Question 1

Minute particles in the atmosphere that provide a surface on which condensation can take place are called _______________. (two words)

Accepted Answer

condensation nuclei

Question 2

Potential evapotranspiration is the maximum evapotranspiration that would take place with ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  a cloudless sky
B)  an unlimited supply of water
C)  water at 99° C
D)  air temperatures 10° C below current conditions
E)  air at 0% relative humidity B

Question 3

Most of the fresh water on Earth is found in ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  groundwater
B)  lakes
C)  the atmosphere
D)  rivers
E)  glacial ice E

Question 4

Clouds are generally named based on which two characteristics? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  temperature and shape
B)  height and shape
C)  latitude and height
D)  height and width
E)  temperature and width

Question 5

The Atacama Desert of northern Chile is the world's driest region.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Frost is dew that forms, but then freezes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A cloud formed by rapidly rising columns of air that can ascend to great heights is called a ____ cloud. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  cirrus
B)  lenticular
C)  stratus
D)  cumulonimbus
E)  cirrostratus

Question 8

The combined effects of evaporation and transpiration are referred to as _______________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

The altitude at which clouds form from lifting is called the _______________. (three words)

Accepted Answer

The answer of The altitude at which clouds form from...

Question 10

The phrase "rain shadow" is associated with which type of precipitation? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  convectional
B)  orographic
C)  cyclonic
D)  frontal
E)  Bergeron

Question 11

Rainwater is slightly acidic because it absorbs ____ in the atmosphere. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  oxygen ​
B)  nitrogen
C)  methane
D)  argon
E)  carbon dioxide

Question 12

The amount of water vapor in the air at a time and place is called ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  capacity
B)  the saturation deficit
C)  humidity
D)  the precipitation potential
E)  transpiration

Question 13

A radiation fog is likely to form during the occurrence of a ground inversion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Cirrocumulus are low level clouds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Clouds take on three distinctive shapes. What are they, and what do they look like?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Clouds take on three distinctive shapes. What...

Question 16

Why are the dry adiabatic lapse rate and the wet adiabatic lapse rate different?

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Which type of fog occurs when a warm moist marine air mass moves over a cold land mass? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  advection fog
B)  radiation fog
C)  upslope fog
D)  frost fog
E)  ground fog

Question 18

Which precipitation mechanism takes place when a warmer air mass rises after encountering a colder, denser air mass? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  convectional precipitation
B)  frontal precipitation
C)  cyclonic (or convergence) precipitation
D)  orographic precipitation
E)  radiation precipitation

Question 19

The total amount of atmospheric water remains nearly constant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The energy that drives the hydrologic cycle comes from the _______________.

Accepted Answer

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Exam 6: Moisture, Condensation, and Precipitation

Minute particles in the atmosphere that provide a surface on which condensation can take place are called _______________. (two words)

Potential evapotranspiration is the maximum evapotranspiration that would take place with ____. ​

Most of the fresh water on Earth is found in ____. ​

Clouds are generally named based on which two characteristics? ​

The Atacama Desert of northern Chile is the world's driest region.

Frost is dew that forms, but then freezes.

A cloud formed by rapidly rising columns of air that can ascend to great heights is called a ____ cloud. ​

The combined effects of evaporation and transpiration are referred to as _______________.

The altitude at which clouds form from lifting is called the _______________. (three words)

The phrase "rain shadow" is associated with which type of precipitation? ​

Rainwater is slightly acidic because it absorbs ____ in the atmosphere. ​

The amount of water vapor in the air at a time and place is called ____. ​

A radiation fog is likely to form during the occurrence of a ground inversion.

Cirrocumulus are low level clouds.

Clouds take on three distinctive shapes. What are they, and what do they look like?

Why are the dry adiabatic lapse rate and the wet adiabatic lapse rate different?

Which type of fog occurs when a warm moist marine air mass moves over a cold land mass? ​

Which precipitation mechanism takes place when a warmer air mass rises after encountering a colder, denser air mass? ​

The total amount of atmospheric water remains nearly constant.

The energy that drives the hydrologic cycle comes from the _______________.

Potential evapotranspiration is the maximum evapotranspiration that would take place with ____.

Most of the fresh water on Earth is found in ____.

Clouds are generally named based on which two characteristics?

A cloud formed by rapidly rising columns of air that can ascend to great heights is called a ____ cloud.

The phrase "rain shadow" is associated with which type of precipitation?

Rainwater is slightly acidic because it absorbs ____ in the atmosphere.

The amount of water vapor in the air at a time and place is called ____.

Which type of fog occurs when a warm moist marine air mass moves over a cold land mass?

Which precipitation mechanism takes place when a warmer air mass rises after encountering a colder, denser air mass?