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| If the water vapor content of air remains constant, lowering air temperatures causes what? |
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| When the water-vapor content of air remains constant, lowering air temperature causes an increase in relative humidity, and raising air temperatures causes a decrease in relative humidity. |
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| What is true about warm, saturated air? |
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| Warm saturated air contains more water vapor than cold air. |
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| Compared to clouds, fogs are... |
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| clouds with their bases at or near the ground |
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| Air that has reached its water vapor capacity is said to be... |
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| Hurricanes form in tropical waters between the latitudes of... |
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| 5 and 20 degrees north and south latitude |
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| What type of front forms when the surface position of the front does not move? |
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| The process of converting a liquid to a gas is known as... |
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| The boundary that separates different air masses is known as... |
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| What is the first sign of an approaching warm front? |
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| the appearance of cirrus clouds |
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| What type of shape is associated with a middle latitude cyclone? |
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| What is the dry adiabatic rate? |
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| the rate of cooling or heating in unsaturated air |
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| A low cloud that blankets the sky and often generates precipitation is called... |
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| Which terms is used to describe clouds of middle height? |
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| The process by which water vapor changes directly into a solid is called... |
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| An immense body of air characterized by similar properties at any given altitude is known as... |
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| Which of the following refers to the temp to which air would have to be cooled to reach saturation? |
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| Water vapor makes up makes up what fraction of atmospheric gases? |
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| Which gas is the most important for understanding atmospheric processes? |
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| The ratio of air's water vapor content to its capacity to hold water vapor at that same temperature is the... |
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| Which of the following refers to the energy that is stored or released during the change of state of water? |
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