METEOROLOGY MIZZOU ALDRICH
EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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A rising parcel of air that does not exchange heat with its surroundings is an example of
A. Isothermal accent
B. An adiabatic process
C. Forced lifting
D. Convection - ANS B. An adiabatic process
types of satellite images - infrared imagery - ANS amount of radiation increases with
temperature, warm clouds are lower in the atmosphere (closer to warm ground), cold clouds
are higher in the atmosphere (temperature decreases in the troposphere).
Dewpoint - ANS
Large raindrops fall ____ than smaller raindrops and have a ____ terminal velocity than small
raindrops.
A. faster, lesser
B. faster, greater
C. slower, lesser
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,D. slower, greater - ANS faster, greater
Which cloud would likely produce drizzle?
A. cumulus
B. scud cloud
C. stratus
D. cumulus congestus
E. cirrostratus - ANS stratus
What is the Lapse Rate? - ANS The rate at which temperature changes in the atmosphere.
If an air parcel is given a small push and it falls back to its original position, the atmosphere is
A. Un-Stable
B. Stable
C. Neutral - ANS B. Stable
High, thin clouds are comprised of what
A. Water
B. Ice
C. Ice & Water
D. Pollutants - ANS B. Ice
The higher a cumulonimbus cloud, the more severe that particular storm is.
A. True
B. False - ANS A. True
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, Would you expect water in a glass to evaporate more quickly on a windy, warm, dry summer
day or on a calm, cold, dry winter day?
A. Windy, warm, dry, summer day
B. Calm, cold, dry winter day - ANS A. Windy, Warm, Dry Summer Day
If the air temperature remains constant, evaporating water into the air will ______ the dew
point and ______ the relative humidity.
A. decrease, increase
B. increase, decrease
C. not change, not change
D. increase, increase
E. decrease, decrease - ANS D. increase, increase
Nighttime temperatures rarely drop below the dew point temperature because, at saturation,
latent heat of condensation is released into the air.
A. False
B. True - ANS B. True
As the air temperature increases, the air's capacity for water vapor
A. remains constant
B. is unrelated to air temperature and can either increase or decrease
C. increase
D. decrease
E. drops by 50% - ANS C. increase
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EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% PASS 2026 EDITION
A rising parcel of air that does not exchange heat with its surroundings is an example of
A. Isothermal accent
B. An adiabatic process
C. Forced lifting
D. Convection - ANS B. An adiabatic process
types of satellite images - infrared imagery - ANS amount of radiation increases with
temperature, warm clouds are lower in the atmosphere (closer to warm ground), cold clouds
are higher in the atmosphere (temperature decreases in the troposphere).
Dewpoint - ANS
Large raindrops fall ____ than smaller raindrops and have a ____ terminal velocity than small
raindrops.
A. faster, lesser
B. faster, greater
C. slower, lesser
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,D. slower, greater - ANS faster, greater
Which cloud would likely produce drizzle?
A. cumulus
B. scud cloud
C. stratus
D. cumulus congestus
E. cirrostratus - ANS stratus
What is the Lapse Rate? - ANS The rate at which temperature changes in the atmosphere.
If an air parcel is given a small push and it falls back to its original position, the atmosphere is
A. Un-Stable
B. Stable
C. Neutral - ANS B. Stable
High, thin clouds are comprised of what
A. Water
B. Ice
C. Ice & Water
D. Pollutants - ANS B. Ice
The higher a cumulonimbus cloud, the more severe that particular storm is.
A. True
B. False - ANS A. True
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, Would you expect water in a glass to evaporate more quickly on a windy, warm, dry summer
day or on a calm, cold, dry winter day?
A. Windy, warm, dry, summer day
B. Calm, cold, dry winter day - ANS A. Windy, Warm, Dry Summer Day
If the air temperature remains constant, evaporating water into the air will ______ the dew
point and ______ the relative humidity.
A. decrease, increase
B. increase, decrease
C. not change, not change
D. increase, increase
E. decrease, decrease - ANS D. increase, increase
Nighttime temperatures rarely drop below the dew point temperature because, at saturation,
latent heat of condensation is released into the air.
A. False
B. True - ANS B. True
As the air temperature increases, the air's capacity for water vapor
A. remains constant
B. is unrelated to air temperature and can either increase or decrease
C. increase
D. decrease
E. drops by 50% - ANS C. increase
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