Geog 001 - Physical Geography » Spring 2022 » Chapter 6 Quiz

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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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