Topic+6+Moisture,+Clouds+and+Precipitation

=Chapter 18: Moisture, Clouds and Precipitation=

= **Section 1** = __Big Idea:__ The different states of matter and the transitions between them. __Vocabulary:__ precipitation, latent heat, evaporation, condensation, sublimation, deposition, humidity, saturated, erlative humidity, dew point, hygrometer
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__Review Questions:__ 1.) What is the most important gas for understanding atmospheric processes? 2.) What happens to heat during a change of state? 3.) How does the temperature of air influence its ability to hold water? 4.) What does relative humidity describe about air? 5.) List two ways that relative humidity can be changed. 6.)What does a low dew point indicate about the moisture content of air?

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= **Section 2** = __Big Idea:__ How air behaves when it is compressed and how it expands __Vocabulary:__ dry adiabatic rate, wet adiabatic rate, orographic lifting, front, temperature inversion, condensation nuclei __Note__ __Worksheet(s): __ __Review Questions:__ 1.) Describe what happens to air temperature when work is done on the air to compress it. 2.) What does stability mena in terms of air movement? 3.) List four mechanisms that cause air to rise. 4.) Describe conditions that cause condensation of liquid water in air. 5.) What is a temperature inversion? 6.) Which types of condensation nuclei are especially good for condensation to form?
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= **Section 3** = __Big Idea:__ Review the basic types of clouds and precipitation. __Vocabulary:__ cirrus, cumulus, stratus, Bergeron process, supercooled water, supersaturated air, collision-coalescence process
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__Notes:__ __Worksheet(s): __ __Review Questions:__ 1.) How are clouds classified? 2.) Compare and contrast clouds and fogs. 3.) What happens in order for precipitation to form? 4.) Describe how the temperature profile of air near Earth's surface controls the type of precipitation that falls to the ground.
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