Weather and Clouds Quiz

What are condensation nuclei in the atmosphere?

• Particles that absorb cloud droplets

• Particles that have no effect on cloud formation

• Large particles that repel cloud droplets

• Small particles around which cloud droplets can form

What is orographic lifting?

• When wind encounters a mountain and the moving air has no where to go but up

• When wind encounters a mountain and the moving air goes down

• When wind encounters a valley and the moving air has no where to go but up

• When wind encounters a plain and the moving air goes up

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What is stability in the context of air mass?

• The ability of an air mass to resist condensing

• The ability of an air mass to resist moving

• The ability of an air mass to resist sinking

• The ability of an air mass to resist rising

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What is latent heat in the water cycle?

• Energy stored in water

• Energy transferred between water and land

• Energy released by water

• Energy transferred between air and water

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What is coalescence in the formation of clouds?

• When cloud droplets collide and make larger droplets

• When cloud droplets remain the same size

• When cloud droplets evaporate into smaller droplets

• When cloud droplets freeze into ice crystals

What is precipitation?

• When water freezes in the atmosphere

• When water (liquid or solid) falls to earth

• When water evaporates from the earth

• When water condenses in the atmosphere

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What is the water cycle?

• Constant movement of water between the atmosphere and Earth’s surface

• Constant movement of water between the atmosphere and the ocean

• Constant movement of water between the atmosphere and the mountains

• Constant movement of water between the atmosphere and the desert

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What is evaporation in the context of the water cycle?

• The process of water changing from a liquid to a solid

• The process of water changing from a gas to a liquid

• The process of water changing from a liquid to a gas

• The process of water changing from a solid to a liquid

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What do the prefixes 'Cirro', 'Alto', 'Strato' indicate in cloud classification?

• They indicate the color of the clouds

• They indicate the size of the clouds

• They indicate the shape of the clouds

• They indicate the vertical level at which the cloud bases form

What type of cloud is characterized by being 'heaped or lumpy looking'?

• Nimbostratus

• Cumulus

• Stratocumulus

• Stratus