Quiz 6 - Clouds, Fog, Precipitation

Question 1

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All fogs form by cooling of the air.

True

False

Question 2

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Raindrops typically don't exceed ______ in size.

1 in

5 mm

1 m

4.25 in

3 cm

Question 3

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Which of these is a upper-level cloud?

cirrostratus

stratus

maritime tropical

altostratus

altocumulus

Question 4

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Dew point is _________.

the point at which clouds form

condensation at the top of a cloud

the percentage of saturation in the atmosphere

the temperature at which an air mass needs to be cooled in order for saturation to be reached

location where dew forms

Question 5

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Identify the cloud in the image.

Cumulus

stratostratus

Cirrus

Cirrostratus

contrails

IncorrectQuestion 6

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Identify the cloud in the image:

altostratus

cirrus

mammatus

fog

cirrostratus

Question 7

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A stratocumulus cloud is a mid-level cloud.

True

False

Question 8

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Which of these is a upper-level cloud?

stratocumulus

altocumulus

cirrus

advective fog

stratus

Question 9

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When sleet hits the ground it is in a liquid form.

True

False

Question 10

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Which cloud has the abbreviation Cb?

cirrocumulus

cumulonimbus

stratocirrus

lenticular

pyrocumulus

Question 11

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Which process produces results in ice crystals growing at the expense of water droplets?

Collision-Coalescence Process

rime

Bergeron Process

graupel

virga

Question 12

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Which cloud type is found on a cumulonimbus cloud?

lenticular

chemtrails

mammatus

altostratocirro

All of these

Question 13

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Which cloud type is abbreviated As?

cirrocumulus

altostreak

stratus

altostratus

altocumulus

Question 14

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What are the two main (basic) types of fog based on how they form?

mountain & valley

air rises, cools, condenses, forms fog

cirro & alto

steam & frontal

cooling & evaporative

Question 15

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Which type of fog is the result of cool air moving over warmer water?

advection

radiation

valley

steam

upslope