Met 2

Question 1

Sublimation

Answer 1

Sub. Solid to gas-absorbs heat

Question 2

Deposition

Answer 2

Dep. gas to solid - releases heat

Question 3

Dry Adiabatic Lapse Rate

Answer 3

3C per 1000 feet

Question 4

Saturated Adiabatic Lapse Rate

Answer 4

1.5C per 1000 feet

Question 5

Change in Dew point

Answer 5

Decreases at 0.5C per 1000ft

DALR for cloud base would be 2.5C

Question 6

Cloud base equation

Answer 6

1000x (temp - DP)/2.5

Question 7

Snow

Answer 7

Occurs when DP is below freezing

Question 8

Sleet

Answer 8

Occurs when snow goes through a warm air aloft, then refreshes

Question 9

Hail

Answer 9

Frozen rain drops bigger than 5mm in diameter

Question 10

Ice pellets

Warm air located where

Answer 10

Warm air located between 5000 and 10000 with freezing below and above

Question 11

Clouds - few, SCT, BKN

Answer 11

Few 1/8-2/8
SCT 3/8-4/8
BKN 5/8-less then 8/8

Question 12

ITCZ

Answer 12

Inter-tropical convergence zone