WorksheetsExam 2 Review - Summer
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 4mins
One of the following statements about contouring is not true. Which statement is FALSE?
One interpolates between given values to correctly place an isopleth
Lines should be labeled on each end, and in the middle if it's a long line
Contour lines never cross each other, and the final product should be smooth lines
Contour lines never branch or fork, but extrapolation for data void regions is permissible
A good strategy is to find local maximums and minimums first, and start drawing around one of these.
Thick frost occurs when the air temperature is just below freezing.
True
False
Which statement about frost is FALSE?
The main difference in surface conditions between frost and dew is that, for the former, the dewpoint is < 32 deg Fahrenheit
Snow plays a role in frost formation
Most frost forms by deposition.
Thicker frost occurs for air temperatures around 32 deg Fahrenheit than for 28 deg Fahrenheit
In a cloud composed of water droplets and ice crystals, the saturation vapor pressure is less over the droplets than over the ice.
True
False
An air parcel expands in a vacuum. Its temperature ___________.
Stays the same
warms
cools
An inversion represents an extremely stable atmosphere because air that rises into the inversion will eventually become ____ and ____ dense than/as the surrounding air.
warmer; less
warmer; more
colder; less
colder; more
In a trough, which forces act in the same direction?
Coriolis force and pressure gradient force
Centrifugal force and pressure gradient force
Coriolis force and centrifugal force
Coriolis force, centrifugal force, and pressure gradient force
