As the temperature of a parcel of air increases, it's ability to hold
water vapor decreases. Fact or Fiction?
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?
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?
The precipitation type
caused by mountains or highlands is orographic. Fact or Fiction?
Many of the world's great
desert coincide with the subpolar lows. Fact or Fiction?
The Midwest's winter
precipitation is chiefly attributable to orographic factors. Fact or
Fiction?
Squall lines form most
often ahead of a warm front. Fact or Fiction?
"Tornado Alley"
seems to be centered on Vermont & New Hampshire. Fact or Fiction?
A type of front formed
by the merger of a cold front and warm front is termed an occluded front.
Fact or Fiction?