Clouds

Which characteristics of weather are most important in the formation of cloud cover?

• proper wind speeds, presence of other clouds, change in rainfall

• proper amount of water vapor, presence of runoff, proper wind speeds

• proper amount of runoff, presence of other clouds, proper temperature

• proper temperature, proper amount of water vapor, change in air pressure

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Which best describes the effect of heavy cloud cover on temperatures at night?

• Temperatures will be cooler than expected.

• Temperatures will be warmer than expected.

• Temperature will change frequently throughout the night.

• There will be no change in temperature throughout the night

Which effect does cloud cover have on daytime temperatures during summer months in North Carolina?

• Cloud cover decreases temperatures.

• Cloud cover increases temperatures.

• Cloud cover causes temperatures to change rapidly.

• Cloud cover causes temperatures to rise and fall constantly.

Which type of cloud is associated with days of light, continual rain?

• cirrus

• stratus

• cumulus

• cumulonimbus

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What form of precipitation, in which ice crystals freeze over and over, frequently occurs during thunderstorms?

• hail

• snow

• sleet

• heavy rain

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What stage of the water cycle occurs when water falls back to Earth?

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

• transpiration

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Which best describes the sun’s effect on the water cycle?

• The sun causes water to precipitate. The precipitation evaporates and returns to the earth as condensation.

• The sun causes water to condense. The condensed water evaporates and returns to the earth as precipitation.

• The sun causes water to evaporate. The evaporated water condenses and returns to the earth as precipitation.

• The sun causes water to collect on the earth. The collected water precipitates and returns to the earth as condensation.

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Which two processes increase the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere as a result of heat from the sun?

• surface run­off and transpiration

• condensation and precipitation

• evaporation and condensation

• transpiration and evaporation

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Which type of cloud is typically associated with thunderstorms and heavy rain?

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Cumulonimbus

• Altostratus

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What is the primary process by which clouds form in the atmosphere?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Sublimation

• Precipitation

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