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.   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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