Precipitation & Storms
  1. As the temperature of a parcel of air increases, it's ability to hold water vapor decreases. Fact or Fiction?

  2. If an unsaturated parcel of air is cooled it will eventually reach a temperature where the air becomes saturated; this temperature is known as the dew point. Fact or Fiction?

  3. The amount of water vapor in air compared to the greatest amount that could be present at a given time is known as absolute humidity. Fact or Fiction?

  4. The precipitation type caused by mountains or highlands is orographic. Fact or Fiction?

  5. Many of the world's great desert coincide with the subpolar lows. Fact or Fiction?

  6. The Midwest's winter precipitation is chiefly attributable to orographic factors. Fact or Fiction?

  7. Squall lines form most often ahead of a warm front. Fact or Fiction?

  8. "Tornado Alley" seems to be centered on Vermont & New Hampshire. Fact or Fiction?

  9. A type of front formed by the merger of a cold front and warm front is termed an occluded front. Fact or Fiction?



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