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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Introduction and Evaporation}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{ Concepts: {[}\{Optical illusions (rainbows)\}{]}, {[}\{Precipitation\}{]}, {[}\{Water vapour\}{]}, {[}\{Heated intensely\}{]}, {[}\{Evaporation (transformation process)\}{]}. Humidity }} Definition: {[}\{Amount of water vapour or moisture in the air\}{]}. {\emph{ Variations: {[}\{Zero in deserts\}{]}, {[}\{Up to 4\% in rainforests/coastal areas\}{]}. }} Physical Effect: {[}\{High humidity = sweat doesn't evaporate/sticky\}{]}, {[}\{Low humidity = skin feels dry/lips chapped\}{]}. {\emph{ Measurement: }} Absolute Humidity: {[}\{Amount of water vapour in a unit volume of air\}{]}, {[}\{Expressed in kilograms per cubic metre\}{]}. {\emph{ Relative Humidity (RH): {[}\{Ratio of water vapour present vs. total capacity\}{]}, {[}\{Measure of dryness or moisture\}{]}, {[}\{Expressed as a percentage\}{]}. }} Formula: {[}\{ (Amount of WV / Total capacity WV1) x 100 \}{]}. * Temperature Relation: {[}\{Colder air holds less water\}{]}, {[}\{Maximum limit = Dew point\}{]}, {[}\{Condensation begins below dew point\}{]}.} \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 18) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{condensation etc}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Condensation Definition: {[}\{Change of water vapour to liquid (water) or solid (ice)\}{]}. Process: {[}\{Moisture-laden air contacts a cold surface\}{]}, {[}\{Atmosphere must be fully saturated\}{]}. Surface Requirement: {[}\{Blade of grass\}{]}, {[}\{Window\}{]}, {[}\{Dust particles in the atmosphere\}{]}. Forms of Condensation: Dew: {[}\{Temperature above 0°C\}{]}, {[}\{Water droplets on surfaces\}{]}. Frost: {[}\{Temperature below 0°C\}{]}. Mist and Fog: {[}\{Cooling of a larger layer of air near the ground\}{]}. Clouds Definition: {[}\{Floating masses of super-cooled water droplets and ice crystals\}{]}. Types of Clouds: Cirrus: {[}\{Thin, wispy\}{]}, {[}\{Streak across the sky\}{]}, {[}\{High altitude\}{]}, {[}\{Made of ice crystals\}{]}. Stratus: {[}\{Low-lying\}{]}, {[}\{Large grey sheets\}{]}, {[}\{Covering the entire sky\}{]}. Cumulus: {[}\{Massive, billowing\}{]}, {[}\{Extend to great altitudes\}{]}, {[}\{Towering thunderstorm clouds (Cumulonimbus)\}{]}. Precipitation Definition: {[}\{Water vapour becomes more than air capacity\}{]}, {[}\{Condensed droplets fall to Earth\}{]}. Forms of Precipitation: Snow: {[}\{Directly into ice\}{]}, {[}\{Temperatures so low water vapour doesn't turn to liquid\}{]}, {[}\{Snowflakes\}{]}, {[}\{Snow drifts\}{]}. Hailstones: {[}\{Ice pellets\}{]}, {[}\{Too large/heavy for winds to carry\}{]}, {[}\{Fall from cumulus clouds\}{]}, {[}\{Repeated updrafts of air\}{]}. Rain: {[}\{Most important form\}{]}, {[}\{Showers (short period)\}{]}, {[}\{Drizzles (small, fine droplets)\}{]}, {[}\{Sleet (rain mixed with snow)\}{]}. Importance: {[}\{Major source of fresh water\}{]}, {[}\{Essential for survival\}{]}, {[}\{Inundation/flooding (heavy rain)\}{]}, {[}\{Droughts (lack of rain)\}{]}. Measurement: {[}\{Rain gauge\}{]}, {[}\{Disdrometer\}{]}, {[}\{Rainwater harvesting (percolation pits)\}{]}.} \tn % Row Count 34 (+ 34) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Types of Rainfall}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{1. Convectional Rainfall * Process: {[}\{Equatorial and tropical climates\}{]}, {[}\{Intense heating of Earth's surface\}{]}, {[}\{Air becomes less dense and rises\}{]}, {[}\{Cooling of rising air\}{]}, {[}\{Condensation occurs\}{]}, {[}\{Cumulonimbus clouds\}{]}, {[}\{Huge downpour\}{]}.} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{2. Orographic Rainfall (Relief Rainfall) Process: {[}\{Caused by the relief or orography of the land\}{]}, {[}\{Moisture-laden winds encounter mountains/hills\}{]}, {[}\{Forced to rise along the slope\}{]}, {[}\{Cooling and condensation\}{]}, {[}\{Heavy rain on windward side\}{]}. In India: {[}\{Western Ghats\}{]}, {[}\{Himalayan foothills\}{]}, {[}\{Monsoon rains\}{]}. Rain Shadow Regions: {[}\{Leeward side of mountains\}{]}, {[}\{Air descends and becomes drier\}{]}, {[}\{Coimbatore gets less rain\}{]}.} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 9) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{3. Cyclonic or Frontal Rainfall Process: {[}\{Tropical and temperate zones\}{]}, {[}\{Cold air mixes with warm/moist air\}{]}, {[}\{Associated with cyclones or depressions\}{]}. Front: {[}\{Point where warm air mass meets cold air mass\}{]}, {[}\{Warm air is lighter/forced to rise\}{]}, {[}\{Condensation and rain\}{]}.} \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 6) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}