Clouds and Air Quiz

What is cloud formation?

• Process of creating and managing virtual machines.

• Process of creating and managing cloud resources

• Process of creating and managing network connections.

• Process of creating and managing software applications.

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You are a meteorologist explaining to a group of students about the composition of clouds. What would you say clouds are made of?

• I would say clouds are made of cotton candy

• I would say clouds are made of marshmallows

• I would say clouds are made of cotton balls

• I would say clouds are made of water droplets or ice crystals

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You are a scientist studying the atmosphere. You are asked to identify the main component of the air we breathe. What would it be?

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• carbon dioxide

• helium

You are a scientist studying the composition of air. You have already identified nitrogen as the most abundant gas. What is the second most abundant gas in air?

• argon

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

• nitrogen

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Imagine you are a meteorologist studying cloud formation. How would the density of the air affect your observations?

• Density has no effect on cloud formation.

• Density affects the ability of air to hold water vapor and the rate at which it cools and condenses, thus influencing cloud formation.

• Density determines the color of clouds.

• Density only affects the size of clouds.

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What is the approximate composition of air?

• 80% nitrogen, 20% oxygen, and 0% other gases.

• 75% nitrogen, 25% oxygen, and 0% other gases.

• 70% nitrogen, 30% oxygen, and 0% other gases.

• 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% other gases

You are climbing Mount Everest. As you ascend higher, what happens to the air density?

• The air density remains constant.

• The air density decreases.

• The air density increases.

• The air density fluctuates.

You are studying weather patterns and notice that your barometer is showing a high reading. What is this reading indicating about the weight of air pressing down on your location?

• air pressure

• barometric pressure

• pressure gradient

• atmospheric pressure

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