Mesoscale Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

In the ice crystal process of precipitation development, the ice crystal________ because the air immediately around the ice has a ________ saturation vapor pressure compared to the air immediately around the liquid droplet - Answers-grows, lower As water condenses out of a cooling air parcel, what would we expect after some time passes - Answers-moist adiabatic lapse rate would become larger Which force (or effect) can cause stationary air to move - Answers-pressure gradient force A lan...

ATSC 113 Flying Questions and Answers Rated A+ what is VFR? VISUAL FLIGHT RULES you fly mostly by looking out of the window what is required for VFR 1) good visibility 2) stay out of clouds two types of flight rules VFR (visual flight rules) IFR (instrument flight rules) what is the name for the type of weather required for VFR VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) aka VISUAL FLIGHT CONDITIONS (VFC) but there is also MARGINAL VFR (MVFR) conditions where VFR is allowed but visibility is poo...

Why does the earth have an atmosphere? correct answers -Gravity -need a source of gases (volcanoes) -shielded from solar wind atmospheric composition correct answers -nitrogen 78% -oxygen 21% -water vapor 0-4% -CO2 and Methane -ozone temperature correct answers measure of the vibrational energy of molecules in solids or the average speed at which molecules in a gas (or liquid) move pressure correct answers the mass per unit volume of a substance 1 atmosphere correct answers ty...

Precipitation - the input to our hydrologic cycle lapse rates - Rates at which air cools and warms. Ideal Gas Law - PV=nRT; predicts that air temp drops at high elevations because air pressure is lower cold air: - holds less water vapor than warm air saturation vapor pressure - Maximum amount of water air will hold (warm air hold more water than cold air) saturated vapor pressure = actual vapor pressure at - 15 degrees C General Atmospheric Circulation - Global wind pattern mod...

1. The process of __________ turns solid ice to liquid. A) condensation B) evaporation C) melting D) freezing 2. The process of __________ turns liquid water to water vapor. A) condensation B) evaporation C) melting D) freezing 3. The process of __________ turns water vapor to liquid. A) condensation B) evaporation C) melting D) freezing 4. The process of __________ turns liquid water to ice. A) condensation B) evaporation C) melting D) freezing...

Precipitation - CORRECT ANSWER-the input to our hydrologic cycle lapse rates - CORRECT ANSWER-Rates at which air cools and warms. Ideal Gas Law - CORRECT ANSWER-PV=nRT; predicts that air temp drops at high elevations because air pressure is lower cold air: - CORRECT ANSWER-holds less water vapor than warm air saturation vapor pressure - CORRECT ANSWER-Maximum amount of water air will hold (warm air hold more water than cold air) saturated vapor pressure = actual vapor pressure at ...

Super cell Thunder Storm - ANSWER A large thunderstorm with a single violent updraft that can maintain itself for many hours. Gust Front - ANSWER The leading edge of a thunderstorm cold downdraft. Mesoscale convective Complex - ANSWER Individual Thunderstorms that organize into large, circular, long-lasting system. Attenuation - ANSWER The process that weakens radar signals Foehn - ANSWER Another name for Chinook Wind Katabatibc - ANSWER Another name for Chinook Wind Entrainment - ANSWER...

WX 201 Exam 3 HW #1 & 2 Questions and Answers Upper-level winds in the middle latitudes of both hemispheres generally blow from ____. - Answer-The west The pressure gradient force is directed from higher pressure toward lower pressure - Answer-at all places on Earth. The Coriolis force acts at a ____ degree angle to the wind. - Answer-90 On a 500 millibar chart, ____ are drawn to represent horizontal changes in altitude which correspond to horizontal changes in pressure. - Answer-Con...

1 ATSC SAILING EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ What are the three factors that affect wave formation? Correct Answer: wind velocity, fetch, and duration what is wind velocity for wave formation Correct Answer: the speed of the wind what is fetch for wave formation Correct Answer: the distance over the water that the wind can blow uninterrupted (which can be huge distances out at sea) what is duration for wave formation Correct Answer: the amount ...

Super cell Thunder Storm - ANSWER A large thunderstorm with a single violent updraft that can maintain itself for many hours. Gust Front - ANSWER The leading edge of a thunderstorm cold downdraft. Mesoscale convective Complex - ANSWER Individual Thunderstorms that organize into large, circular, long-lasting system. Attenuation - ANSWER The process that weakens radar signals Foehn - ANSWER Another name for Chinook Wind Katabatibc - ANSWER Another name for Chinook Wind Entrainment - ANSWER...