Meteorology WX 201 exam 1
Questions and Answers
Just above cumulus clouds, you would expect to find - ANS>>a stable layer
In a sky filled with scattered cumulus humilis clouds, rising motions are found ____ the
clouds and sinking motions are found ____ the clouds. - ANS>>under; between
The rate at which the actual air temperature decreases with increasing height above the
surface is referred to as the ____ rate. - ANS>>environmental lapse
The largest amount of latent heat gets released in a ____ parcel of ____ saturated air. -
ANS>>rising; warm
Altocumulus clouds that show vertical development and produce tower-like extensions
are called - ANS>>altocumulus castellanus
Which condition below is necessary for a layer of altostratus clouds to change into
altocumulus? - ANS>>The top part of the cloud deck cools while the bottom part warms.
An example of orographic clouds would be clouds - ANS>>forming on the windward
slope of a mountain
A rising parcel of air that does not exchange heat with its surroundings is an example of
- ANS>>an adiabatic process
What transfers heat upward into the atmosphere? - ANS>>thermals
When cloud elements become arranged in rows they are called cloud - ANS>>streets
If the environmental lapse rate is less than the moist adiabatic rate, the atmosphere is -
ANS>>absolutely stable
Which of the following sets of conditions would produce a cumulus cloud with the lowest
base? - ANS>>air temperature 90°F, dew point temperature 60°F
The difference between "moist" and "dry" adiabatic rates is due to the fact that - ANS>>
latent heat is released by a rising parcel of saturated air
Large raindrops fall ____ smaller raindrops, and have ____ terminal velocity than/as
small raindrops. - ANS>>faster than; a greater
Fallstreaks most often form with - ANS>>cirrus clouds
Questions and Answers
Just above cumulus clouds, you would expect to find - ANS>>a stable layer
In a sky filled with scattered cumulus humilis clouds, rising motions are found ____ the
clouds and sinking motions are found ____ the clouds. - ANS>>under; between
The rate at which the actual air temperature decreases with increasing height above the
surface is referred to as the ____ rate. - ANS>>environmental lapse
The largest amount of latent heat gets released in a ____ parcel of ____ saturated air. -
ANS>>rising; warm
Altocumulus clouds that show vertical development and produce tower-like extensions
are called - ANS>>altocumulus castellanus
Which condition below is necessary for a layer of altostratus clouds to change into
altocumulus? - ANS>>The top part of the cloud deck cools while the bottom part warms.
An example of orographic clouds would be clouds - ANS>>forming on the windward
slope of a mountain
A rising parcel of air that does not exchange heat with its surroundings is an example of
- ANS>>an adiabatic process
What transfers heat upward into the atmosphere? - ANS>>thermals
When cloud elements become arranged in rows they are called cloud - ANS>>streets
If the environmental lapse rate is less than the moist adiabatic rate, the atmosphere is -
ANS>>absolutely stable
Which of the following sets of conditions would produce a cumulus cloud with the lowest
base? - ANS>>air temperature 90°F, dew point temperature 60°F
The difference between "moist" and "dry" adiabatic rates is due to the fact that - ANS>>
latent heat is released by a rising parcel of saturated air
Large raindrops fall ____ smaller raindrops, and have ____ terminal velocity than/as
small raindrops. - ANS>>faster than; a greater
Fallstreaks most often form with - ANS>>cirrus clouds
