Understanding Weather and Climate 7th Edition Edward Aguado-Test Bank

I: ENERGY AND MASS

1. Composition and Construction of the Environment
2. Photo voltaic Radiation and the Seasons
3. Power Stability and Temperature
4. Atmospheric Strain and Wind

II: WATER IN THE ATMOSPHERE

1. Atmospheric Moisture
2. Cloud Growth and Types
3. Precipitation Processes

III: DISTRIBUTION AND MOVEMENT OF AIR

1. Atmospheric Circulation and Strain Distributions
2. Air Lots and Fronts

IV: DISTURBANCES

1. Midlatitude Cyclones
2. Lightning, Thunder, and Tornadoes
3. Tropical Storms and Hurricanes

V: HUMAN ACTIVITIES AND SPECIAL TOPICS

1. Weather Forecasting and Evaluation
2. Human Results on the Environment

VI: CURRENT, PAST, AND FUTURE CLIMATES

1. Earth’s Climates
2. Climate Modifications: Previous and Future
3. Atmospheric Optics

VII: Atmospheric Optics (on-line solely in MasteringMeteorology) and Appendices

1. Atmospheric Optics

• Appendix A: Unit of Measurement and Conversions
• Appendix B: The Customary Environment
• Appendix C: Weather Map Symbols
• Appendix D: Weather Extremes Cloud Information