FREE CBM Atmospheric Thermodynamics Questions and Answers

Question 1

What is the dry adiabatic lapse rate approximately?

Accepted Answer

9.8°C/km

Answer

6.5°C/km

Answer

4.5°C/km

Answer

12.0°C/km

Question 2

What happens to an air parcel as it rises in the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

Expands and cools

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Compresses and warms

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Remains constant

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Heats and shrinks

Question 3

Which term describes the temperature at which air becomes saturated?

Accepted Answer

Dew point

Answer

Lapse rate

Answer

Humidity point

Answer

Condensation level

Question 4

Which process releases latent heat into the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

Condensation

Answer

Evaporation

Answer

Sublimation

Answer

Melting

Question 5

What does a negative lifted index (LI) indicate?

Accepted Answer

Unstable air

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Stable air

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Dry air

Answer

Cloudless sky

Question 6

Which variable is constant in a dry adiabatic process?

Accepted Answer

Heat exchange

Answer

Temperature

Answer

Volume

Answer

Pressure