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GEO 1200 Exam 2 Questions And Answers Latest Update
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GEO 1200 Exam 2 Questions And Answers
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The continuous interchange of our planet's water supply between Earth and
the atmosphere is called what? ANS✔✔ The hydrologic cycle
The condition of the atmosphere when it contains as much water as it can
hold at a given temperature (state of total wetness) is known as ANS✔✔
saturation
There is an inverse relationship between temperature and relative humidity
such that relative humidity tends to ANS✔✔ be lowest in the afternoon and
highest just before dawn
When atmospheric lifting results from the meeting of two air masses of
different physical properties (moisture and temperature), the resulting form
of precipitation is rainfall ANS✔✔ frontal
The most conspicuous feature of the worldwide annual precipitation pattern
is that the contain the wettest areas of Earth. ANS✔✔ tropical latitudes
Which humidity measure shows near, in terms of percentage, an air mass is
to saturation? ANS✔✔ Relative humidity
What property of water makes it "sticky"? ANS✔✔ Hydrogen bonding
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Condensation is not sufficient to explain large drop growth in warm clouds.
What is the primary process responsible for this? ANS✔✔ Collision and
coalescence
Which of the following pH values is characteristic of acid rain? ANS✔✔ 4.5
In order to grow hail in a cloud, the cloud must have ANS✔✔ Strong updrafts
A large body of air (500-1600 miles in diameter) with relatively uniform
temperature and moisture, typically with homogenous source origin is
called ANS✔✔ an air mass
Compared to a warm front, a cold front usually has a
gradient ANS✔✔ much steeper
In a typical midlatitude cyclone ANS✔✔ The cold front advances faster than
the warm front
Considered to be the most destructive of all atmospheric disturbances,
are tiny storms in diameter, usually with the most extreme pressure
gradient known. ANS✔✔ tornadoes
Unlike tornadoes, the eye of a hurricane is normally ANS✔✔ calm
The typical air mass in place for New Orleans, Louisiana is ANS✔✔ mT
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