Exam 5: Condensation - Dew - Fog - and Clouds

If fog is forming in Denver, Colorado (located on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains), and the wind is blowing from the east, then the fog is most likely

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The scattering effect of dry haze produces a color when viewed against a dark background and a tint when viewed against a light-colored background.

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Question 42

Fog that most often forms as warm rain falls into a cold layer of surface air is called

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Question 43

Condensation nuclei are important in the atmosphere because

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Question 44

In 1802, the French naturalist ____________________ proposed the first system for classifying clouds.

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Question 45

Suppose the sky is covered with stratus clouds. How might you determine whether middle or high clouds are also present?

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Question 46

All clouds form in rising air.

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Question 47

Detached clouds of delicate and fibrous appearance, without shading, usually white in color and sometimes of a silky appearance are

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Question 48

Abercromby's and Hildebrandsson's cloud classification system divides cloud forms into four primary cloud groups - clouds, clouds, and clouds; the fourth group contains clouds showing more vertical than horizontal development.

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Question 49

Radiation fog forms best on a

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Question 50

What kinds of information about clouds could you hope to determine using infrared and visible satellite photographs?

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Question 51

One positive aspect of foggy weather is a process required by fruit and nut trees that have finished growing during the summer and fall. This process, called ____________________, is the number of hours with air temperature below 7^oC (45^oF) before trees will begin to grow again.

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Question 52

A dim, "watery" Sun visible through a gray sheet-like cloud layer is often a good indication of ____ clouds.

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Question 53

The foggiest spot near sea level in the United States is Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

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Question 54

How can you visually distinguish between cumulus, altocumulus, and cirrocumulus clouds?

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Question 55

You are sitting inside your house on a sunny afternoon. The shades are drawn and you look at the window and notice the Sun disappears for about 10 seconds. The alternate light and dark period lasts for nearly 30 minutes. The clouds passing in front of the Sun are ____________________ clouds.

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Question 56

In 1803, Luke Howard, an English naturalist, developed a cloud classification system that employed ____ words to describe clouds as they appear to a ground observer.

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Question 57

Contrails form due to the heating of air by aircraft engine exhaust.

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Question 58

Which two clouds can produce precipitation?

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Question 59

Particles that serve as surfaces on which water vapor may condense are called

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If fog is forming in Denver, Colorado (located on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains), and the wind is blowing from the east, then the fog is most likely

The scattering effect of dry haze produces a color when viewed against a dark background and a tint when viewed against a light-colored background.

Fog that most often forms as warm rain falls into a cold layer of surface air is called

Condensation nuclei are important in the atmosphere because

In 1802, the French naturalist ____________________ proposed the first system for classifying clouds.

Suppose the sky is covered with stratus clouds. How might you determine whether middle or high clouds are also present?

All clouds form in rising air.

Detached clouds of delicate and fibrous appearance, without shading, usually white in color and sometimes of a silky appearance are

Abercromby's and Hildebrandsson's cloud classification system divides cloud forms into four primary cloud groups - clouds, clouds, and clouds; the fourth group contains clouds showing more vertical than horizontal development.

Radiation fog forms best on a

What kinds of information about clouds could you hope to determine using infrared and visible satellite photographs?

One positive aspect of foggy weather is a process required by fruit and nut trees that have finished growing during the summer and fall. This process, called ____________________, is the number of hours with air temperature below 7^oC (45^oF) before trees will begin to grow again.

A dim, "watery" Sun visible through a gray sheet-like cloud layer is often a good indication of ____ clouds.

The foggiest spot near sea level in the United States is Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

How can you visually distinguish between cumulus, altocumulus, and cirrocumulus clouds?

You are sitting inside your house on a sunny afternoon. The shades are drawn and you look at the window and notice the Sun disappears for about 10 seconds. The alternate light and dark period lasts for nearly 30 minutes. The clouds passing in front of the Sun are ____________________ clouds.

In 1803, Luke Howard, an English naturalist, developed a cloud classification system that employed ____ words to describe clouds as they appear to a ground observer.

Contrails form due to the heating of air by aircraft engine exhaust.

Which two clouds can produce precipitation?

Particles that serve as surfaces on which water vapor may condense are called

Earth and Its Atmosphere

Energy - Warming the Earth and the Atmosphere

Seasonal and Daily Temperatures

Atmospheric Humidity

Stability and Cloud Development

Precipitation

Air Pressure and Winds

Wind - Small-Scale and Local Systems

Wind - Global Systems

Air Masses and Fronts

Middle Latitude Cyclones

Weather Forecasting

Thunderstorms

Tornadoes

Hurricanes

Earths Changing Climate

Global Climate

Air Pollution

Light - Color and Atmospheric Optics

Filters

Exam 5: Condensation - Dew - Fog - and Clouds

​If fog is forming in Denver, Colorado (located on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains), and the wind is blowing from the east, then the fog is most likely

​The scattering effect of dry haze produces a ____ color when viewed against a dark background and a ____ tint when viewed against a light-colored background.

​Fog that most often forms as warm rain falls into a cold layer of surface air is called

​Condensation nuclei are important in the atmosphere because

​In 1802, the French naturalist ____________________ proposed the first system for classifying clouds.

​Suppose the sky is covered with stratus clouds. How might you determine whether middle or high clouds are also present?

​All clouds form in rising air.

​Detached clouds of delicate and fibrous appearance, without shading, usually white in color and sometimes of a silky appearance are

​Abercromby's and Hildebrandsson's cloud classification system divides cloud forms into four primary cloud groups - ____________________ clouds, ____________________ clouds, and ____________________ clouds; the fourth group contains clouds showing more vertical than horizontal development.

​Radiation fog forms best on a

​What kinds of information about clouds could you hope to determine using infrared and visible satellite photographs?

​One positive aspect of foggy weather is a process required by fruit and nut trees that have finished growing during the summer and fall. This process, called ____________________, is the number of hours with air temperature below 7oC (45oF) before trees will begin to grow again.

​A dim, "watery" Sun visible through a gray sheet-like cloud layer is often a good indication of ____ clouds.

​The foggiest spot near sea level in the United States is Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

​How can you visually distinguish between cumulus, altocumulus, and cirrocumulus clouds?

​You are sitting inside your house on a sunny afternoon. The shades are drawn and you look at the window and notice the Sun disappears for about 10 seconds. The alternate light and dark period lasts for nearly 30 minutes. The clouds passing in front of the Sun are ____________________ clouds.

​In 1803, Luke Howard, an English naturalist, developed a cloud classification system that employed ____ words to describe clouds as they appear to a ground observer.

​Contrails form due to the heating of air by aircraft engine exhaust.

​Which two clouds can produce precipitation?

​Particles that serve as surfaces on which water vapor may condense are called

Earth and Its Atmosphere

Energy - Warming the Earth and the Atmosphere

Seasonal and Daily Temperatures

Atmospheric Humidity

Stability and Cloud Development

Precipitation

Air Pressure and Winds

Wind - Small-Scale and Local Systems

Wind - Global Systems

Air Masses and Fronts

Middle Latitude Cyclones

Weather Forecasting

Thunderstorms

Tornadoes

Hurricanes

Earths Changing Climate

Global Climate

Air Pollution

Light - Color and Atmospheric Optics

Filters

If fog is forming in Denver, Colorado (located on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains), and the wind is blowing from the east, then the fog is most likely

The scattering effect of dry haze produces a color when viewed against a dark background and a tint when viewed against a light-colored background.

Fog that most often forms as warm rain falls into a cold layer of surface air is called

Condensation nuclei are important in the atmosphere because

In 1802, the French naturalist ____________________ proposed the first system for classifying clouds.

Suppose the sky is covered with stratus clouds. How might you determine whether middle or high clouds are also present?

All clouds form in rising air.

Detached clouds of delicate and fibrous appearance, without shading, usually white in color and sometimes of a silky appearance are

Abercromby's and Hildebrandsson's cloud classification system divides cloud forms into four primary cloud groups - clouds, clouds, and clouds; the fourth group contains clouds showing more vertical than horizontal development.

Radiation fog forms best on a

What kinds of information about clouds could you hope to determine using infrared and visible satellite photographs?

One positive aspect of foggy weather is a process required by fruit and nut trees that have finished growing during the summer and fall. This process, called ____________________, is the number of hours with air temperature below 7^oC (45^oF) before trees will begin to grow again.

A dim, "watery" Sun visible through a gray sheet-like cloud layer is often a good indication of ____ clouds.

The foggiest spot near sea level in the United States is Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

How can you visually distinguish between cumulus, altocumulus, and cirrocumulus clouds?

You are sitting inside your house on a sunny afternoon. The shades are drawn and you look at the window and notice the Sun disappears for about 10 seconds. The alternate light and dark period lasts for nearly 30 minutes. The clouds passing in front of the Sun are ____________________ clouds.

In 1803, Luke Howard, an English naturalist, developed a cloud classification system that employed ____ words to describe clouds as they appear to a ground observer.

Contrails form due to the heating of air by aircraft engine exhaust.

Which two clouds can produce precipitation?

Particles that serve as surfaces on which water vapor may condense are called