ESC1000 Earth Science Name:____________

Chapter 17: Moisture, Clouds, and Precipitation

Part E End of Chapter Review Questions plus Required Question 20 Points

Required Questions (4-4):

20. If you drink an ice cold beverage in a glass bottle on a warm day, the outside of the glass or bottle becomes wet. Explain.

8. Using the standard tables above, determine the relative humidity and dew point temperature if the dry bulb thermometer reads 16^oC and the wet bulb thermometer reads 12^oC. How does the relative humidity and dew point change if the wet bulb reads 8^oC.

Your instructor will either choose three questions of the following or they will be circled on the paper. If he chose only one, then you may chose two. If he circles two, then you may chose one. You write a short answer for 4-4-4 points each:

10. Why does the air cool when it rises through the atmosphere?

21. What is the basis for the classification of clouds?

23. Which cloud types are associated with the following characteristics:

Thunder:

Halos:

Precipitation:

Hail:

Mackeral sky:

Lightning:

Mares’ Tails:

24. List five types of fog and discuss the details of their formation.

6. On a cold winter day when the temperature is -10^oC and the relative humidity if 50%, what is the mixing ratio? What is the mixing ratio for a day when the temperature is 20^oC and the relative humidity is 50%?