Atmosphere
Most of the water vapor in the atmosphere is found in the...
Troposphere
What is room temperature, in C?
Air pressure will move from areas of ______ to ______
High to Low
What is the DP temp when the dry bulb is 12 and the wetbulb is 7?
1C
What will happen to the relative humidity as the difference between air temperature and dewpoint temperature is decreasing?
RH will increase
What is the general relationship between air pressure and altitude
As altitude increases, Air pressure decreases
Indirect
During the day, the air over the ocean has a _______ temperature and _______ pressure
lower temperature
higher pressure
What instrument do we use to measure air pressure?
Barometer
A parcel of air has a dry bulb of 16 and a wet bulb of 10. What are the DP and RH of the air?
DP 4C
RH 33%
In order for clouds to form, the air temperature must be the same as.....
Dew Point temperature
In which two temperature zones of the atmosphere does the temperature increase with increasing altitude?
Strato and Thermo
Low pressure
What does an anemometer measure?
wind speed
When the dry bulb temp is 22 and the wet bulb temp is 13, the relative humidity is?
33%
Why are salt and dust particles important in cloud formation?
Water vapor requires something to condense on to turn into water droplets
What gas is most effective in absorbing incoming harmful UV radiation in Earth's stratosphere before the radiation reaches Earth's surface?
Ozone
When warm air rises, the temperature will then decrease....why?
The expansion of rising air causes the air to cool
A barometric pressure of 1021.0 mb is equal to how many inches of mercury?
30.15
If the Dry Bulb is 24C and the wetbulb is 20C, what is the RH?
69%
What is the primary cause of winds?
Air pressure differences
In which temperature zone of Erath's atmosphere will most meteors burn up?
Mesosphere
Tell me about the speed at which something will heat up and cool down if it has a low specific heat? (Ex: Lead, 0.13)
It will heat up quickly and cool down quickly
How do the rates of warming and cooling of land surfaces compare to the rates of warming and cooling of ocean surfaces?
Land surfaces warm water and cool faster
Ocean surfaces take longer to heat up and longer to cool down
If the relative humidity is 100%, and the air temperature is 70C, what is the DP?
70C
The curved paths of planetary winds are a result of.....
Earth's rotation (The Coriolis affect)