Unit 11 Review Questions

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. Which of the following changes of state of water releases energy?

Condensation correct incorrect

Sublimation correct incorrect

Vaporization correct incorrect

Melting correct incorrect

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. Relative humidity:

is another term for specific humidity correct incorrect

usually rises as the temperature drops correct incorrect

often exceeds 100 percent in humid climates correct incorrect

is zero percent at the dew-point temperature correct incorrect

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. Which of the following enhances evaporation?

Approaching the dew-point temperature correct incorrect

Low vapor-pressure gradient correct incorrect

High relative humidity correct incorrect

Increased availability of heat energy correct incorrect

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. Regarding evapotranspiration, it is true that:

potential evapotranspiration applies to both land surfaces and the oceans correct incorrect

potential evapotranspiration does not take into account transpiration from plants at low levels of the forest canopy correct incorrect

actual evapotranspiration equals potential evapotranspiration when evapotranspiration meets atmospheric demand correct incorrect

actual evapotranspiration is frequently higher than potential evapotranspiration in humid tropical climates correct incorrect

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. At what latitude would precipitation formation be most dominated by the coalescence process?

8° correct incorrect

27° correct incorrect

41° correct incorrect

55° correct incorrect

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. Within the context of water balance:

the amount of surface runoff in very wet climates frequently exceeds the amount of precipitation correct incorrect

no place on Earth is capable of having year-round water surplus correct incorrect

evapotranspiration rates are higher at high latitudes than they are at tropical latitudes correct incorrect

soil moisture recharge is usually most likely to occur when potential evapotranspiration is relatively low correct incorrect