Radar 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
Question 2Aircraft icing would be heaviest and most severe ____ freezing temperatures.
A) in a cloud at warmer than
B) in a cloud at just below
C) in a cloud at well below
D) outside a cloud at below
Question 3In the winter, you read in the newspaper that a large section of the Midwest is without power due to downed power lines. Which form of precipitation would most likely produce this situation?
A) snow
B) hail
C) freezing rain
D) sleet
Question 4A raindrop that freezes before reaching the ground is called ____.
A) snow
B) graupel
C) sleet
D) glaze
Question 5The combination of drifting and blowing snow, after falling snow has ended, is called a _____.
A) true blizzard
B) ground blizzard
C) snow squall
D) snow flurry
Question 6The most common snowflake form is ____.
A) graupel
B) a dendrite
C) rime
D) a splinter
Question 7The largest snowflakes would probably be observed in ____ air whose temperature is ____ freezing.
A) moist; near
B) dry; near
C) moist; well below
D) dry; well below
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