ATOC 1050 FINAL REVIEW 2 WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Both City A and City B are located at the same latitude and altitude. City A is located
downwind of a ocean,
while City B is located in a desert. Which city will have a smaller daily temperature
range? - ANSWER-City A
Surface inversions commonly occur at night due to _________. - ANSWER-radiational
cooling
An ice covered surface has ____________ albedo than a grass covered surface. -
ANSWER-a higher
During the process of freezing (changing from liquid water to solid water), heat is
________ the atmosphere . This causes the atmosphere to ________. - ANSWER-
released to; warm
In general, temperature __________ with height in the stratosphere - ANSWER-
increases
A parcel of air is at the surface on the west side of a mountain. The surface is at 0 km
above sea level. The air
parcel has a temperature of 30 deg C. The parcel is forced over a mountain with an
elevation at the top of 2 km
above sea level. The dew point temperature of the parcel is 5 deg C. Assume a moist
adiabatic lapse rate of 7 deg C/km and that the dew point temperature does not change
with height. The dry adiabatic lapse rate is 10 deg C/km. What is the temperature of the
parcel at the top of the mountain? Is the parcel saturated at the top of the mountain? -
ANSWER-10 deg C; No
If the dew point temperature i s 60 deg F and the temperature is 60 deg F, what is the
relative humidity? - ANSWER-100%
A parcel of air is at the surface on the west side of a mountain, which is located at 0 km
above sea level. The
air parcel has a temperature of 30 deg C. The parcel is forced over a mountain with an
elevation at the top of 3
km above sea level. The dew point temperature of the parcel is 10 deg C. Assume a
moist adiabatic lapse rate of 7 deg C/km and that the dew point temperature does not
change with height. At the top of the mountain, the air parcel precipitates out all of its
moisture and then travels down the eastern side of the mountain. The surface on the
east side of the mountain is at 0 km above sea level. What is the temperature of the
, parcel when it reaches the surface on the east side of the mountain? The dry adiabatic
lapse rate is 10 deg C/km. - ANSWER-33 deg C
Boulder's average high temperature for August is 85 deg F. This is an example of
________. - ANSWER-climate
The two most abundant gases in the atmosphere are ________________. - ANSWER-
nitrogen and oxygen
All of the following provide atmosphere lift EXCEPT - ANSWER-Divergence
Which process is responsible for droplet growth in a warm cloud? - ANSWER-Collision-
coalescence process
The change in an air parcel's temperature without an exchange of heat is called
_______. - ANSWER-an adiabatic process
The graph above shows the temperature (top line) and dew point temperature (bottom
line) observations from the roof of Duane Physics for a given day. At 15:00, the
temperature suddenly dropped and the dew point temperature suddenly increased.
What happened to the relative humidity? - ANSWER-Increased
This type of cloud usually looks like sheets or layers and covers most of the sky. -
ANSWER-Stratus
If all else is equal, a windy night will have ____________ surface temperatures than a
calm night. - ANSWER-warmer
All of the following explain why land heats up faster than water EXCEPT: - ANSWER-l
and has a higher specific heat than water
When I pick up a mug of coffee, my hand gets warm. What type of heat transfer is this?
- ANSWER-Conduction
This instrument determines the velocity of precipitation either toward or away from the
instrument. - ANSWER-Doppler radar
-40 deg C is _______ deg F and ______ K. - ANSWER--40 deg F; 233 K
During the process of condensation (changing from water vapor to liquid water), heat is
________ the atmosphere . This causes the atmosphere to ________. - ANSWER-less
than 100%; unsaturated
Pressure _______ with height. - ANSWER-decreases
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Both City A and City B are located at the same latitude and altitude. City A is located
downwind of a ocean,
while City B is located in a desert. Which city will have a smaller daily temperature
range? - ANSWER-City A
Surface inversions commonly occur at night due to _________. - ANSWER-radiational
cooling
An ice covered surface has ____________ albedo than a grass covered surface. -
ANSWER-a higher
During the process of freezing (changing from liquid water to solid water), heat is
________ the atmosphere . This causes the atmosphere to ________. - ANSWER-
released to; warm
In general, temperature __________ with height in the stratosphere - ANSWER-
increases
A parcel of air is at the surface on the west side of a mountain. The surface is at 0 km
above sea level. The air
parcel has a temperature of 30 deg C. The parcel is forced over a mountain with an
elevation at the top of 2 km
above sea level. The dew point temperature of the parcel is 5 deg C. Assume a moist
adiabatic lapse rate of 7 deg C/km and that the dew point temperature does not change
with height. The dry adiabatic lapse rate is 10 deg C/km. What is the temperature of the
parcel at the top of the mountain? Is the parcel saturated at the top of the mountain? -
ANSWER-10 deg C; No
If the dew point temperature i s 60 deg F and the temperature is 60 deg F, what is the
relative humidity? - ANSWER-100%
A parcel of air is at the surface on the west side of a mountain, which is located at 0 km
above sea level. The
air parcel has a temperature of 30 deg C. The parcel is forced over a mountain with an
elevation at the top of 3
km above sea level. The dew point temperature of the parcel is 10 deg C. Assume a
moist adiabatic lapse rate of 7 deg C/km and that the dew point temperature does not
change with height. At the top of the mountain, the air parcel precipitates out all of its
moisture and then travels down the eastern side of the mountain. The surface on the
east side of the mountain is at 0 km above sea level. What is the temperature of the
, parcel when it reaches the surface on the east side of the mountain? The dry adiabatic
lapse rate is 10 deg C/km. - ANSWER-33 deg C
Boulder's average high temperature for August is 85 deg F. This is an example of
________. - ANSWER-climate
The two most abundant gases in the atmosphere are ________________. - ANSWER-
nitrogen and oxygen
All of the following provide atmosphere lift EXCEPT - ANSWER-Divergence
Which process is responsible for droplet growth in a warm cloud? - ANSWER-Collision-
coalescence process
The change in an air parcel's temperature without an exchange of heat is called
_______. - ANSWER-an adiabatic process
The graph above shows the temperature (top line) and dew point temperature (bottom
line) observations from the roof of Duane Physics for a given day. At 15:00, the
temperature suddenly dropped and the dew point temperature suddenly increased.
What happened to the relative humidity? - ANSWER-Increased
This type of cloud usually looks like sheets or layers and covers most of the sky. -
ANSWER-Stratus
If all else is equal, a windy night will have ____________ surface temperatures than a
calm night. - ANSWER-warmer
All of the following explain why land heats up faster than water EXCEPT: - ANSWER-l
and has a higher specific heat than water
When I pick up a mug of coffee, my hand gets warm. What type of heat transfer is this?
- ANSWER-Conduction
This instrument determines the velocity of precipitation either toward or away from the
instrument. - ANSWER-Doppler radar
-40 deg C is _______ deg F and ______ K. - ANSWER--40 deg F; 233 K
During the process of condensation (changing from water vapor to liquid water), heat is
________ the atmosphere . This causes the atmosphere to ________. - ANSWER-less
than 100%; unsaturated
Pressure _______ with height. - ANSWER-decreases
