Geog 102 - Physical Geography » Spring 2021 » Quiz 5

Need help with your exam preparation?

Question #1
Temperature does not have a significant impact on relative humidity.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #2
What is the term for the warming and cooling rates for a parcel of expanding or compressing air?
A.   Dew point temperature
B.   Convergent lifting
C.   Specific humidity
D.   Adiabatic rates
Question #3
Water is the only substance that is less dense in its solid state than in its liquid state.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #4
Which of the following is not another name for the saturated adiabatic rate (SAR).
A.   wet adiabatic rate
B.   moist adiabatic rate
C.   saturated adiabatic lapse rate
D.   saturated wet rate
Question #5
Which of the following is the phase when ice transforms into water vapor?
A.   Melting
B.   Condensation
C.   Deposition
D.   Sublimation
Question #6
Which of the following best describes Orographic Lifting?
A.   Two different air masses intersecting with the warm, humid air forced upward.
B.   Air that is forced up and over a mountain.
C.   Air forced down a canyon.
D.   Air that is heated and forced upwards.
Question #7
Using your completed Table 6.1. Provide the energy required for one milliliter of water. What are the heat calories exchanged for the phase change below? Liquid (0°C) → Solid (0°C)
A.   100 cal absorbed
B.   80 cal absorbed
C.   80 cal released
D.   100 cal released
Question #8
Suspended water droplets in the form of fog or clouds are created by ?
A.   Evaporation
B.   Wet bulb depression
C.   Condensation
D.   Dew point temperature
Question #9
Air that is coming from two different directions and "crashes" into one another is called ___________.
A.   Frontal Lifting
B.   Convergent Lifting
C.   Convectional Lifting
D.   Orographic Lifting
Question #10
In the video, Using the Adiabatic Rates. The term leeward side describes the winds
A.   coming from that side.
B.   descending on this side.
Question #11
Which of the following term best fits the instrument described below. This instrument has two thermometers, a dry bulb thermometer and a wet bulb thermometer. This instrument is twirled or swung around, both temperatures are used to measure humidity.
A.   dew point temperature
B.   sling psychrometer
C.   relative humidity
Question #12
As an air parcel increases in elevation and decreases in temperature we call that ________.
A.   adiabatic warming
B.   adiabatic cooling
Question #13
Relative Humidity = (actual water vapor content / water vapor capacity )x 100 Temperature = 15° C Specific Humidity = 1 gH20/kg air Capacity @ 15° C = 10 gH20/kg air What is the relative humidity?
A.   10%
B.   15%
C.   5%
Question #14
What is the rate we use when relative humidity (RH) is less than 100%
A.   Dry Adiabatic Rate (DAR)
B.   Dense Adiabatic Rate (DAR)
C.   Saturated Adiabatic Rate (SAR)
Question #15
What is the term we use to define temperature where relative humidity reaches 100%?
A.   Condensation
B.   Evaporation
C.   dew point temperature
Question #16
Clouds that form near the ground are called ___________.
A.   dust
B.   haze
C.   smog
D.   fog
Question #17
What is an instrument that is used to measure humidity?
A.   thermometer
B.   pressure gradient
C.   psychrometer
Question #18
What is the term that is the ratio of the amount of water in an air parcel (the specific humidity), compared to the amount of water an air parcel can hold (maximum water vapor).
A.   air parcel
B.   relative humidity
C.   latent heat
Question #19
The transfer of energy between water and the surrounding environment is referred to as _____________.
A.   latent heat
B.   relative heat
C.   specific humidity
Question #20
Relative Humidity = (actual water vapor content / water vapor capacity )x 100 Temperature = 0° C Specific Humidity = 1 gH20/kg air Capacity @ 0° C = 3.5 gH20/kg air What is the relative humidity?
A.   2.8%
B.   0%
C.   28.5%
D.   3.5%

Need help with your exam preparation?