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5.1 Clouds are classified and named according to their
height and:
Temperature
Water content
Cloud droplet size
Form
Amount of precipitation produced
5.1 Clouds are classified and named according to their
height and:
Temperature
Water content
Cloud droplet size
Form
Amount of precipitation produced
5.2 Which of the following are sources of cloud
condensation nuclei?
Dust storms
Volcanic eruptions
Pollen
Forest fires
All of the above
5.2 Which of the following are sources of cloud
condensation nuclei?
Dust storms
Volcanic eruptions
Pollen
Forest fires
All of the above
5.3 Which of the following cloud types would be LEAST likely to have precipitation associated with it?
Cumulonimbus
Nimbostratus
Cirrus
Stratus
5.3 Which of the following cloud types would be LEAST likely to have precipitation associated with it?
Cumulonimbus
Nimbostratus
Cirrus
Stratus
5.4 A Sun or a Moon halo forms around
which type of cloud?
Cirrostratus
Cumulonimbus
Altostratus
Cirrus
Stratus
5.4 A Sun or a Moon halo forms around
which type of cloud?
Cirrostratus
Cumulonimbus
Altostratus
Cirrus
Stratus
5.5 You observe a cloud at an altitude of 10,000 feet. This cloud name would have the prefix:
Alto
Cirro
Strato
Medial
Nimbo
5.5 You observe a cloud at an altitude of 10,000 feet. This cloud name would have the prefix:
Alto
Cirro
Strato
Medial
Nimbo
5.6 The cloud type that is best described as sheets or layers that cover much or all of the sky is termed:
Cumulus
Stratus
Cirrocumulus
Cumulonimbus
Cirrus
5.6 The cloud type that is best described as sheets or layers that cover much or all of the sky is termed:
Cumulus
Stratus
Cirrocumulus
Cumulonimbus
Cirrus
5.7 This word indicates that a cloud is a rain producer:
Lenticular
Alto
Nimbus
Cumulus
Cirro
5.7 This word indicates that a cloud is a rain producer:
Lenticular
Alto
Nimbus
Cumulus
Cirro
5.8 Thunder and lightning are associated
with which type of clouds?
Cirrostratus
Cumulonimbus
Altostratus
Cirrus
Stratus
5.8 Thunder and lightning are associated
with which type of clouds?
Cirrostratus
Cumulonimbus
Altostratus
Cirrus
Stratus
5.9 Which association is correct?
Low cloud – stratus
Middle cloud – cirrus
Vertical cloud – nimbostratus
High cloud – altostratus
Low cloud – cirrostratus
5.9 Which association is correct?
Low cloud – stratus
Middle cloud – cirrus
Vertical cloud – nimbostratus
High cloud – altostratus
Low cloud – cirrostratus
5.10 Where are lenticular clouds most likely to form?
Over oceans
Along coastlines
To the lee of mountains
In desert regions
Downwind of lakes
5.10 Where are lenticular clouds most likely to form?
Over oceans
Along coastlines
To the lee of mountains
In desert regions
Downwind of lakes
5.11 Which type of fog occurs during nights when skies are clear and relative humidity is high?
Steam fog
Advection fog
Radiation fog
Precipitation fog
Upslope fog
5.11 Which type of fog occurs during nights when skies are clear and relative humidity is high?
Steam fog
Advection fog
Radiation fog
Precipitation fog
Upslope fog
5.12 When warm, moist air moves over a cold surface,
________ fog may result.
Steam
Advection
Radiation
Precipitation
Upslope
5.12 When warm, moist air moves over a cold surface,
________ fog may result.
Steam
Advection
Radiation
Precipitation
Upslope
5.13 This type of fog is produced when cold air moves
over a warm, moist surface:
Steam fog
Advection fog
Radiation fog
Precipitation fog
Upslope fog
5.13 This type of fog is produced when cold air moves
over a warm, moist surface:
Steam fog
Advection fog
Radiation fog
Precipitation fog
Upslope fog
5.14 Most precipitation that falls in the middle latitudes
is formed by:
The Bergeron process
Collision-coalescence
Spontaneous freezing of water droplets
Condensation of water vapor
5.14 Most precipitation that falls in the middle latitudes
is formed by:
The Bergeron process
Collision-coalescence
Spontaneous freezing of water droplets
Condensation of water vapor
5.15 Which of the following best describes
supercooled water?
Part liquid and part solid
A unique form of ice that only forms in clouds
Liquid water at temperatures below 0° C
Water with a slightly different chemical nature than ordinary water
Produced from dry ice
5.15 Which of the following best describes
supercooled water?
Part liquid and part solid
A unique form of ice that only forms in clouds
Liquid water at temperatures below 0° C
Water with a slightly different chemical nature than ordinary water
Produced from dry ice
5.16 The collision-coalescence process
occurs when the entire cloud is:
Below freezing
Above freezing
Raining
Snowing
5.16 The collision-coalescence process
occurs when the entire cloud is:
Below freezing
Above freezing
Raining
Snowing
5.17 Which of the following types of precipitation results when raindrops freeze before reaching the ground?
Rime
Glaze
Hail
Sleet
Snow
5.17 Which of the following types of precipitation results when raindrops freeze before reaching the ground?
Rime
Glaze
Hail
Sleet
Snow
5.18 What type of precipitation causes ice to form on
surfaces as supercooled water makes contact with
them?
Sleet
Graupel
Glaze
Snow
Hail
5.18 What type of precipitation causes ice to form on
surfaces as supercooled water makes contact with
them?
Sleet
Graupel
Glaze
Snow
Hail
5.19 Which of the following instruments can be used to
measure precipitation?
Tipping-bucket gauge
Anemometer
Barograph
Thermometer
Bi-metal strip
5.19 Which of the following instruments can be used to
measure precipitation?
Tipping-bucket gauge
Anemometer
Barograph
Thermometer
Bi-metal strip
5.20 Cloud seeding using silver iodide only works when:
Cold clouds are composed entirely of ice crystals.
Warm clouds are composed entirely of water droplets.
A portion of the cloud contains supercooled
water.
Cumuliform clouds are present.
5.20 Cloud seeding using silver iodide only works when:
Cold clouds are composed entirely of ice crystals.
Warm clouds are composed entirely of water droplets.
A portion of the cloud contains supercooled water.
Cumuliform clouds are present.
5.21 Which of the following is NOT a form of intentional
weather modification?
Cloud seeding
Fog dispersal
Frost prevention
Hail suppression
Urbanization
5.21 Which of the following is NOT a form of intentional
weather modification?
Cloud seeding
Fog dispersal
Frost prevention
Hail suppression
Urbanization
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