senior Meteorology and Oceanography final

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What are high altitude, sheetlike clouds called?

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Cirrus

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What is the temperature to which air must be cooled to reach saturation point?

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Dew point

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What instrument measures relative humidity using a dry bulb and wet bulb thermometer?

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Psychrometer

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What is another name for cumulonimbus clouds?

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Thunderheads

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What is the process of water droplets colliding with each other until they are large enough to fall as precipitation?

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Coalescence

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What are dust or other particles in the air that provide a surface for water vapor to condense called?

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Condensation nuclei

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What is the actual amount of water vapor in the air referred to as?

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Humidity

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What describes the relationship between the amount of moisture in the air and the amount the air can hold?

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Relative humidity

Front

What device measures wind speed?

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Anemometer

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If the air is 100% saturated, what will the difference be between the wet bulb and dry bulb temperatures?

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