Question 1

Which of the following statements describes the path of geostationary satellites?

Accepted Answer

A) They orbit the Earth twice each day. 
B) They remain above a fixed spot above the equator. 
C) They are placed in lower orbits than most polar orbiting satellites. 
D) They monitor a specific region at varying time intervals. 
A) They orbit the Earth twice each day. 
B) They remain above a fixed spot above the equator. 
C) They are placed in lower orbits than most polar orbiting satellites. 
D) They monitor a specific region at varying time intervals.

Question 2

Suppose the sky is covered with stratus clouds. How might you determine whether middle or high clouds are also present?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Suppose the sky is covered with stratus...

Question 3

List the major height categories of clouds. What differences might you expect to find in the clouds that form at these different levels?

Accepted Answer

The major height categories of clouds ar

Question 4

Which of the following is a characteristic of cirrus clouds?

Accepted Answer

A) presence of ice crystals 
B) low elevation 
C) temperature above   C 
D) only found in tropical regions 
A) presence of ice crystals 
B) low elevation 
C) temperature above   C 
D) only found in tropical regions

Question 5

Which cloud type is associated with each of the following phenomena?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which cloud type is associated with each...

Question 6

Which of the following describes why upslope fog forms as it flows up a hill or mountain range?

Accepted Answer

A) air warms radiatively 
B) air warms adiabatically 
C) air cools adiabatically 
D) air cools radiatively 
A) air warms radiatively 
B) air warms adiabatically 
C) air cools adiabatically 
D) air cools radiatively

Question 7

Clouds are classified according to which of the following characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A) appearance 
B) latitude 
C) altitude 
D) method of formation 
A) appearance 
B) latitude 
C) altitude 
D) method of formation

Question 8

Which of the following is the most likely place for radiation fog to form on a cold, winter morning?

Accepted Answer

A) in a valley 
B) over a body of water 
C) along the side of a hill 
D) at the top of a hill or mountain 
A) in a valley 
B) over a body of water 
C) along the side of a hill 
D) at the top of a hill or mountain

Question 9

Which of the following types of fog are known as "arctic sea smoke" and "steam devils"?

Accepted Answer

A) advection fog 
B) radiational fog 
C) upslope fog 
D) evaporation fog 
A) advection fog 
B) radiational fog 
C) upslope fog 
D) evaporation fog

Question 10

Which form of fog results from two unsaturated air masses combining horizontally?

Accepted Answer

A) upslope fog 
B) evaporation fog 
C) radiation fog 
D) mixing fog 
A) upslope fog 
B) evaporation fog 
C) radiation fog 
D) mixing fog

Question 11

Which of the following is the name for a liquid drop of dew that freezes when the air temperature drops below freezing?

Accepted Answer

A) frost 
B) frozen dew 
C) black frost 
D) hoarfrost 
A) frost 
B) frozen dew 
C) black frost 
D) hoarfrost

Question 12

Which of the following types of fog most likely form above a relatively warm lake on a cold, calm, autumn morning?

Accepted Answer

A) steam fog 
B) radiation fog 
C) frontal fog 
D) advection fog 
A) steam fog 
B) radiation fog 
C) frontal fog 
D) advection fog

Question 13

Which of the following describes a role that satellites cannot do?

Accepted Answer

A) They provide information about surface water temperatures. 
B) They provide information about the Earth-atmosphere energy balance. 
C) They monitor the percolation of water in soils. 
D) They monitor the amount of snow cover. 
A) They provide information about surface water temperatures. 
B) They provide information about the Earth-atmosphere energy balance. 
C) They monitor the percolation of water in soils. 
D) They monitor the amount of snow cover.

Question 14

Which of the following processes is the main reason that the cooling of the ground produces dew?

Accepted Answer

A) radiative cooling 
B) conduction 
C) advection 
D) cooling due to the release of latent heat 
A) radiative cooling 
B) conduction 
C) advection 
D) cooling due to the release of latent heat

Question 15

Describe the weather conditions necessary for a cumulonimbus cloud to form. Why does this cloud have an anvil-like shape?

Accepted Answer

Cumulonimbus clouds form under specific

Question 16

Which of the following cloud types are almost always composed of ice crystals?

Accepted Answer

A) stratus, stratocumulus, nimbostratus 
B) altostratus, altocumulus 
C) advection fog, upslope fog, radiation fog 
D) cirrus, cirrostratus, cirrocumulus 
A) stratus, stratocumulus, nimbostratus 
B) altostratus, altocumulus 
C) advection fog, upslope fog, radiation fog 
D) cirrus, cirrostratus, cirrocumulus

Question 17

Which of the following statements describes how clouds appear on an infrared satellite image?

Accepted Answer

A) Low, warm clouds appear grey, and high, cold clouds appear grey. 
B) Low, warm clouds appear white, and high, cold clouds appear white. 
C) Low, warm clouds appear grey, and high, cold clouds appear white. 
D) Low, warm clouds appear white, and high, cold clouds appear grey. 
A) Low, warm clouds appear grey, and high, cold clouds appear grey. 
B) Low, warm clouds appear white, and high, cold clouds appear white. 
C) Low, warm clouds appear grey, and high, cold clouds appear white. 
D) Low, warm clouds appear white, and high, cold clouds appear grey.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of How can you visually distinguish between cumulus,...

Question 19

Which of the following provides another name for "luminous night clouds"?

Accepted Answer

A) noctilucent clouds 
B) nacreous clouds 
C) pileus clouds 
D) lenticular clouds 
A) noctilucent clouds 
B) nacreous clouds 
C) pileus clouds 
D) lenticular clouds

Question 20

Which of the following cloud types is most often associated with an anvil-shaped top?

Accepted Answer

A) cumulonimbus 
B) cumulus humilis 
C) altocumulus 
D) cumulus congestus 
A) cumulonimbus 
B) cumulus humilis 
C) altocumulus 
D) cumulus congestus

Which of the following statements describes the path of geostationary satellites?

Suppose the sky is covered with stratus clouds. How might you determine whether middle or high clouds are also present?

List the major height categories of clouds. What differences might you expect to find in the clouds that form at these different levels?

Which of the following is a characteristic of cirrus clouds?

Which cloud type is associated with each of the following phenomena?

Which of the following describes why upslope fog forms as it flows up a hill or mountain range?

Clouds are classified according to which of the following characteristics?

Which of the following is the most likely place for radiation fog to form on a cold, winter morning?

Which of the following types of fog are known as "arctic sea smoke" and "steam devils"?

Which form of fog results from two unsaturated air masses combining horizontally?

Which of the following is the name for a liquid drop of dew that freezes when the air temperature drops below freezing?

Which of the following types of fog most likely form above a relatively warm lake on a cold, calm, autumn morning?

Which of the following describes a role that satellites cannot do?

Which of the following processes is the main reason that the cooling of the ground produces dew?

Describe the weather conditions necessary for a cumulonimbus cloud to form. Why does this cloud have an anvil-like shape?

Which of the following cloud types are almost always composed of ice crystals?

Which of the following statements describes how clouds appear on an infrared satellite image?

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

Which of the following provides another name for "luminous night clouds"?

Which of the following cloud types is most often associated with an anvil-shaped top?

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Exam 5: Condensation: Dew, Fog, and Clouds

Which of the following statements describes the path of geostationary satellites?

Suppose the sky is covered with stratus clouds. How might you determine whether middle or high clouds are also present?

List the major height categories of clouds. What differences might you expect to find in the clouds that form at these different levels?

Which of the following is a characteristic of cirrus clouds?

Which cloud type is associated with each of the following phenomena?

Which of the following describes why upslope fog forms as it flows up a hill or mountain range?

Clouds are classified according to which of the following characteristics?

Which of the following is the most likely place for radiation fog to form on a cold, winter morning?

Which of the following types of fog are known as "arctic sea smoke" and "steam devils"?

Which form of fog results from two unsaturated air masses combining horizontally?

Which of the following is the name for a liquid drop of dew that freezes when the air temperature drops below freezing?

Which of the following types of fog most likely form above a relatively warm lake on a cold, calm, autumn morning?

Which of the following describes a role that satellites cannot do?

Which of the following processes is the main reason that the cooling of the ground produces dew?

Describe the weather conditions necessary for a cumulonimbus cloud to form. Why does this cloud have an anvil-like shape?

Which of the following cloud types are almost always composed of ice crystals?

Which of the following statements describes how clouds appear on an infrared satellite image?

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

Which of the following provides another name for "luminous night clouds"?

Which of the following cloud types is most often associated with an anvil-shaped top?

Earth and Its Atmosphere

Energy: Warming 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

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