Glendale Community College » Geography » Geography 101 - Physical Geography » Spring 2021

Question #1

Fog that forms off the coast at night and then moves to LAX in the early morning hours would be ___

A. Radiation Fog

B. Upslope Fog

C. Evaporation Fog

D. Terminal Fog

E. Advection Fog

Question #2

Which type of cloud is associated most with the formation of hail?

A. Cumulus

B. Nimbostratus

C. Columbuschristos

D. Cirronimbus

E. Cumulonimbus

Question #3

Under which general conditions would fog be most likely to form?

A. Clear, calm, summer evenings

B. Clear, windy, cold nights

C. Cloudy, windy, summer evenings

D. Clear, calm, cold nights

E. Cloudy, cold, windy nights

Question #4

To which elevation must air rise for condensation to begin and clouds start to form?

A. 10,000 feet

B. 5,000 feet

C. LCL

D. Dew Point

E. 2,000 feet

Question #5

Which of the following describes the type of atmospheric lifting where air is forced to rise up and over a mountain range?

A. Orographic

C. Frontal

D. Convergent

E. Convective

F. Advective