Exam 5: Condensation - Dew - Fog - and Clouds

As Apollo 12 ascended into the atmosphere, the height of the surrounding clouds was noted to be 42,000 feet. A lightning strike was seen within these clouds, indicating that they must have been

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Question 81

When radiation fog "burns off", the fog tends to dissipate

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Question 82

In infrared-enhanced images, clouds with the coldest (highest) tops are typically assigned the colors or .

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Question 83

Under what conditions can a cloud form when air is sinking?

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Question 84

As the air cools during the night, the relative humidity increases. When the relative humidity reaches about 75 percent, condensation may begin on the most active hygroscopic nuclei, producing a ____________________ haze.

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Question 85

Nacreous clouds are commonly described as ____________________ clouds.

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Question 86

In modern satellites, a special type of advanced radiometer (called a(n) ____________________) provides satellite images with much better resolution than was available in the past.

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Question 87

Mammatus clouds most frequently form on the underside of ____ clouds.

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Question 88

In Howard's cloud classification system sheetlike clouds were named ("layer"); a puffy cloud ("heap"); a wispy cloud ("curl of hair"); and a rain cloud ("violent rain").

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Question 89

____________________ fog is rare over tropical water.

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Question 90

Frost forms when the dew point temperature is at or below freezing.

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Question 91

The cloud with the greatest vertical growth is

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Question 92

Light or moderate-but-steady precipitation is most often associated with ____ clouds.

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Question 93

Jet aircraft flying at high altitudes often produce a cirrus-like trail of condensed vapor called a condensation trail or ____________________.

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Question 94

Distinguish among dry haze, wet haze, and fog.

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Question 95

With which cloud type would each of the following phenomena be associated? lightning hail tornadoes brief heavy rain steady rain watery sun halo mackerel sky

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Question 96

Advection fog is often observed along the Pacific coast during summer, as westerly winds carry moist air toward the shore. The fog forms because the surface water near the coast is ____ the surface water farther offshore.

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Question 97

Outline the historic development of the cloud classification system used today.

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Question 98

The condensation nuclei most favorable for producing clouds (called cloud condensation nuclei) have radii of ____________________ µm or more.

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Question 99

____________________ fog forms when two unsaturated bodies of air mix and the resulting mixture is saturated.

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As Apollo 12 ascended into the atmosphere, the height of the surrounding clouds was noted to be 42,000 feet. A lightning strike was seen within these clouds, indicating that they must have been

When radiation fog "burns off", the fog tends to dissipate

In infrared-enhanced images, clouds with the coldest (highest) tops are typically assigned the colors or .

Under what conditions can a cloud form when air is sinking?

As the air cools during the night, the relative humidity increases. When the relative humidity reaches about 75 percent, condensation may begin on the most active hygroscopic nuclei, producing a ____________________ haze.

Nacreous clouds are commonly described as ____________________ clouds.

In modern satellites, a special type of advanced radiometer (called a(n) ____________________) provides satellite images with much better resolution than was available in the past.

Mammatus clouds most frequently form on the underside of ____ clouds.

In Howard's cloud classification system sheetlike clouds were named ("layer"); a puffy cloud ("heap"); a wispy cloud ("curl of hair"); and a rain cloud ("violent rain").

____________________ fog is rare over tropical water.

Frost forms when the dew point temperature is at or below freezing.

The cloud with the greatest vertical growth is

Light or moderate-but-steady precipitation is most often associated with ____ clouds.

Jet aircraft flying at high altitudes often produce a cirrus-like trail of condensed vapor called a condensation trail or ____________________.

Distinguish among dry haze, wet haze, and fog.

With which cloud type would each of the following phenomena be associated? lightning hail tornadoes brief heavy rain steady rain watery sun halo mackerel sky

Advection fog is often observed along the Pacific coast during summer, as westerly winds carry moist air toward the shore. The fog forms because the surface water near the coast is ____ the surface water farther offshore.

Outline the historic development of the cloud classification system used today.

The condensation nuclei most favorable for producing clouds (called cloud condensation nuclei) have radii of ____________________ µm or more.

____________________ fog forms when two unsaturated bodies of air mix and the resulting mixture is saturated.

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Wind - Global Systems

Air Masses and Fronts

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Hurricanes

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Exam 5: Condensation - Dew - Fog - and Clouds

​As Apollo 12 ascended into the atmosphere, the height of the surrounding clouds was noted to be 42,000 feet. A lightning strike was seen within these clouds, indicating that they must have been

​When radiation fog "burns off", the fog tends to dissipate

​In infrared-enhanced images, clouds with the coldest (highest) tops are typically assigned the colors ____ or ____.

​Under what conditions can a cloud form when air is sinking?

​As the air cools during the night, the relative humidity increases. When the relative humidity reaches about 75 percent, condensation may begin on the most active hygroscopic nuclei, producing a ____________________ haze.​

​Nacreous clouds are commonly described as ____________________ clouds.

​In modern satellites, a special type of advanced radiometer (called a(n) ____________________) provides satellite images with much better resolution than was available in the past.

​Mammatus clouds most frequently form on the underside of ____ clouds.

​In Howard's cloud classification system sheetlike clouds were named ____ ("layer"); a puffy cloud ____ ("heap"); a wispy cloud ____ ("curl of hair"); and a rain cloud ____ ("violent rain").

​____________________ fog is rare over tropical water.

​Frost forms when the dew point temperature is at or below freezing.

​The cloud with the greatest vertical growth is

​Light or moderate-but-steady precipitation is most often associated with ____ clouds.

​Jet aircraft flying at high altitudes often produce a cirrus-like trail of condensed vapor called a condensation trail or ____________________.

​Distinguish among dry haze, wet haze, and fog.

​With which cloud type would each of the following phenomena be associated? lightning hail tornadoes brief heavy rain steady rain watery sun halo mackerel sky ​

​Advection fog is often observed along the Pacific coast during summer, as westerly winds carry moist air toward the shore. The fog forms because the surface water near the coast is ____ the surface water farther offshore.

​Outline the historic development of the cloud classification system used today.

​The condensation nuclei most favorable for producing clouds (called cloud condensation nuclei) have radii of ____________________ µm or more.

​____________________ fog forms when two unsaturated bodies of air mix and the resulting mixture is saturated.

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

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As Apollo 12 ascended into the atmosphere, the height of the surrounding clouds was noted to be 42,000 feet. A lightning strike was seen within these clouds, indicating that they must have been

When radiation fog "burns off", the fog tends to dissipate

In infrared-enhanced images, clouds with the coldest (highest) tops are typically assigned the colors or .

Under what conditions can a cloud form when air is sinking?

As the air cools during the night, the relative humidity increases. When the relative humidity reaches about 75 percent, condensation may begin on the most active hygroscopic nuclei, producing a ____________________ haze.

Nacreous clouds are commonly described as ____________________ clouds.

In modern satellites, a special type of advanced radiometer (called a(n) ____________________) provides satellite images with much better resolution than was available in the past.

Mammatus clouds most frequently form on the underside of ____ clouds.

In Howard's cloud classification system sheetlike clouds were named ("layer"); a puffy cloud ("heap"); a wispy cloud ("curl of hair"); and a rain cloud ("violent rain").

____________________ fog is rare over tropical water.

Frost forms when the dew point temperature is at or below freezing.

The cloud with the greatest vertical growth is

Light or moderate-but-steady precipitation is most often associated with ____ clouds.

Jet aircraft flying at high altitudes often produce a cirrus-like trail of condensed vapor called a condensation trail or ____________________.

Distinguish among dry haze, wet haze, and fog.

With which cloud type would each of the following phenomena be associated? lightning hail tornadoes brief heavy rain steady rain watery sun halo mackerel sky

Advection fog is often observed along the Pacific coast during summer, as westerly winds carry moist air toward the shore. The fog forms because the surface water near the coast is ____ the surface water farther offshore.

Outline the historic development of the cloud classification system used today.

The condensation nuclei most favorable for producing clouds (called cloud condensation nuclei) have radii of ____________________ µm or more.

____________________ fog forms when two unsaturated bodies of air mix and the resulting mixture is saturated.