7.2 - Moisture, Clouds, and Precipitation
Reading Assignment: Chapter 17 - Moisture, Clouds, and Precipitation
Learning Objectives
After reading, studying, and discussing the chapter, students should be able to:
17.1 List and describe the processes that cause water to change from one state of matter to another. Define latent heat and explain why it is important.
17.2 Distinguish between relative humidity and dew point. Write a generalization relating how temperature changes affect relative humidity.
17.3 Explain how adiabatic cooling results in cloud formation.
17.4 List and describe the four mechanisms that cause air to rise.
17.5 Describe how atmospheric stability is determined and compare conditional instability with absolute instability.
17.6 List the necessary conditions for condensation and briefly describe the two criteria used for cloud classification.
17.7 Define fog and explain how the various types of fog form.
17.8 Describe the two mechanisms that produce precipitation.
17.9 List the different types of precipitation and explain how each type forms.
17.10 Explain how precipitation is measured.
17.1 List and describe the processes that cause water to change from one state of matter to another. Define latent heat and explain why it is important.
17.2 Distinguish between relative humidity and dew point. Write a generalization relating how temperature changes affect relative humidity.
17.3 Explain how adiabatic cooling results in cloud formation.
17.4 List and describe the four mechanisms that cause air to rise.
17.5 Describe how atmospheric stability is determined and compare conditional instability with absolute instability.
17.6 List the necessary conditions for condensation and briefly describe the two criteria used for cloud classification.
17.7 Define fog and explain how the various types of fog form.
17.8 Describe the two mechanisms that produce precipitation.
17.9 List the different types of precipitation and explain how each type forms.
17.10 Explain how precipitation is measured.
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