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Question #1
Downwind of large mountain ranges there is less precipitation; this drier zone is called the ________.
A.
advection side
B.
rain shadow
C.
lifting condensation level
D.
windward side
E.
adiabatic area
Question #2
Showery precipitation is most closely associated with ________.
A.
non-buoyant air
B.
unstable air
C.
sinking air
D.
cirrus clouds
E.
stable air
Question #3
The release of latent heat from water molecules is called ________.
A.
sublimation pressure
B.
condensation
C.
vapor pressure
D.
evaporative cooling
E.
specific humidity
Question #4
The presence of which of the following hastens evaporation?
A.
Cold air
B.
Slow-moving air
C.
Rising air
D.
Already humid air
E.
Warm water
Question #5
Which of the following cloud types has the greatest height (from top to bottom)?
A.
Cirrus
B.
Stratus
C.
Altostratus
D.
Cumulus
E.
Cumulonimbus
Question #6
Liquid converts to gas when ________.
A.
cooling reaches the dew point
B.
molecules break loose from the liquid
C.
the liquid heats to freezing
D.
sublimation starts
E.
a crystalline structure is created
Question #7
Evaporation ________.
A.
is a cooling process
B.
is a process not requiring energy
C.
is a heating process
D.
has its greatest rates when the air is already humid
E.
releases latent heat in the air
Question #8
Most of the Earth's cloudiness results directly from ________.
A.
sublimation
B.
evaporation
C.
air pollution
D.
vertical temperature gradient
E.
adiabatic cooling
Question #9
Air that resists vertical movement is said to be ________.
A.
adiabatic
B.
cyclonic
C.
unstable
D.
stable
E.
anticyclonic
Question #10
The state of water that is the most fundamental, yet least obvious, in the atmosphere is ________.
A.
rain
B.
water vapor
C.
ice crystals
D.
hail
E.
evaporation
Question #11
The transfer of moisture from land to air is termed ________.
A.
specific humidity
B.
dew point
C.
evaporative cooling
D.
condensation
E.
evapotranspiration
Question #12
The capacity for air to hold water ________.
A.
is a constant
B.
increases as temperature increases
C.
increases as temperature decreases
D.
decreases as evaporation decreases
E.
is not related to temperature
Question #13
Which is NOT among the main types of atmospheric lifting and precipitation?
A.
Convergent
B.
Frontal
C.
Convective
D.
Advective
E.
Orographic
Question #14
In the United States, winter precipitation exceeds summer precipitation ________.
A.
in the Rocky Mountains
B.
in the South
C.
in New England
D.
on the West Coast
E.
in the Midwest
Question #15
The Bergeron process is also known as the ________ process.
A.
hail
B.
ice crystal formation
C.
glaze
D.
collision/coalescence
E.
acid rain formation
Question #16
Any buoyant parcel of air is said to exhibit ________.
A.
a moist adiabatic lapse rate
B.
stability
C.
instability
D.
a dry adiabatic lapse rate
E.
advection
Question #17
________ is the critical temperature at which saturation is reached.
A.
The flash point
B.
Absolute humidity
C.
The dew point
D.
Relative humidity
E.
Specific humidity
Question #18
A lack of atmospheric buoyancy is related to ________.
A.
instability
B.
stability
C.
the dew point depression
D.
coalescence
E.
an adiabatic condition
Question #19
Acid rain has a pH of less than ________.
A.
1.6
B.
7.6
C.
5.6
D.
12.6
E.
15.6
Question #20
Hail becomes larger because it collides with ________.
A.
water vapor
B.
raindrops
C.
sleet
D.
supercooled water
E.
ice crystals
Question #21
The hydrologic cycle refers to the ________.
A.
groundwater flow to the surface
B.
totality of the forms of precipitation
C.
latent heat of vaporization
D.
flow of rivers
E.
unending circulation of Earth's water supply
Question #22
The most common and widespread form of precipitation is ________.
A.
rain
B.
snow
C.
sleet
D.
hail
E.
fog
Question #23
The western coasts of continents in the subtropical zones are in ________ precipitation zones.
A.
snowy
B.
monsoon
C.
high
D.
moderate
E.
arid
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