Exam 6: Cloud Development and Forms

As a layer of moves vertically and forms a subsidence inversion,

There are ________ ways to lift air in the atmosphere.

Clouds that form downwind from mountain barriers and have a curved shape are called:

A ________ is an advancing boundary where warm air overtakes and replaces cold air.

Which of the following does not cause temperature inversions?

This is the cause of most thunderstorms:

If air becomes progressively warmer and more buoyant than the surrounding air,it is said to be:

Halos are formed in ________ clouds.

Cirrostratus clouds:

Ultimately,the buoyancy of a rising air parcel is dependent upon its:

The lower atmosphere typically has a steeper environmental lapse rate in the middle of the day because

The most common mechanism of cloud formation is:

Noctilucent clouds are:

Ascending parcels of unstable air seldom extend above the tropopause because

List the subcategories of high-,middle- and low-cloud types.

Which type of satellite imagery relies on solar radiation scattered back toward space by cloud tops?

The advection of cold or warm air can occur at:

An air parcel rising through a temperature inversion

Stratocumulus clouds are considered:

Which of the following pairs of clouds are the primary precipitation-producing ones?