1. If the dew point is 54° F and the air temperature is 65° F. At sea level (0ft) on the windward side of the mountain
in the diagram below, is the relative humidity of the air starting out at 100%? Why or why not?
2. Assume that this same air is forced upward by a mountain range. When it starts to rise to 1,000ft, will it cool at
the DRY or SATURATED adiabatic rate?
3. Using the rate that you chose from question 2, calculate the temperature change on the diagram below up to
2,000 feet. What is the temperature of the parcel of air at 2000 ft?
4. At 2,000 ft., is the relative humidity of the parcel of air 100%? Yes or No?
5. Above 2,000ft, will the rising air begin cooling at the DRY or SATURATED adiabatic rate?
6. On the diagram below, calculate the air temperature changes all the way up to 5,000 feet using the rate you
chose in question 5. What is the temperature at 5,000 ft?