Least Recent Material Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
Leeward
A
Less rain
2
Q
Windward
A
More rain
3
Q
What creates a cloud?
A
Water vapor, condensation, and dew point
4
Q
Where does all weather occur?
A
Troposphere
5
Q
Where does all weather stop?
A
Tropopause
6
Q
mT
A
Maritime tropical, rain producing air mass
7
Q
cP
A
Continental polar, cold and dry air mass
8
Q
What’s the difference between “evaporation” and “condensation”?
A
Condensation is the change from a vapor to a condensed state (solid or liquid). Evaporation is the change of a liquid to a gas.
9
Q
What happens to temperature as you move up in elevations?
A
The temperature drops and gets colder
10
Q
What happens to pressure as you move up in elevation?
A
The pressure increases
