Met 107 October 17, 1997 NAME:
VERSION: A
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1.
PSI (pounds/in2) and mb (millibars) are a measure of
2.
Putting air into a tire is an example of increasing pressure by
3.
In the atmosphere when air is heated
4.
The atmospheric pressure is greatest at
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What pressure level nearly divides the atmosphere in half by weight
6.
Which of the following can effect air pressure

7.
If the Denver station pressure is reduced to sea level the pressure will

8.
In winter if cold air moves into St. Louis from Canada, the pressure will typically

9.
From St. Louis, which direction will have the greatest pressure change
10.
Besides temperature what other parameter is needed to determine air pressure

11.
The ``soda can'' experiment done in class demonstrated the effect of

12.
In the hydrologic cycle, over land
13.
In the hydrologic cycle, runoff is the process of transporting water
14.
After the oceans the next largest source of water on the earth is
15.
The total amount of water in the atmosphere is
16.
Evapotranspiration is

17.
If the absolute humidity increases and the temperature remains constant

18.
If the relative humidity is 100% then

19.
Vapor pressure measures humidity by determining
20.
If a glass of water was surrounded by saturated air
21.
During a snow storm the relative humidity outside is near 100% while inside buildings it can be less than 30% because
22.
In Figure 1, which station has the greatest absolute humidity
23.
As the difference between the air temperature and dew point temperature increases, the relative humidity
24.
If the temperature is 32$^\circ$F and the vapor pressure equals the saturation vapor pressure then

25.
When the air temperature increases, the saturation vapor pressure will

26.
As an air parcel is lowered toward the earth's surface
27.
A saturated parcel of air will cool
28.
The atmosphere in Figure 2 is (lifting from the surface)

29.
In a stable atmosphere, air parcels which are lowered will
30.
A parcel at 1 km in Figure 2, when lowered to the surface would be
31.
Conditional instability is conditional on

32.
The atmosphere is most likely to be unstable under which conditions

33.
Dew is more likely than fog if
34.
Advective fog is most likely from air flow off lake Michigan
35.
In Figure 1, which station will most likely form fog
36.
Which of the following are true if fog forms
37.
In St. Louis, which type of fog is most likely

38.
If the temperature is below 32$^\circ$F then

39.
Clouds with strong vertical motions are
40.
The two clouds found in the middle layers of the troposphere are
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Which is not a mechanism used for cloud formation
42.
A cloud formed by lifting in a stable environment are most likely
43.
The base of the cloud, formed by lifting the air parcels from the surface is known as
44.
The most effective way that the atmosphere saturates air parcels is

45.
In relatively shallow, cold, mid-latitude clouds, precipitation results from the growth of:
46.
Snow is formed by
47.
In still air cloud droplets fall to earth at speeds near
48.
Supersaturation is more likely to occur if
49.
The Bergeron process is
50.
In warm clouds (above freezing) raindrops form by
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