1. What happens to an air parcel that rises adiabatically through the atmosphere

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1. What happens to an air parcel that rises adiabatically through the atmosphere? The air parcel will expand and cool. The air parcel will compress and warm. The air parcel will remain the same size and its temperature will increase. a. b. c. 2. What happens at the lifting condensation level? a. The cloud top will flatten, causing an anvil cloud. b. The air parcel has cooled to its dew point temperature. c. The air parcel will descend the eastern slope of a mountain range. . What type of cloud is described as high, white and thin (Le. wispy) a. Cirrus b. Cumulus c. Stratus d. Mammatus Which type of cloud is lens shaped and occurs near mountain ranges? a. Lenticular b. Mammatus c. Contrail What type of fog forms when a moist air mass moves over a cold surface a. Advection fog h Radiation foo

Explanation / Answer

1. Air Parcel will expand and cools as the temperature and pressure will Decrease.

2. At the lifting condensation level the air Parcel has cooled to its dew point temperature because the humidity levels will each to the 100%.

3. The white and thin high clouds are cirrus clouds. They are usually made of ice.

4. Lenticular clouds are the ones who are shaped in the form of lens and when the clouds are obstructed by a mountain then the eddies will increase their strength and results thisnclouds.

5. Advection fog is formed when a moist air mass moves over a cold surface.

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