRUE/FALSE
4.Dew Point Temperature is 20°C. Parcel of Air = 40°C. Environmental Lapse Rate = 11°C/1000m. Dry Adiabatic Lapse Rate = 10°C/1000m. Moist Adiabatic Lapse Rate = 6°C/1000m. Now Fill in the blanks -The parcel of air is (saturated/unsaturated) at the surface. At 1000m, the air parcel's temperature is degrees Celsius and the surrounding environment's temperature is degrees Celsius. The dew point temperature is reached at meters. Clouds and precipitation will begin to form at meters. The atmosphere is (stable/unstable/conditionally unstable) and we should expect (fair/stormy) weather. For fun, let's say our air parcel is actually 20°C but everything else stays the same. If this were the case, the parcel of air would be (saturated/unsaturated) at the surface, the atmosphere would be (stable/unstable/conditionally unstable) and we could expect (fair/stormy) weather.
5.As air rises it cools by-------- , as air sinks it warms by------
6.You walk out of your house/apartment/abode and notice a layer of fog sitting just above the ground. You know that no body of water or mountains lie anywhere near your house so you deduce that you are seeing __________ fog. A-advection, B-evaporation, C-radiation, D-upslope, E-valley
7.Evaporation fog is a very common type of fog that forms over water bodies. What is the correct order of this fog's formation?
•1The overlying, moisture-laden air reaches its dew point temperature and becomes saturated.
•2The water vapor in the air condenses, forming fog.
•3Water evaporates from the water body into the cold, overlying air.
DAR = 10ºC/1000m MAR = 6ºC/1000m Dew-point Temp = 20ºC Starting Parcel Temp = 40ºC Height of Mountain = 4000m Wind direction - west (towards the right) Knowing the above,
8.Fill in the following blanks-1. The parcel of air is (saturated/unsaturated) at 0m on the left-hand side of the mountain. 2. Clouds will form at meters. 3. The parcel of air is degrees at 0m on the right-hand side of the mountain. 4. The (right/left) side is the leeward side.
9.You are going on a nice walk around an open field on a warm, spring day when dark clouds roll in, bringing thunder and lightning. All of a sudden, you feel the hairs on your arm start to rise. What should you do?
10.Match the following hurricane category with the type of damage that it causes CATEGORY1,2,3,4,5
•Extreme 1. almost total destruction of doors, windows
•Extensive 2. minor damage to buildings and trees blown down
•Catastrophic 3. buildings, roof, structures destroyed
•Minimal 4. signs, branches, power lines down
•Moderate 5. larger signs and tree branches blown down
11.It is winter and you have to go to Pennsylvania for a family function. All of a sudden you start hearing a pinging sound as precipitation hits your windshield. What kind of precipitation is hitting your windshield?
12.You are a lifeguard and notice a thunderstorm off in the distance. You want to know how far away this thunderstorm is so you count the seconds between the lightning and the thunder. You count five seconds between the two....how far away is the thunderstorm?
13.What type of mechanism is causing the lifting of air and the formation of these clouds in the image below? A-convergence, B-convection, C- Orographic, D-fronts
14.Rogue thunderstorms possible, high of 78 degrees, and windy. This describes...
15.There is a sixth category of climates known as H climates. The Hclimates stands for....... These climates most resemble .........(A, B, C, D, or E) climates
16.Explain what differentiates the three climates in the image below from one another.
17.What is the correct order of climatic categories as one moves from the POLES towards the EQUATOR- Aclimates,Dclimates,Cclimates,Ecimates,Bclimates