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Title: A dim, watery sun visible through a gray sheet-like cloud layer is often a good indication of ____ ...
Post by: natnatnat on Mar 6, 2018
A dim, watery sun visible through a gray sheet-like cloud layer is often a good indication of ____ clouds.
 A) stratocumulus
  B) cirrostratus
  C) altostratus
  D) nimbostratus

Question 2

In a dry climate, ____.
 A) potential evaporation and transpiration exceed precipitation
  B) there are no plants
  C) air temperatures seldom drop below freezing and days are always hot
  D) winters are short, but cold

Question 3

A halo around the moon indicates that ____.
 A) cirrostratus clouds are present
  B) the clouds overhead are low clouds
  C) rain is falling from the clouds overhead
  D) the clouds are composed of water droplets

Question 4

The term monsoon refers to ____.
 A) the short summer rainy season observed in some locations
  B) a short dry season
  C) a period of heavy rainfall produced by thunderstorms
  D) a seasonal reversal of winds

Question 5

Which cloud is least likely to produce precipitation that reaches the ground?
 A) stratus
  B) nimbostratus
  C) cumulonimbus
  D) cirrocumulus

Question 6

The tropical wet-and-dry climate is influenced mainly by the ____.
 A) polar front and the subtropical highs
  B) polar front and the ITCZ
  C) subtropical highs and polar front
  D) ITCZ and subtropical highs

Question 7

A warm rain falling through a layer of cold, moist air can produce ____ fog.
 A) radiation
  B) frontal
  C) advection
  D) upslope


Title: A dim, watery sun visible through a gray sheet-like cloud layer is often a good indication of ____ ...
Post by: krakrakels on Mar 6, 2018
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Title: A dim, watery sun visible through a gray sheet-like cloud layer is often a good indication of ____ ...
Post by: natnatnat on Mar 6, 2018
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Title: A dim, watery sun visible through a gray sheet-like cloud layer is often a good indication of ____ ...
Post by: krakrakels on Mar 6, 2018
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