Clouds Review

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the formation of clouds?

• You need condensation nuclei

• You need to be at the dew point temperature

• Water vapor cools as it rises and then condenses

• Clouds only form in areas with low humidity

What are condensation nuclei?

• The inside part of an atom

• Particles in the air that water vapor condenses onto

• Particles that cause it to start raining

• A special kind of condensation that happens when it is winter

When cold air forces warm air up at a front, this is called...

• Convection

• Convergence

• Frontal Wedging

• Orographic Lifting

The windward side of a mountain has more precipitation than the other side. What causes this?

• Frontal Wedging

• Convergence

• Localized Convection

• Orographic Lifting

Which of the following describes STABLE air?

• Cold air below warm air

• Warm air below cold air

• Warm and cold air mixing

• Temperature inversion

Thunderstorms are associated with which type of cloud?

• Cumulous

• Stratus

• Cirrus

• Cumulonimbus

Rain is associated with which type of cloud?

• Cirrus

• Nimbostratus

• Cumulous

• None of the above

Which cloud occurs highest up in the atmosphere?

• Altostratus

• Cumulous

• Cirrus

• Nimbostratus

You see clouds that are white and puffy. What kind of clouds are you looking at?

• Cirrus

• Cumulous

• Status

• None of these

Which type of precipitation falls as a liquid and then freezes when it hits the ground?

• Freezing rain

• Slow

• Sleet

• Hail