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Weather Exam
DO NOT WRITE ON THIS EXAM
The amount of water vapor the air can hold depends on air temperature. At higher
temperatures the air
a. Holds less water vapor
b. Can hold more water vapor
c. Is saturated
d. Holds water vapor at its dew point
The temperature to which air must be cooled for saturation to occur is called
a. Relative humidity
b. Its dew point
c. Precipitation
d. Its condensation point
As air temperature decreases, relative humidity
a. drops
b. stays the same
c. decreases
d. increases
As air rises, it
a. compresses and warms.
b. compresses and cools.
c. expands and warms.
d. expands and cools.
If a volume of air is warmed, it expands. If a volume of air expands it
a. Warms.
b. Cool.
c. Neither warms or cools.
Clouds denoted by the prefix “alto” are called
a. Low clouds
b. Middle clouds
c. High clouds
d. Vertical clouds
Clouds denoted by the prefix “cirro” are called
a. Low clouds
b. Middle clouds
c. High clouds
d. Vertical clouds
Clouds occur when moist air is cooled by
a. Expansion when it rises
b. Compression when it rises
c. Expansion when it falls
d. Compression when it falls
Matching- (Questions 9-14)
Convectional lifting
Frontal lifting
Warm Front
Temperature inversion
Cold Front
Orographic lifting
9. When an air mass is pushed upward over an obstacle, it undergoes
_______________________.
10. The smog problem in Denver is caused by __________.
11. When two air masses rise due to a temperature difference it is
called________________________.
12. Warming air rises from a “hot spot” and moves like a lava lamp. This type of movement is
called_____________.
13. A front where cold air moves into warm air.
14. A front where warm air moves into cold air.
Free response:
15. The thickest layer of atmosphere that we learned about is the ________________.
16. Airplanes fly in the _________layer of the atmosphere.
17. Weather occurs in the _______layer of the atmosphere.
18. Lightning is caused by _________________.
19. If I divide the amount of water vapor in the air by the possible amount of vapor that it could
hold at that temp. I am talking about ____________________.