Learning Objectives
At the end of this module, students should be able to:
1. Describe the energy gain and loss associated with phase changes in water.
2. Identify the role of latent heat in the atmosphere
3. Calculate relative humidity and understand its relationship to temperature and dewpoint.
4. Describe the conditions required for condensation to occur and for rain to occur.
5. Describe the primary cloud types and the altitudes at and conditions under which they form and are associated with.
6. Describe the different lifting processes and how they are associated with precipitation patterns globally and in Idaho.
7. Describe the processes by which fluvial features form and change and the importance of floods.
8. Identify the role of rivers in the Pacific Northwest as agents of change.
1. Describe the energy gain and loss associated with phase changes in water.
2. Identify the role of latent heat in the atmosphere
3. Calculate relative humidity and understand its relationship to temperature and dewpoint.
4. Describe the conditions required for condensation to occur and for rain to occur.
5. Describe the primary cloud types and the altitudes at and conditions under which they form and are associated with.
6. Describe the different lifting processes and how they are associated with precipitation patterns globally and in Idaho.
7. Describe the processes by which fluvial features form and change and the importance of floods.
8. Identify the role of rivers in the Pacific Northwest as agents of change.
Before You Begin
Before you begin the module you must:
1. Read the following chapters and pages in the textbook McKnight's Physical Geography; A Landscape Appreciation:
1. Read the following chapters and pages in the textbook McKnight's Physical Geography; A Landscape Appreciation:
- Chapter 6: Atmospheric Moisture
- Chapter 16: Fluvial Processes
Once you complete the pre-module quiz, click the button below to begin the module.