Atmospheric Moisture

Atmospheric Moisture
Self-Assessment Quiz

1. The highest relative humidity for the day

is usually around sunrise when the air temperature is coolest.
is usually later in the afternoon when the air temperature is the warmest.
is right at noon
is at midnight

2. If the temperature of the air increases without additional water vapor being added to the air the relative humidity will likely

increase
decrease
stay the same
temperature has no impact on relative humidity 

3. On a day in mid-June a parcel of air and the air that surrounds it at ground level are found to have the same temperature. You also find that the ELR is greater than the DAR on that day. If the parcel is given an upward push 

the air would be stable
the air would be unstable
the parcel and surrounding air will still have the same temperature
none of the above

4. A fog that forms when warm, moist air comes in contact with a cool surface is called

a steam fog
an upslope fog
a radiation fog
an advection fog

5. The ice crystal growth model

applies to cold clouds
applies to mid and high latitude situations
requires the presence of super-cooled water
all the above

6. The weight of water vapor per unit weight of dry air is

the mixing ratio
the relative humidity
the absolute humidity
the vapor pressure

7. Thin, wispy high clouds composed of ice crystals are

cumulus clouds
cirrus clouds
stratus clouds
cumulonimbus clouds

8. Latent heat

is stored in water molecules when condensation occurs
is converted to sensible heat when water vapor condenses
is used to raise the temperature of the water
relates to none of the above

9. Radiation fog

is more likely to form during the day
is more likely to form at night
forms when it is windy
none of the above

10. Frost is a product of

evaporation
condensation
sublimation
deposition

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