In a typical advancing winter storm, which of the following sequences of precipitation types is most likely to occur?
a. freezing rain, rain, snow, sleet
b. freezing rain, rain, sleet, snow
c. rain, freezing rain, snow, sleet
d. rain, sleet, freezing rain, snow
e. rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow
Question 2Radar gathers information about precipitation in clouds by measuring the
a. energy emitted by the precipitation particles.
b. absorption characteristics of falling precipitation.
c. amount of energy reflected back to a transmitter.
d. amount of sunlight scattered off the precipitation.
e. amount of solar energy passing through the cloud.
Question 3On average, the water equivalent of 10 inches of snow is about ____ inch(es) of water.
a. 0.5
b. 1
c. 2
d. 2.5
e. 5
Question 4After a snowstorm, the newspaper reports that Buffalo, New York, received 1.50 inches of precipitation. If we assume an average water equivalent ratio for this snowstorm, then Buffalo received about ____ inches of snow.
a. 3
b. 1.5
c. 10
d. 9
e. 15
Question 5If a city were to receive 1/2 inch of rain in the morning and then 5 inches of snow that afternoon, about how much precipitation would the weather service report for that day?
a. 5 1/2 inches
b. 1/2 inch
c. 1 inch
d. 10 inches
e. 2 1/2 inches
Question 6An amount of precipitation measured to be less than one-hundredth of an inch (0.25 mm) is called
a. a trace.
b. drizzle.
c. light rain.
d. mist.
e. fog.
Question 7Precipitation with the greatest size (diameter) is
a. the snow pellet.
b. the snow grain.
c. a hailstone.
d. sleet.
e. a rain drop.
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