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