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