Exam 5: Condensation: Dew, Fog, and Clouds

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

Because fog causes a lot of problems, such as accidents, scientists are seeking ways to disperse, or at least "thin" fog.

When viewed from the surface, these clouds may be viewed as individual cloud elements (puffs)or as rows of ripples that resemble the scales of a fish.

Which two clouds can produce precipitation?

When a cloud forms over and extends downwind of an isolated mountain peak, it is called a ____ cloud.

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

Snow covering the ground is an especially favorable condition for the formation of precipitation fog, also known as _____________ fog.

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.

In Howard's cloud classification system, sheet-like clouds were named ____ ("layer"), a puffy cloud ____ ("heap"), a wispy cloud ____ ("curl of hair"), and a rain cloud ____ ("violent rain").

The process of water vapor changing directly to ice without becoming a liquid first is called ____________________.

Noctilucent clouds, meaning "luminous night clouds" are best seen at ____, during the ____ at latitudes poleward of 50 degrees.

One benefit polar-orbiting satellites offer is that they ____.

Cirrus clouds are composed primarily of ____.

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.

This particular technological innovation, launched in 2006, contains a very sensitive radar that uses microwave radiation to peer into a cloud and unveil its fine structures, including the altitude of its top and base, its thickness, optical properties, the abundance of liquid and ice particles, along with the intensity of precipitation within the cloud.

Describe, with the aid of a figure, the orbital paths followed by geostationary and polar-orbiting satellites and explain their advantages and uses.

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.

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

____________________ fog is rare over tropical water.

On a cold morning, it is possible to see your breath even if the air temperature is above freezing.