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GY 101 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026 Condensation - Answers G -- L Evaporation - Answers L -- G Melting - Answers S -- L Freezing - Answers L -- S Sublimination - Answers S -- G Deposition - Answers G -- S S -- L -- G - Answers COOLING Process S -- L -- G - Answers WARMING Process Evaporation Rate Depends on.... (3) - Answers 1. Temp, 2. Saturation (Humidity), 3. Mixing (Wind) If Water/Air Temp is WARM, Evaporation Rate __________ - Answers Increases If Water/Air Temp is COLD, Evaporation Rate __________ - Answers Decreases If there is MORE Saturation (Moist), Evaporation Rate __________ - Answers Decreases If there is LESS Saturation (Dry), Evaporation Rate __________ - Answers Increases If there is MORE Wind, Evaporation Rate ___________ - Answers Increases If there is LESS Wind, Evaporation Rate __________ - Answers Decreases What is the difference between Absoulte and Specific Humidity? - Answers Absoulte CHANGES due to Air rise/sink (VOLUME) Specific Does not change (MASS) What is Relative Humidity? - Answers Actual Moisture / Water Capacity What are the ways to measure Relative Humidity? - Answers Vapor Pressure HIGH Relative Humidity (Dry/Moist) - Answers Moist LOW Relative Humidity (Dry/Moist) - Answers Dry Relative Humidity UP, Tempature ________ - Answers DOWN Relative Humidity DOWN, Tempature _______ - Answers UP What conditions must exist for Condensation to occur? (2) - Answers 1. Saturation (RH = 100%) 2. Surface (Nuclei) Cooling through ____________ - Answers Expansion Heating through _________ - Answers Compression Dry Air Characteristics - Answers Heavy and Cold Moist Air Charactersistics - Answers Light and Warm Dew Point Temp - Answers Temp. where Precipitation occurs Atmospheric Temp - Answers Outside Temp Right Now Dew Point Temp and Atmospheric Temp are CLOSE - Answers Moist Dew Point Temp and Atmospheric Temp are FAR - Answers Dry Advection Fog - Answers Wind Upslope Fog - Answers Elevation Radiation Fog - Answers LAND (Cooler) Evaporation Fog - Answers WATER (Warmer) Which types of Clouds give Precipitation/Rainfall? - Answers NIMBO *Cumulonimbus Real Water Droplets Shape - Answers Flattened SNOW - Answers ALL below 32° SLEET - Answers Most Below 32° FREEZING RAIN (HAIL) - Answers Some Below 32° RAIN - Answers None Below 32° Convective Lifting - Answers Warm Air Rises Orographic Lifting - Answers Elevation Convergent Lifting - Answers Low Pressure Frontal Lifting - Answers Air Mass Movement Which of the Following does the CYCLONE at the Surface Intensify? - Answers Strong Upper DIVERGENT Which of the Following does the ANTI-CYCLONE at the Surface Intensify? - Answers Strong Upper CONVERGENT First Letter (Moisture) - Answers M = Moist

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GY 101 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026

Condensation - Answers G --> L
Evaporation - Answers L --> G
Melting - Answers S --> L
Freezing - Answers L --> S
Sublimination - Answers S --> G
Deposition - Answers G --> S
S --> L --> G - Answers COOLING Process
S <-- L <-- G - Answers WARMING Process
Evaporation Rate Depends on.... (3) - Answers 1. Temp, 2. Saturation (Humidity), 3. Mixing (Wind)
If Water/Air Temp is WARM, Evaporation Rate __________ - Answers Increases
If Water/Air Temp is COLD, Evaporation Rate __________ - Answers Decreases
If there is MORE Saturation (Moist), Evaporation Rate __________ - Answers Decreases
If there is LESS Saturation (Dry), Evaporation Rate __________ - Answers Increases
If there is MORE Wind, Evaporation Rate ___________ - Answers Increases
If there is LESS Wind, Evaporation Rate __________ - Answers Decreases
What is the difference between Absoulte and Specific Humidity? - Answers Absoulte CHANGES due to
Air rise/sink (VOLUME)
Specific Does not change (MASS)
What is Relative Humidity? - Answers Actual Moisture / Water Capacity
What are the ways to measure Relative Humidity? - Answers Vapor Pressure
HIGH Relative Humidity (Dry/Moist) - Answers Moist
LOW Relative Humidity (Dry/Moist) - Answers Dry
Relative Humidity UP, Tempature ________ - Answers DOWN
Relative Humidity DOWN, Tempature _______ - Answers UP
What conditions must exist for Condensation to occur? (2) - Answers 1. Saturation (RH = 100%)
2. Surface (Nuclei)
Cooling through ____________ - Answers Expansion
Heating through _________ - Answers Compression
Dry Air Characteristics - Answers Heavy and Cold
Moist Air Charactersistics - Answers Light and Warm
Dew Point Temp - Answers Temp. where Precipitation occurs
Atmospheric Temp - Answers Outside Temp Right Now
Dew Point Temp and Atmospheric Temp are CLOSE - Answers Moist
Dew Point Temp and Atmospheric Temp are FAR - Answers Dry
Advection Fog - Answers Wind
Upslope Fog - Answers Elevation
Radiation Fog - Answers LAND (Cooler)
Evaporation Fog - Answers WATER (Warmer)
Which types of Clouds give Precipitation/Rainfall? - Answers NIMBO
*Cumulonimbus
Real Water Droplets Shape - Answers Flattened
SNOW - Answers ALL below 32°
SLEET - Answers Most Below 32°
FREEZING RAIN (HAIL) - Answers Some Below 32°
RAIN - Answers None Below 32°
Convective Lifting - Answers Warm Air Rises
Orographic Lifting - Answers Elevation
Convergent Lifting - Answers Low Pressure
Frontal Lifting - Answers Air Mass Movement
Which of the Following does the CYCLONE at the Surface Intensify? - Answers Strong Upper
DIVERGENT
Which of the Following does the ANTI-CYCLONE at the Surface Intensify? - Answers Strong Upper
CONVERGENT
First Letter (Moisture) - Answers M = Moist

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