Exam 5: Condensation: Dew, Fog, and Clouds

Under which of the following circumstances can the relative humidity exceed 100 percent without producing fog?

Which of the following is a correct statement about cirrocumulus clouds?

Which of the following conditions is BEST for the formation of radiation fog?

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

Which of the following cloud types is composed of ice crystals and can cause a halo to form around the sun or moon?

Suppose two ocean currents with different temperatures flow next to one another. Which of the following can be expected if the wind blows perpendicular to the currents?

On a cold winter morning, the air near the surface is full of smoke particles. If fog formed in this air, how would it likely compare to fog that forms in cleaner air?

Which of the following statements describes the air temperature on a cold morning when you see your breath?

​ -Which of the following terms refers to clouds that have a characteristic lens-shaped appearance?

Suppose the sky is completely covered with a thin, white, layered type of cloud; yet on the ground objects cast a distinct shadow. Which of the following cloud types must be present?

Which of the following describes what infrared and visible satellite images can provide?

It is a cold winter night and fog forms. If it continues to cool during the night, would you expect to find that the dew point has changed overnight? If so, would you expect to find that the dew point has increased or decreased?

Which of the following terms refers to detached clouds of delicate and fibrous appearance, usually white and without shading, and sometimes with a silky appearance?

Which of the following characteristics of the below-freezing layer of air coincides with the formation of dew, frozen dew, and frost?

Which of the following occurs when a layer of wet haze is formed?

Which of the following terms describes a situation in which clouds cover between four-tenths and five-tenths of the sky?

Which of the following clouds is characterized as a middle cloud?

Consider the scenario in which the minimum temperature drops to 1ºC on a clear night, and fog forms early in the evening the next night. Which of the following describes why it is likely that the minimum temperature will not be as low on the second night?

Which of the following explains why advection fog is more likely to form at headlands than at beaches along an irregular coastline?

Which of the following explains how fog is a problem to aviation?