Give one example of how a meteorologist would use a thermodynamic chart to make a weather forecast
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: There are many, but may include:
(i) determine height of clouds
(ii) determine thickness of clouds
(iii) vertical motion
(iv) vertical temperature profiles
(v) vertical moisture profiles
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You are planning a trip through the Intermontane Region from Boise Idaho to the Grand Canyon in Arizona
You plan to take Interstate 84 southeast, following the Snake River, and then turning south past the Great Salt Lake and then Salt Lake City Utah. Then you figure you will take Interstate 15 south through Utah and Interstate 89 into Arizona, ending at the Grand Canyon. In order, from Boise to the Grand Canyon, what three physiographic provinces will you be traveling through? A) Colorado Plateau, Great Columbia Plain, Basin and Range B) Basin and Range, Great Columbia Plain, Colorado Plateau C) Great Columbia Plain, Basin and Range, Colorado Plateau D) Basin and Range, Colorado Plateau, Great Columbia Plain
Most of the rainfall in seasonally-humid tropical climate comes from passing cold fronts
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The Basin and Range Province located in the ____ is characterized by ____ faults
a. central United States; reverse b. western United States; reverse c. central United States; normal d. eastern United States; normal e. western United States; normal
Which of the following measures of humidity is not temperature-dependent?
A) specific humidity B) absolute humidity C) relative humidity D) none of the above