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EXAM 3: Chapter 7/8
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Process in which an air parcel cools or warms without heat energy being lost (subtracted) or gained (added) in the process of expansion or compression
Adiabatic Process -
In adiabatic process a rising air parcel expands because atmospheric pressure _____ with height
Decreases -
In adiabatic process a descending air parcel compresses because atmostpheric pressure ____ with descent
Icreases -
Adiabatic process takes place in our environment in order for ____ to occur
Cloud development -
Rate of adiabatic cooling and warming of UNSATURATED air
Dry Adiabatic Lapse Rate -
Rising, unsaturated air cools at a constant rate of ___ this rate is a ___ adiabatic rate
5.5*F/1,000ft., Dry Adiabatic Rate -
Rate of cool, rising saturated air ___ and is dependent upon ___. However, it is always less than ___
VARIES, temperature released, 5.5*F/1,000ft. -
Rate of vertical temperature decrease in the air column, constant rate of ___
Environmental Lapse Rate, 3.5*F,1,000ft. -
Rate of change of dew point temperature with altitude, constant rate of ___
1*F/1,000ft. -
Stability of the atmosphere is determined by measuring ____ compared to that of ____ at various heights
temperature of a rising air parcel, environmental air
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