Exam 2 Hopkins | GEOG 1111 - Introduction to Physical Geography, Quizzes of Geography

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TERM 1 Dew can form on DEFINITION 1 ground, car, vegetation or similar surface TERM 2 clouds and fog need DEFINITION 2 cloud condensation nuclei TERM 3 hygroscopic nuclei DEFINITION 3 very absorbant, usually sulfate or nitrate crystals TERM 4 cloud DEFINITION 4 form of condensation described as dense visible aggregation of moisture droplets and water crystals TERM 5 most common method for cloud formation DEFINITION 5 cooling air TERM 6 4 altitude classes of clouds DEFINITION 6 lowmiddlehighvertically developed TERM 7 low DEFINITION 7 primarily composed of liquid water TERM 8 middle DEFINITION 8 consisting of primarily ice and water TERM 9 high DEFINITION 9 consist primarily of ice crystals TERM 10 vertically developed clouds DEFINITION 10 have water at lower altitudes, ice at higher altitudes TERM 21 nimbostratus clouds DEFINITION 21 less vertical development than cumulonimbus clouds, produce rain or snow TERM 22 fog DEFINITION 22 cloud that is in contact with the ground TERM 23 four categories of fog DEFINITION 23 advectionradiationupslopeevaporation TERM 24 radiation fog DEFINITION 24 produced when radiational cooling decreases air temperature to dew point temperaturealso called GROUND or VALLEY fogformed by cold air drainage TERM 25 advection fog DEFINITION 25 caused by warm air moving over a colder surfaceadvection is the horizontal movement of air TERM 26 upslope fog DEFINITION 26 created when warm air flows up an elevated plain, hill or mountainadiabatic cooling is a major player TERM 27 evaporation fog DEFINITION 27 when the air reaches saturation by adding water vapor instead of lowing temperature TERM 28 steam fog DEFINITION 28 cold air moves over warmer water, water appears to steam TERM 29 frontal fog DEFINITION 29 forms as warm raindrops evaporate into a cool air mass as they fall, associated with frontal systems TERM 30 dew DEFINITION 30 water that has condensed onto objects near the ground when their temperatures have fallen to the dew point surface of the air TERM 31 frozen dew DEFINITION 31 dew that has formed and then frozen, not the same as frost TERM 32 frost or hoarfrost DEFINITION 32 covering of ice produced by deposition, water vapor converts directly to the solid state TERM 33 collision coalescence DEFINITION 33 vapor condenses into liquid droplets which join and become heavy enough to fall down TERM 34 bergeron process DEFINITION 34 only process to form snowneed freezing nucleisuper saturated conditions TERM 35 collision coalescence process is the primary process in tropics and mid latutides in the summer for DEFINITION 35 rain TERM 46 winds DEFINITION 46 don't blow in straight lines, and cause turbulent air when they meet TERM 47 seasonality DEFINITION 47 pressure belts and winds shift from season to season TERM 48 landmasses and oceans DEFINITION 48 mountains effect winds and moisturedifferential heating TERM 49 idealized pattern for weather DEFINITION 49 uses global patterns to give a better picture of precipitation TERM 50 sth DEFINITION 50 subtropical high pressure cell have same characteristics on east and west side TERM 51 itcz east side DEFINITION 51 stable dry conditions TERM 52 itcz west side DEFINITION 52 greater instability and wet conditions TERM 53 rain shadow deserts DEFINITION 53 due to mountain barriers and orographic effects, leeward side dryer than windward side TERM 54 monsoon DEFINITION 54 annual cycle of dryness and wetness caused by shifting of winds TERM 55 air mass DEFINITION 55 huge body of air with similar properties at any given altitude TERM 56 classification scheme based off of DEFINITION 56 two letter abbreviations to indicate source region, characteristics and types of air masses TERM 57 first letter of air mass classification DEFINITION 57 refers to surface over which it develops, determines humidity, dry vs humid TERM 58 c air mass classification DEFINITION 58 continental, forms over land mass, dry TERM 59 m air mass classification DEFINITION 59 maritime, forms over ocean, humid TERM 60 second letter of air mass classification DEFINITION 60 refers to the latitude of origin and thus the temperature TERM 71 fronts DEFINITION 71 boundary separating air masses TERM 72 polar front DEFINITION 72 frontal zone seperating air masses of polar origin from those of tropical origin TERM 73 wave cyclones DEFINITION 73 develop in conjunction or along polar front TERM 74 primary structure of mid latitude wave cyclone DEFINITION 74 low pressure cells and fronts TERM 75 cold front is DEFINITION 75 boundary at a forward edge of an advancing cold air mass that is displacing warmer air TERM 76 clouds associated with cold fronts DEFINITION 76 cumulus and cumulonimbus TERM 77 weather sign for cold front DEFINITION 77 connected triangles, usually blue TERM 78 warm front DEFINITION 78 boundary at forward edge of advancing air mass that is displacing colder air, stable weather TERM 79 warm air weather sign DEFINITION 79 connected semi circles, usually red TERM 80 stationary front DEFINITION 80 air movement is almost parallel to the boundary and surface position of the front doesn't move TERM 81 occluded front DEFINITION 81 front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front TERM 82 mid latitude wave cyclone DEFINITION 82 low pressure cell that forms and moves along front TERM 83 stage one of mlwc DEFINITION 83 two airmasses are set up along front and move parallel to it TERM 84 stage two of mlwc DEFINITION 84 wave forms and warm air moves poleward while cold air move towards the equator TERM 85 stage 3 of mlwc DEFINITION 85 frontal edging, cold and warm front established TERM 96 mature stage of tstorm DEFINITION 96 rain drops start to fall, initiating downdrafts, TERM 97 dissipating stage of tstorm DEFINITION 97 downdrafts dominate TERM 98 locations of tstorms DEFINITION 98 along itcz TERM 99 florida is a state with the DEFINITION 99 highest incidence of tstorms TERM 100 great plains is the region with DEFINITION 100 greatest number of tstorms per year TERM 101 lightning, DEFINITION 101 created by flow of electrons TERM 102 two types of lightning DEFINITION 102 cloud to cloudcloud to ground TERM 103 cloud to ground DEFINITION 103 invisible step leader causes return stroke TERM 104 thunder caused by DEFINITION 104 super heated air explosively expands TERM 105 derechos DEFINITION 105 straight line winds in excess of 58 mph, result of downdrafts from tstorm TERM 106 tornadoes DEFINITION 106 rotating air vortex in response to low pressurevery strong pressure gradient300mph winds TERM 107 tornadoes form usually in the DEFINITION 107 southwest section of the tstorm TERM 108 fujita scales DEFINITION 108 scale for judging tornado intensity TERM 109 tornadoes requirements for formation DEFINITION 109 cold front, strong temperature gradient, moist air, upper level support TERM 110 tornado watch DEFINITION 110 conditions are favorable TERM 121 eye wall of hurricane DEFINITION 121 area of most intense winds TERM 122 spiral rainbands of hurricane DEFINITION 122 stratus clouds with moderate rain TERM 123 tropical disturbence DEFINITION 123 initial mass of thunderstorms TERM 124 tropical depression DEFINITION 124 sustained winds 25-37 mphlarge ripple in normal trade wind pattern TERM 125 tropical storm DEFINITION 125 sustained winds betweeen 38-74 mph TERM 126 hurricane DEFINITION 126 sustain winds in excess of 74 mph TERM 127 hurricanes cause destruction with DEFINITION 127 windsstorm surgefloodingaccompanying tstorms TERM 128 hurricane damage most severe DEFINITION 128 on right side, especially upper right quadrant TERM 129 hurricane watch in us DEFINITION 129 june 1 - october 31 TERM 130 hurricane watch DEFINITION 130 hurricane will make landfall in 24-36 hours TERM 131 hurricane warning DEFINITION 131 will make landfall in under 24 hours TERM 132 climate controls DEFINITION 132 latitudeland water differencesprevailing windsmountainsocean currentsglobal wind patterns TERM 133 koppen classification based on DEFINITION 133 patterns of vegetation TERM 134 first letter of classification based on DEFINITION 134 temperature for a,c,d,eprecipitation for b TERM 135 second letter of classification based on DEFINITION 135 precipitation TERM 146 characteristics of tropical monsoons DEFINITION 146 seasonal reversal in wind direction, wet summers and dry winters TERM 147 tropical monsoon mechanisms DEFINITION 147 wind shifts set up by changing pressure patterns, shift of itcz TERM 148 subtropical monsoon location DEFINITION 148 northeast india TERM 149 subtropical monsoon characteristics DEFINITION 149 winder dry season, but cooler than tropical monsoon TERM 150 humid subtropical DEFINITION 150 us gulf coast through southeast us up to dc TERM 151 humid subtropical characteristics DEFINITION 151 mild winters, hot humid summerswinter precip from mlwcsummer precip from wave cyclones and convective tstorms TERM 152 humid subtropical mechanisms DEFINITION 152 mt and cp airmasses, unstable air TERM 153 marine west coast location DEFINITION 153 northern california and alaskan panhandle TERM 154 characteristics of marine west coast DEFINITION 154 rain all year round, no dry season, mild winter, cool summer TERM 155 marine west coast mechanisms DEFINITION 155 nearness to oceans and mp air masses TERM 156 mediterranean location DEFINITION 156 central to south california TERM 157 mediterranean characteristics DEFINITION 157 dry summers and wet winters TERM 158 mediterranean mechanisms DEFINITION 158 stable east side of sth cells in summer TERM 159 no d climates in DEFINITION 159 southern hemisphere TERM 160 d climate location DEFINITION 160 midwest us to east coast TERM 171 ice cap mechanisms DEFINITION 171 high latitudes, permanent ice TERM 172 highland location DEFINITION 172 rockies TERM 173 highland characteristics DEFINITION 173 cooler and wetter, small area TERM 174 highland mechanisms DEFINITION 174 high elevation, diverse rugged topography TERM 175 b climates DEFINITION 175 area where potential evaporation is more than precipitation TERM 176 potential evaporation is DEFINITION 176 amount of moisture that would evaporate from an area if it were available TERM 177 only climate based on precipitation DEFINITION 177 b climate TERM 178 tropical desert and steppe DEFINITION 178 located in north mexico and southwest us TERM 179 tropical desert characteristics DEFINITION 179 very low precipitation TERM 180 tropical desert mechs, DEFINITION 180 dominated by sth cells all year TERM 181 mid latitude desert location DEFINITION 181 great basin and great plains TERM 182 mid lat desert characteristics DEFINITION 182 hot summers cool and cold winters TERM 183 mid lat desert mechanisms DEFINITION 183 rain shadow effect, continentinality