PHSC 211 Chapter 15 Quiz_Updated 2022/2023 - A grade | Elements of Earth Science – Liberty University

PHSC 211 Chapter 15 Quiz (2022/2023)– Liberty University (A grade) 1. Which of the following statements is true concerning the units of temperature measurement? a. In the United States, °F are used for surface measurements. b. In the United States, °C are used for surface measurements. c. Internationally, °C are used for surface measurements. d. Internationally, °F are always used. 2. Which heat process involves transfer by mass movement or circulation? a. Conduction b. Convection c. Radiation d. Sublimation 3. If the temperature falls to 50 °F and the dew point is 50 °F, which statement is true? a. The relative humidity is 50% and the air is saturated. b. The relative humidity is 50% and the air is unsaturated. c. The relative humidity is 100% and the air is saturated. d. The relative humidity is 100% and the air is unsaturated. 4. If the temperature falls to 50 °F and the dew point is 40 °F, use the online calculator to compute the relative humidity. What humidity did you find? a. The relative humidity is 43%. b. The relative humidity is 68%. c. The relative humidity is 82%. d. The relative humidity is 100%. 5. It is 7 p.m. and the temperature is 70 °F with a dew point of 60 °F. Thick, low clouds move in after midnight. Which graph of temperature versus time for that night looks most realistic? A B C D Temp. | * | * | | | * | * | ********** | * * * * | * | * | | * | ******* | * | | * | __________ | ______*_____ |__________ | *____________ 7 p.m. 7 a.m. 6. Which heat transfer process was most responsible for the cooling of the ground in the above problem? a. Radiation b. Conduction c. Convection d. Advection 7. Record your answer from Lab Exercise 1, Problem 1: ____D-Steam____ 8. Record your answer from Lab Exercise 1, Problem 2: ____E-Precipitation_______ 9. Record your answer from Lab Exercise 1, Problem 4: ______A-radiation _ 10. Record your answer from Lab Exercise 1, Problem 5: ___C-Upslope_________ 11. The opposite process to condensation is ________________. a. deposition b. evaporation c. sublimation d. freezing 12. If you lift a 15 °C unsaturated air bubble from the surface to 1 km height, what would be its final air temperature? a. –5 °C b. 0 °C c. 5 °C d. 15 °C 13. If the same air bubble underwent the same lift as in problem 11 but was saturated, what would be its final air temperature? a. –5 °C b. 3 °C c. 5 °C d. 9 °C 14. If you lift a 15 °C air bubble from the surface to 1 km height and the environmental temperature at 1 km is 10 °C, what stability does the atmosphere demonstrate at this level? a. Stable b. Neutral c. Unstable d. Conditionally unstable 15. If you lift a 15 °C air bubble from the surface to 1 km height and the environmental temperature at 1 km is 4 °C, what stability does the atmosphere demonstrate at this level? a. Stable b. Neutral c. Unstable d. Conditionally unstable 16. If you lift a 15 °C air bubble from the surface to 1 km height and the environmental temperature at 1 km is 8 °C, what stability does the atmosphere demonstrate at this level? a. Stable b. Neutral c. Unstable d. Conditionally unstable 17. Record your answer (a, b, c, or d) from Lab Exercise 2, Question 1: _____A____ 18. Record your answer (a, b, c, or d) from Lab Exercise 2, Question 4: ______A C 19. Record your answer (a, b, c, or d) from Lab Exercise 2, Question 6: _______D 20. Record your answer (a, b, c, or d) from Lab Exercise 2, Question 7: _______A__ C 21. Record your answer (a, b, c, or d) from Lab Exercise 2, Question 11: ______C 22. Record your answer from Lab Exercise 3, Question 1: _____B 23. Record your answer from Lab Exercise 3, Question 2: _______A 24. Record your answer from Lab Exercise 3, Question 3: ______D 25. Record your answer from Lab Exercise 3, Question 4: _______F___ 26. Name and explain two differences between cumulus clouds and stratus clouds. Stratus clouds are a result from a forced rising of air while Cumulus clouds are made by thermal transference. Cumulus clouds are often referred to as looking like cotton balls while Stratus clouds often gray and associated with rain.