Water in the Atmosphere and Weather

True or False. Precipitation must become heavy enough for gravity to overcome updrafts holding it aloft.

• True

• False

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Which phenomenon can occur when the temperature drops below the dew point?

• rain

• dew

• humidity

• fog

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The amount of water vapor in the atmosphere, known as _______, affects the way the air feels.

• clouds

• fog

• humidity

• precipitation

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Based on their altitude in the sky, clouds are divided into which three main groups?

• light, gray, dark gray

• thin, puffy, heavy

• low, medium, high

• small, medium, large

I am a low level cloud that is fluffy, puffy, and white. I bring happy and fair weather. What kind of cloud am I?

• cumulonimbus

• cumulus

• cirrus

• stratus

What type of cloud am I?

• cumulonimbus

• cumulus

• cirrus

• stratus

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What kind of cloud am I?

• cumulonimbus

• cumulus

• cirrus

• stratus

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I look like fog but am actually a cloud. What kind of cloud am I?

• cumulonimbus

• cumulus

• cirrus

• stratus

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The type of precipitation that reaches the ground depends on the

• temperature

• size of cloud

• time of day

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what is it called when liquid changes into gas

• evaporation

• condensation 

• water

• water vapor

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