Question 1

A drop of water contains ______ of molecules of H₂O.

Accepted Answer

A)  trillions 
B)  billions 
C)  millions 
D)  thousands 
E)  hundreds 
A)  trillions 
B)  billions 
C)  millions 
D)  thousands 
E)  hundreds B

Question 2

What is the name given to layered clouds?

Accepted Answer

A)  cumulus 
B)  stratus 
C)  cirrus 
D)  fog 
E)  nimbus 
A)  cumulus 
B)  stratus 
C)  cirrus 
D)  fog 
E)  nimbus B

Question 3

Stratus clouds are individual puffy clouds that develop due to convection.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Water is capable of moving upward against the pull of gravity through thin openings; this movement is called

Accepted Answer

A)  hydrogen bonding. 
B)  gravitational uplift. 
C)  capillary action. 
D)  hydrology. 
A)  hydrogen bonding. 
B)  gravitational uplift. 
C)  capillary action. 
D)  hydrology.

Question 5

What two conditions are necessary in order for clouds to form?

Accepted Answer

First,the air must be saturated,either b

Question 6

Cirrus clouds are composed of ice crystals rather than water droplets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The wet adiabatic lapse rate is

Accepted Answer

A)  the average change in temperature of still air with altitude. 
B)  changes in temperature that occur due to variations in air pressure. 
C)  the rate at which an unsaturated body of air cools while lifting or warms while descending. 
D)  the altitude at which water changes from the vapor to the liquid phase. 
E)  the rate at which a saturated body of air cools as it lifts. 
A)  the average change in temperature of still air with altitude. 
B)  changes in temperature that occur due to variations in air pressure. 
C)  the rate at which an unsaturated body of air cools while lifting or warms while descending. 
D)  the altitude at which water changes from the vapor to the liquid phase. 
E)  the rate at which a saturated body of air cools as it lifts.

Question 8

Frontal uplift is most common in the low latitudes along the ITCZ.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

If there is precipitation,the cloud type will have a form of "nimbus" in its name.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Cumulonimbus clouds are

Accepted Answer

A)  thin, wispy clouds that develop high in the troposphere. 
B)  low clouds affiliated with long-term rain or snow events. 
C)  individual puffy clouds that develop due to convection. 
D)  low clouds that grow to great heights during short-term, severe storms. 
E)  layered sheets of clouds that have a thick and dark appearance. 
A)  thin, wispy clouds that develop high in the troposphere. 
B)  low clouds affiliated with long-term rain or snow events. 
C)  individual puffy clouds that develop due to convection. 
D)  low clouds that grow to great heights during short-term, severe storms. 
E)  layered sheets of clouds that have a thick and dark appearance.

Question 11

If water is cooling from 100˚C,when will it reach its maximum density?

Accepted Answer

A)  100˚C 
B)  0˚C 
C)  25˚CC 
D)  4˚C 
A)  100˚C 
B)  0˚C 
C)  25˚CC 
D)  4˚C

Question 12

The wet adiabatic lapse rate applies to both rising and descending air.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Melting /freezing absorbs/releases more heat energy than condensation/evaporation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Uplift of air that occurs when bubbles of warm air rise within an unstable body of air is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  convectional uplift. 
B)  orographic uplift. 
C)  frontal uplift. 
D)  convergent uplift. 
E)  cyclonic uplift. 
A)  convectional uplift. 
B)  orographic uplift. 
C)  frontal uplift. 
D)  convergent uplift. 
E)  cyclonic uplift.

Question 15

What percentage of the total amount of energy in the atmosphere is held as latent energy?

Accepted Answer

A)  60% 
B)  12% 
C)  30% 
D)  5% 
A)  60% 
B)  12% 
C)  30% 
D)  5%

Question 16

Why are the wet and dry adiabatic lapse rates different?

Accepted Answer

The wet and dry adiabatic lapse rates ha

Question 17

Specific humidity refers to the measurable amount of water vapor that is in a definable body of air.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The body of land on the leeward side of a mountain range that is relatively dry and hot due to adiabatic warming.

Accepted Answer

A)  stable air 
B)  unstable air 
C)  windward side 
D)  leeward side 
E)  rain shadow 
A)  stable air 
B)  unstable air 
C)  windward side 
D)  leeward side 
E)  rain shadow

Question 19

.What is the name given to clouds that are producing rain in convection-cell thunderstorms?

Accepted Answer

A)  cumulus 
B)  nimbostratus 
C)  cirrus 
D)  cumulonimbus 
A)  cumulus 
B)  nimbostratus 
C)  cirrus 
D)  cumulonimbus

Question 20

The side of a mountain range that faces opposite of the prevailing wind direction.

Accepted Answer

A)  stable air 
B)  unstable air 
C)  windward side 
D)  leeward side 
E)  rain shadow 
A)  stable air 
B)  unstable air 
C)  windward side 
D)  leeward side 
E)  rain shadow

A drop of water contains ______ of molecules of H₂O.

What is the name given to layered clouds?

Stratus clouds are individual puffy clouds that develop due to convection.

Water is capable of moving upward against the pull of gravity through thin openings; this movement is called

What two conditions are necessary in order for clouds to form?

Cirrus clouds are composed of ice crystals rather than water droplets.

The wet adiabatic lapse rate is

Frontal uplift is most common in the low latitudes along the ITCZ.

If there is precipitation,the cloud type will have a form of "nimbus" in its name.

Cumulonimbus clouds are

If water is cooling from 100˚C,when will it reach its maximum density?

The wet adiabatic lapse rate applies to both rising and descending air.

Melting /freezing absorbs/releases more heat energy than condensation/evaporation.

Uplift of air that occurs when bubbles of warm air rise within an unstable body of air is known as

What percentage of the total amount of energy in the atmosphere is held as latent energy?

Why are the wet and dry adiabatic lapse rates different?

Specific humidity refers to the measurable amount of water vapor that is in a definable body of air.

The body of land on the leeward side of a mountain range that is relatively dry and hot due to adiabatic warming.

.What is the name given to clouds that are producing rain in convection-cell thunderstorms?

The side of a mountain range that faces opposite of the prevailing wind direction.

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A drop of water contains ______ of molecules of H₂O.

What is the name given to layered clouds?

Stratus clouds are individual puffy clouds that develop due to convection.

Water is capable of moving upward against the pull of gravity through thin openings; this movement is called

What two conditions are necessary in order for clouds to form?

Cirrus clouds are composed of ice crystals rather than water droplets.

The wet adiabatic lapse rate is

Frontal uplift is most common in the low latitudes along the ITCZ.

If there is precipitation,the cloud type will have a form of "nimbus" in its name.

Cumulonimbus clouds are

If water is cooling from 100˚C,when will it reach its maximum density?

The wet adiabatic lapse rate applies to both rising and descending air.

Melting /freezing absorbs/releases more heat energy than condensation/evaporation.

Uplift of air that occurs when bubbles of warm air rise within an unstable body of air is known as

What percentage of the total amount of energy in the atmosphere is held as latent energy?

Why are the wet and dry adiabatic lapse rates different?

Specific humidity refers to the measurable amount of water vapor that is in a definable body of air.

The body of land on the leeward side of a mountain range that is relatively dry and hot due to adiabatic warming.

.What is the name given to clouds that are producing rain in convection-cell thunderstorms?

The side of a mountain range that faces opposite of the prevailing wind direction.

Introduction to Physical Geography

The Geographers Tools

Earth-Sun Geometry and the Seasons

The Global Energy System

Global Temperature Patterns

Atmospheric Pressure, wind, and Global Circulation

Air Masses and Cyclonic Weather Systems

Global Climates and Global Climate Change

Plant Geography

The Global Distribution and Character of Soils

Earth S Internal Structure, rock Cycle, and Geologic Time

Tectonic Processes and Landforms

Weathering and Mass Movements

Groundwater and Karst Landscapes

Fluvial Systems and Landforms

Glacial Geomorphology: Processes and Landforms

Arid Landscapes and Eolian Processes

Coastal Processes and Landforms

Population Growth and Environmental Impacts

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