Heating
Cooling
Terminology
The Atmosphere
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The major way the atmosphere is heated is through these processes.

Conduction and absorption of terrestrial radiation

100

The Dry adiabatic Lapse Rate is this.

3 degrees per 1000 feet.

100

This term refers to the change in temperature with Altitude

Lapse Rate

100

Water Vapor and Carbon Dioxide are two of many of these.

Greenhouse Gases

100

Convection circulates air in this direction

Vertically

200

When a parcel of air descends, the temperature in the parcel increases because of this process

Compression

200

A parcel of air will continue to rise and cool as long as the ambient air around it is this.

Cooler

200

This term refers to heat energy being transferred by contact

Conduction

200

Principle Properties of the atmosphere are these three things.

Expansion, Compression and Mobility

200

Which of the following is NOT a lifting process: Convergence, Convection, Clear Air Turbulence

Clear Air Turbulence

300

The layer between cool air that is trapped below warm air is called this.

Inversion

300

When a parcel of air rises, the temperature in the parcel decreases because of this process

Expansion

300

This term refers to things that trap heat in the atmosphere.  ie. water vapour

Greenhouse gas

300

Because most of the moisture is contained here and it has lifting processes to cause condensation, most all weather is found in this layer of the atmosphere

Troposphere

300

Taylor Swift is dating this football player.

Travis Kelce

400

Purpose of the OZONE Layer

Protect from UV-B radiation

400

The Saturated Adiabatic Lapse Rate is this

1.5 degrees per 1000 feet

400

This term refers to the type of radiation the Sun emits.

Short Wave Radiation

400

This process refers to atmospheric heating and cooling with no heat energy being transferred

Adiabatic heating and cooling

400

Mach number will decrease as the temperature of the air does this.

Decrease

500

The increase in temperature between the Dry and Saturated Adiabatic Lapse Rate occurs because of this.

The water vapour's release of Latent Heat

500

An observable streak or shaft of precipitation that falls from  a cloud  but evaporates before reaching the ground, often causing significant downdrafts due to the descending air is called this

Virga

500

This term refers to the longwave low-energy radiation emitted by the Earth 

Terrestrial Radiation

500

The layer between the Stratosphere and the Mesosphere

Stratopause

500

Ground Elevation Temp = 15^

Dewpoint = 9^

At what altitude can a pilot expect cloud?

3000' AGL