GEOL 1340 Exam 2 Review

On a clear and calm day, the relative humidity is ______ at sunrise than in the early afternoon.

The ______ causes air to flow from areas of relatively high air pressure to areas of relatively low air pressure.

The average location of the ITCZ is usually located where Earth’s mean annual surface temperature is the___

Rain that has a pH ______ 5.6 is considered to be acid rain.

Coriolis force at constant wind is maximal at the______.

When air pressure readings at Denver are adjusted to sea level, barometric pressure readings are ______.

Atmospheric rivers generally have the strongest impacts on the U.S. _______.

Of the following cloud types, which one is coldest?

______ is (are) a source of cloud condensation nuclei.

______ is the movement of air measured relative to Earth’s surface.

A force has ______.

Water or ice particles that vaporize before reaching the ground may appear as dark curtains or streaks known as ______.

Hadley cell circulation causes air to ______ in the ITCZ and ______ in the subtropical anticyclones.

Operating in the Doppler mode, weather radar detects particles moving ______ the radar beam.

Rising parcels of saturated air cool at a ______ rate than rising parcels of unsaturated air.

A(n) ______ can be used to predict the weather by keeping track of the air pressure tendency.

A change in horizontal air pressure gradient from 2 hPa per 100 km to 4 hPa per 100 km will result in ______ wind speed.

Changes in air pressure with time at a particular locality may be explained by ______.

The windward slopes of mountain ranges are relatively ______ compared to the leeward slopes.

All of the following soundings always indicate stable atmospheric conditions with the exception of ______.

Cloud droplets in the atmosphere do not form ________.

When a cold, dry air mass replaces a warm and humid air mass at a locality, the air pressure at Earth’s surface ______.

The decline of air pressure with altitude is most rapid in ______ air masses.

A north wind at the U.S. west coast results in________.

Friction affects horizontal winds ______.