Pearson Chapter 11 Atmosphere

The temperature to which air must be cooled at constant pressure to reach saturation

• latent heat
• dew point
• stability
• radiation

The gas formed by adding a third oxygen atom to an oxygen molecule

• latent heat
• precipitation
• ozone
• radiation

heat that is stored in a substance

• precipitation
• stability
• ozone
• latent heat

An air mass's ability to resist rising

• dew point
• precipitation
• stability
• radiation

All forms of water that fall from clouds

• precipitation
• radiation
• ozone
• stability

The transfer of energy through space by electromagnetic waves

• dew point
• radiation
• precipitation
• stability

Condensation nuclei are particles of atmospheric dust around which_____________.

• evaporation occurs
• wind forms
• cloud droplets form
• ozone collects

In orographic lifting, clouds form when moist winds_______.

• flow over the sea
• become drier
• encounter mountains
• warm up the ground

Cloud droplets collide to form larger droplets in a process called________.

• convection
• coalescence
• condensation
• composition

What is the constant movement of water between the atmosphere and earth's surface?

• precipitation cycle
• water cycle
• cloud cycle
• atmosphere cycle