18.2 – Cloud Formation
1. Skim through pages 510 – 513. Pay close attention to the headings, diagrams & captions.
2. Diagram the Four (4) Processes that Lift Air.
a. Use one sheet of paper for all the diagrams… 2 diagrams on the front, 2 diagrams on the back.
b. Title each diagram. Label key information.
c. Describe the mechanism that creates lift in each diagram.
3. Analysis: On a sheet of notebook paper, answer the following…
a. What happens to air when it is compressed? What happens to air if it is allowed to expand?
b. What happens to heat stored in water vapor when it is cooled to its dew point?
c. From Figure 7, p. 511.
Determine the temperature of the air at 1500 m height.
Determine the temperature of the air at 6000 m height.
d. Describe how a rain shadow is created. How does this affect Denver’s climate?
e. In frontal wedging, why does the warm air mass move upward over the cold air mass?
f. When are storms most likely to be produced by convective lifting?
18.2 – Cloud Formation
1. Skim through pages 510 – 513. Pay close attention to the headings, diagrams & captions.
2. Diagram the Four (4) Processes that Lift Air.
a. Use one sheet of paper for all the diagrams… 2 diagrams on the front, 2 diagrams on the back.
b. Title each diagram. Label key information.
c. Describe the mechanism that creates lift in each diagram.
3. Analysis: On a sheet of notebook paper, answer the following…
a. What happens to air when it is compressed? What happens to air if it is allowed to expand?
b. What happens to heat stored in water vapor when it is cooled to its dew point?
c. From Figure 7, p. 511.
Determine the temperature of the air at 1500 m height.
Determine the temperature of the air at 6000 m height.
d. Describe how a rain shadow is created. How does this affect Denver’s climate?
e. In frontal wedging, why does the warm air mass move upward over the cold air mass?
f. When are storms most likely to be produced by convective lifting?
18.2 – Cloud Formation
1. Skim through pages 510 – 513. Pay close attention to the
headings, diagrams & captions.
2. Diagram the Four (4) Processes that Lift Air.
a. Use one sheet of paper for all the diagrams… 2 diagrams
on the front, 2 diagrams on the back.
b. Title each diagram. Label key information.
c. Describe the mechanism that creates lift in each diagram.
3. Analysis: On a sheet of notebook paper, answer the following
a. What happens to air when it is compresses? What happens
to air if it is allowed to expand?
b. What happens to heat stored in water vapor when it is
cooled to its dew point?
c. From Figure 7, p. 511
Determine the temperature of the air at 1500 m height.
Determine the temperature of the air at 6000 m height.
d. Describe how a rain shadow is created. How does this
affect Denver’s climate?
e. In frontal wedging, why does the warm air mass move
upward over the cold air mass?
f. When are storms most likely to be produced by convective
lifting?