ATMOS 1000 Midterm Questions With Complete Solutions
A city in Chile that roughly marks the transition latitude
between the "dry" Andes to the north and the "wet" Andes to the
south is Correct Answers Santiago
A form of icing produced by clouds or drizzle freezing on
contact with snow is known as Correct Answers Rime
A large fraction of precipitation that falls in the Sierra Nevada is
produced by Correct Answers Atmospheric rivers
A process that is similar to evaporation but involves the
transformation of ice directly into water vapor is Correct
Answers sublimation
A right-side-up snowfall means Correct Answers Lighter, lower
water content snow sits on top of heavier, higher water content
snow
Above 10,500 feet in Little Cottonwood Canyon, the average
annual snowfall is likely Correct Answers > 600 inches
Alta averages how many days per season (November to April)
with at least 10 inches of snow? Correct Answers 18
Although many ski areas can be affected by the Föhn, what ski
area nearInnsbruck is perhaps cursed the most? Correct Answers
Patscherkofel
,An atmospheric phenomenon that sometimes produces wet,
high-density snow like Sierra Cement in Utah is known as
Correct Answers An Atmospheric River
An eastern mountain resort well positioned to benefit from a
diversity of storms including snowfall generated in unstable,
northwesterly flow is Correct Answers Jay Peak, VT
Another name for right-side up snow is Correct Answers Hero
snow
Artificial snow is comprised of small, frozen Correct Answers
Water droplets
As one descends through the melting layer (a.k.a. transition
zone) on skis, there is a transition of precipitation from Correct
Answers Snow to wet snow to slush to rain
At the entrance to Little Cottonwood Canyon, the average
annual snowfall is about Correct Answers 100 inches
Based on Figure 1.6 in Secrets of the Greatest Snow on Earth,
which of the following states observes the driest snow? Correct
Answers Montana
Based on their shapes and characteristics, especially the
existence of gaps and pores that are air, which of the following
snow crystals would likely produce the lowest water content
snow? Correct Answers Stellar Dendrites
, Besides having cold air over a warm lake, what other factors
affect lake-effect precipitation development and characteristics?
Correct Answers size, shape, and topography of the lake
Clouds are comprised of cloud droplets that form on small
microscopic particles known as Correct Answers Cloud
Condensation Nuclei
Colorado has a snow climate known as Correct Answers
continental
Compared to fresh water, how much lower is evaporation from
the northern half of the Great Salt Lake due to its high salinity?
Correct Answers 30-40%
Compared to the Cottonwood Canyon, the snow climate at many
Colorado resorts features Correct Answers less frequent and
smaller storms
During a storm over northern Utah, over which region would
you expect the freezing level to be lower and transition layer
deeper? Correct Answers Wasatch Mountains
During blocked (orographic) flow Correct Answers a blocking
front forms over the mountains, resulting in precipitation
enhancement over the lowlands upstream of the initial mountain
slope
For the Great Salt Lake effect to occur, the humidity of the
upstream airmass must be at least Correct Answers 60%
A city in Chile that roughly marks the transition latitude
between the "dry" Andes to the north and the "wet" Andes to the
south is Correct Answers Santiago
A form of icing produced by clouds or drizzle freezing on
contact with snow is known as Correct Answers Rime
A large fraction of precipitation that falls in the Sierra Nevada is
produced by Correct Answers Atmospheric rivers
A process that is similar to evaporation but involves the
transformation of ice directly into water vapor is Correct
Answers sublimation
A right-side-up snowfall means Correct Answers Lighter, lower
water content snow sits on top of heavier, higher water content
snow
Above 10,500 feet in Little Cottonwood Canyon, the average
annual snowfall is likely Correct Answers > 600 inches
Alta averages how many days per season (November to April)
with at least 10 inches of snow? Correct Answers 18
Although many ski areas can be affected by the Föhn, what ski
area nearInnsbruck is perhaps cursed the most? Correct Answers
Patscherkofel
,An atmospheric phenomenon that sometimes produces wet,
high-density snow like Sierra Cement in Utah is known as
Correct Answers An Atmospheric River
An eastern mountain resort well positioned to benefit from a
diversity of storms including snowfall generated in unstable,
northwesterly flow is Correct Answers Jay Peak, VT
Another name for right-side up snow is Correct Answers Hero
snow
Artificial snow is comprised of small, frozen Correct Answers
Water droplets
As one descends through the melting layer (a.k.a. transition
zone) on skis, there is a transition of precipitation from Correct
Answers Snow to wet snow to slush to rain
At the entrance to Little Cottonwood Canyon, the average
annual snowfall is about Correct Answers 100 inches
Based on Figure 1.6 in Secrets of the Greatest Snow on Earth,
which of the following states observes the driest snow? Correct
Answers Montana
Based on their shapes and characteristics, especially the
existence of gaps and pores that are air, which of the following
snow crystals would likely produce the lowest water content
snow? Correct Answers Stellar Dendrites
, Besides having cold air over a warm lake, what other factors
affect lake-effect precipitation development and characteristics?
Correct Answers size, shape, and topography of the lake
Clouds are comprised of cloud droplets that form on small
microscopic particles known as Correct Answers Cloud
Condensation Nuclei
Colorado has a snow climate known as Correct Answers
continental
Compared to fresh water, how much lower is evaporation from
the northern half of the Great Salt Lake due to its high salinity?
Correct Answers 30-40%
Compared to the Cottonwood Canyon, the snow climate at many
Colorado resorts features Correct Answers less frequent and
smaller storms
During a storm over northern Utah, over which region would
you expect the freezing level to be lower and transition layer
deeper? Correct Answers Wasatch Mountains
During blocked (orographic) flow Correct Answers a blocking
front forms over the mountains, resulting in precipitation
enhancement over the lowlands upstream of the initial mountain
slope
For the Great Salt Lake effect to occur, the humidity of the
upstream airmass must be at least Correct Answers 60%
