Environmental Science Questions
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The state of the atmosphere at a certain time and place is what?
On a winter day, insolation allows moist air to rise slowly. Because of differences in albedo, some areas of air near the ground are able to warm more than others and thus rise farther. What type of cloud would you expect to form under these conditions?
What type of fog is most likely to occur when a land breeze blows cold, dry air over the warm ocean? Explain.
What is the scientific term for a gas becoming a liquid?
A location has been under a nearly stationary air mass for several days. The weather has been warmer than usual, with constant clouds, there have been frequent thunderstorms, with light rain between storms. Where did this air mass originate? How do you know?
What type of front forms when a maritime polar air mass pushes into a continental tropical air mass?
A front that has a cooler air mass behind, a warmer air mass ahead, and an even warmer air mass above is a ______ occlusion.
Annie placed a small amount of water in an open jar on her desk and observed the liquid water turning into water vapor. Just after the last of the liquid water disappeared, she put the lid on the jar and placed the jar in a refrigerator. What happened to the relative humidity in the jar after it was placed in the refrigerator? Why?
Is there likely to be a large amount of cloud-forming convection while sleet is occurring? Why or why not?
Mid-level clouds that have a puffy appearance and often appear as rows are what?
What type of fog occurs due to adiabatic cooling of upward-moving air?
What type of fog occurs when wind heated by warm ocean water blows over cool ocean water?
What is the least common type of low-level cloud?
What is the process by which plants release water into the atmosphere from their leaves?
What process is usually responsible for cloud formation?
What process occurs when a liquid becomes a gas?
A "mackerel sky" occurs when rows of what type of clouds form a pattern resembling fish scales?
What is the boundary between two air mases of different temperatures called?
What type of precipitation consists of large drops of liquid water?
What type of precipitation consists of drops of liquid water smaller than raindrops?