PHSC 210 Quiz 8
PHSC 210 Quiz 8 Liberty University
PHSC 210 Quiz: Atmosphere Phenomena and Processes
Module 8: Week 8
- Your clothes become damp on a hot summer day because of which of the following?
- Which of the following is a phase change as water goes from a solid to a vapor?
- Which of the following statements is true when comparing humidity levels in the Sahara desert to humidity levels in Antarctica?
- What is the definition of aggregation?
- Why is the moist lapse rate less than the dry lapse rate?
- The environmental lapse rate is measured at 7 °C. What is the stability of this air?
- Which is the correct description of a dry haze?
- If the air above liquid water is warm and dry, which of the following is most likely occurring?
- What does the Latin word ‘cirrus’ mean?
- Which of the following is the cause of sea breezes?
- Which of the following is correct about the Coriolis effect?
- Which of the following is true about rising air parcels as a result of lower pressures?
- In a thermal circulation what is happening at the surface of the warm column of air?
- Which of the following conditions is compatible with seeing a rainbow?
- On a warm summer day you see cumulus clouds form due to rising thermals from the surface. If the surface air temperature is 32°C and the dew point temperature is 20°C, what is the altitude of the cloud base?
- Sleet forms when
- Which cloud consists only of ice crystals and forms a thin veil across the sky?
- Which of the following conditions is necessary for winds to be geostrophic?
- Relative humidity is highest in the afternoon when the air temperature is highest.
- The abbreviation for cumulonimbus is Cn.
- Air ow around a low pressure system is clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere.
- Water condenses on the side of a glass of ice water because the glass’s temperature is below the dew point temperature.
- The 500 mb pressure level in a warm column of air will occur at a greater altitude than in a cold column of air.
- Drizzle consists of small water droplets falling from nimbostratus clouds.
- If humid air comes into contact with the outside of a glass of ice water, the air becomes supersaturated.
Set 1
- Which of the following is correct about the Coriolis effect?
- Which of the following conditions is compatible with seeing a rainbow?
- If the air above liquid water is warm and dry, which of the following is most likely occurring?
- Why is the moist lapse rate less than the dry lapse rate?
- What does the Latin word ‘cirrus’ mean?
- Which of the following conditions is necessary for winds to be geostrophic?
- You plan a day trip into the mountains and want to estimate the temperature at the mountain peak. You measure an air temperature of 25°C and the peak is 2.5 km above your starting location. What is the temperature at the peak if the air is dry (no clouds)?
- On a warm summer day you see cumulus clouds form due to rising thermals from the surface. If the surface air temperature is 32°C and the dew point temperature is 20°C, what is the altitude of the cloud base?
- Which of the following is the cause of sea breezes?
- The environmental lapse rate is measured at 7 °C. What is the stability of this air?
- Which of the following statements is true when comparing humidity levels in the Sahara desert to humidity levels in Antarctica?
- Which of the following is true about the pressure gradient force (PGF)?
- Which of the following happens at the lifting condensation level (LCL)?
- Which cloud consists only of ice crystals and forms a thin veil across the sky?
- Which of the following is true about rising air parcels as a result of lower pressures?
- Which mechanism of forced instability is defined as “air moving into a low pressure system causes air to rise?”
- Your clothes become damp on a hot summer day because of which of the following?
- In a thermal circulation what is happening at the surface of the warm column of air?
- Fog cannot form when the air is below freezing.
- Relative humidity is highest in the afternoon when the air temperature is highest.
- Air forced downward becomes warmer and more stable.
- The abbreviation for cumulonimbus is Cn.
- If humid air comes into contact with the outside of a glass of ice water, the air becomes supersaturated.
- Water condenses on the side of a glass of ice water because the glass’s temperature is below the dew point temperature.
- Air flow around a low pressure system is clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere.
Set 2
- What is the definition of aggregation?
- Which of the following statements is true when comparing humidity levels in the Sahara desert to humidity levels in Antarctica?
- If the water vapor above a surface of liquid water is under saturated, which of the following is occurring?
- Which cloud consists only of ice crystals and forms a thin veil across the sky?
- Which is the correct description of a dry haze?
- Which of the following is true about the pressure gradient force (PGF)?
- Why is the moist lapse rate less than the dry lapse rate?
- Which of the following conditions is necessary for winds to be geostrophic?
- In a thermal circulation what is happening at the surface of the warm column of air?
- Which of the following is correct about the Coriolis effect?
- What does the Latin word ‘cirrus’ mean?
- Which kind of fog forms as warm moist air moves across a cold surface?
- Which of the following is the cause of sea breezes?
- Which of the following is true about rising air parcels as they experience lower pressures?
- Which mechanism of forced instability is defined as “air moving into a low pressure system causes air to rise?”
- On a warm summer day you see cumulus clouds form due to rising thermals from the surface. If the surface air temperature is 32°C and the dew point temperature is 20°C, what is the altitude of the cloud base?
- Which of the following objects has the highest saturation vapor pressure, thus making it most difficult for it to grow in size when in the presence of the others?
- Which form of precipitation is observed if a thick layer of warm air (above freezing) is placed over a thick layer of cold air (below freezing)?
- Drizzle consists of small water droplets falling from nimbostratus clouds.
- Halos are the result of light refracting through ice crystals.
- The abbreviation for cumulonimbus is Cn.
- Air flow around a low pressure system is clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere.
- The 500 mb pressure level in a warm column of air will occur at a greater altitude than in a cold column of air.
- Water condenses on the side of a glass of ice water because the glass’s temperature is below the dew point temperature.
- Relative humidity is highest in the afternoon when the air temperature is highest.