Geography 131 UTK Exam 3||Newest
Exam Update With Verified Correct
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Convection -CORRECT ANSWER vertical flow of air that occurs if an atmosphere is
unstable
Convergence -CORRECT ANSWER when air collides (ITCZ)
Rossby waves -CORRECT ANSWER Air in trough move against Coriolis, causing it too
slow. Slowing causes convergence aloft (east of ridge) Air speeds up and diverges east
of trough
Topography (orographic effect) -CORRECT ANSWER mountains cause adiabatic
cooling and warming
Topography process -CORRECT ANSWER -Air rises near the base of the mountain
and cools
-It cools to Td, where it forms clouds and cools slower
-The air begins to move downslope on the leeward side
-It warms quickly, causing sublimation of snow
Fronts -CORRECT ANSWER Boundaries between two air masses with different
temperature or humidity
why cold fronts work -CORRECT ANSWER Cool air is more dense, so it can lift a mass
of warm air
how do clouds and precipitation form -CORRECT ANSWER lifting
cumuliform -CORRECT ANSWER taller than wide, puffy
stratiform -CORRECT ANSWER layers, blankets
cirriform -CORRECT ANSWER feathery, wispy
cirr -CORRECT ANSWER high
alto -CORRECT ANSWER middle
strat -CORRECT ANSWER loq
, rain-maker -CORRECT ANSWER nimbus
cirrus clouds -CORRECT ANSWER high and whisky, ice crystals, 1st sign of weather
change
cirrocumulus -CORRECT ANSWER icy cotton balls
cirrostratus -CORRECT ANSWER blanket of ice, more moisture and lifting aloft
altocumulus -CORRECT ANSWER sheet of small mid level cotton balls
altostratus -CORRECT ANSWER mid level blanket (fill the sky), large scale lifting
stratus -CORRECT ANSWER low level blanket, large scale lifting (very humid)
stratocumulus -CORRECT ANSWER blanket of puffballs
nimbostratus -CORRECT ANSWER wet blanket, continuous rain and cloud cover
cumulus humilis -CORRECT ANSWER fair weather clouds
cumulonimbus -CORRECT ANSWER causing rain, intense vertical development,
severe weather
evaporation fog -CORRECT ANSWER cool air over top of warm water; air quickly
reaches Td with the addition of evaporated water
valley fog (by warming) -CORRECT ANSWER katabatic winds bring moisture to valley
and trap it; moisture loads into the valley, reaching saturation
precipitation fog -CORRECT ANSWER Rising warm air causes precipitation in cold air
beneath; If the cold air is dry, rain can evaporate causing fog
radiation fog -CORRECT ANSWER clear skies and calm winds at night allow LW
radiation cooling; surface may cool to Td
advection fog -CORRECT ANSWER warm air flows over a cooler surface - air cools to
saturation (also happens along coastline- warm humid air blows onto coastline)
upslope fog -CORRECT ANSWER orographic lift creates clouds which are fog on
mountains surface
valley fog (by cooling) -CORRECT ANSWER night time cooling causes cold air
drainage; cool to Td
Pacific NW fog -CORRECT ANSWER upslope and advection fog
Exam Update With Verified Correct
Answers||Graded A+
Convection -CORRECT ANSWER vertical flow of air that occurs if an atmosphere is
unstable
Convergence -CORRECT ANSWER when air collides (ITCZ)
Rossby waves -CORRECT ANSWER Air in trough move against Coriolis, causing it too
slow. Slowing causes convergence aloft (east of ridge) Air speeds up and diverges east
of trough
Topography (orographic effect) -CORRECT ANSWER mountains cause adiabatic
cooling and warming
Topography process -CORRECT ANSWER -Air rises near the base of the mountain
and cools
-It cools to Td, where it forms clouds and cools slower
-The air begins to move downslope on the leeward side
-It warms quickly, causing sublimation of snow
Fronts -CORRECT ANSWER Boundaries between two air masses with different
temperature or humidity
why cold fronts work -CORRECT ANSWER Cool air is more dense, so it can lift a mass
of warm air
how do clouds and precipitation form -CORRECT ANSWER lifting
cumuliform -CORRECT ANSWER taller than wide, puffy
stratiform -CORRECT ANSWER layers, blankets
cirriform -CORRECT ANSWER feathery, wispy
cirr -CORRECT ANSWER high
alto -CORRECT ANSWER middle
strat -CORRECT ANSWER loq
, rain-maker -CORRECT ANSWER nimbus
cirrus clouds -CORRECT ANSWER high and whisky, ice crystals, 1st sign of weather
change
cirrocumulus -CORRECT ANSWER icy cotton balls
cirrostratus -CORRECT ANSWER blanket of ice, more moisture and lifting aloft
altocumulus -CORRECT ANSWER sheet of small mid level cotton balls
altostratus -CORRECT ANSWER mid level blanket (fill the sky), large scale lifting
stratus -CORRECT ANSWER low level blanket, large scale lifting (very humid)
stratocumulus -CORRECT ANSWER blanket of puffballs
nimbostratus -CORRECT ANSWER wet blanket, continuous rain and cloud cover
cumulus humilis -CORRECT ANSWER fair weather clouds
cumulonimbus -CORRECT ANSWER causing rain, intense vertical development,
severe weather
evaporation fog -CORRECT ANSWER cool air over top of warm water; air quickly
reaches Td with the addition of evaporated water
valley fog (by warming) -CORRECT ANSWER katabatic winds bring moisture to valley
and trap it; moisture loads into the valley, reaching saturation
precipitation fog -CORRECT ANSWER Rising warm air causes precipitation in cold air
beneath; If the cold air is dry, rain can evaporate causing fog
radiation fog -CORRECT ANSWER clear skies and calm winds at night allow LW
radiation cooling; surface may cool to Td
advection fog -CORRECT ANSWER warm air flows over a cooler surface - air cools to
saturation (also happens along coastline- warm humid air blows onto coastline)
upslope fog -CORRECT ANSWER orographic lift creates clouds which are fog on
mountains surface
valley fog (by cooling) -CORRECT ANSWER night time cooling causes cold air
drainage; cool to Td
Pacific NW fog -CORRECT ANSWER upslope and advection fog
