Question 1

Typical cloud droplets seldom reach the ground as rain because they ____________________ before reaching the ground.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Typical cloud droplets seldom reach the ground...

Question 2

Radar images typically are displayed using various colors to denote the intensity of precipitation, with ____ representing the lightest precipitation and ____ representing the heaviest precipitation.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​white; black 
B)  ​light grey; dark grey 
C)  ​orange; green 
D)  ​dark blue or purple; yellow or bright green 
E)  ​light blue or green; orange or red 
A)  ​white; black 
B)  ​light grey; dark grey 
C)  ​orange; green 
D)  ​dark blue or purple; yellow or bright green 
E)  ​light blue or green; orange or red

Question 3

A single rain gauge on top of a building cannot represent the total precipitation for any particular region.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In clouds with tops warmer than -15 degrees Celsius (5 degrees Fahrenheit), the ____ can play a significant role in producing precipitation.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​solute effect 
B)  ​condensation 
C)  ​curvature effect 
D)  ​evaporation 
E)  ​collision-coalescence process 
A)  ​solute effect 
B)  ​condensation 
C)  ​curvature effect 
D)  ​evaporation 
E)  ​collision-coalescence process

Question 5

​Fallstreaks usually ____ before reaching the ground.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​evaporate 
B)  ​condense 
C)  ​sublimate 
D)  ​deposit 
E)  ​perspirate 
A)  ​evaporate 
B)  ​condense 
C)  ​sublimate 
D)  ​deposit 
E)  ​perspirate

Question 6

On average, the water equivalent of 10 inches of snow is about ____ inch(es) of water.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​0.5 
B)  ​1 
C)  ​2 
D)  ​2.5 
E)  ​5 
A)  ​0.5 
B)  ​1 
C)  ​2 
D)  ​2.5 
E)  ​5

Question 7

Which is the correct association?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​snow grains - ice pellet 
B)  ​ground blizzard - graupel 
C)  ​snow squall - intense snow shower 
D)  ​sleet - glaze 
E)  ​freezing rain - hail 
A)  ​snow grains - ice pellet 
B)  ​ground blizzard - graupel 
C)  ​snow squall - intense snow shower 
D)  ​sleet - glaze 
E)  ​freezing rain - hail

Question 8

A typical raindrop is about ____ than a typical cloud droplet.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​one thousand times smaller 
B)  ​one thousand times larger 
C)  ​one hundred times smaller 
D)  ​one hundred times larger 
E)  ​ten times larger 
A)  ​one thousand times smaller 
B)  ​one thousand times larger 
C)  ​one hundred times smaller 
D)  ​one hundred times larger 
E)  ​ten times larger

Question 9

Rain which falls from a cloud but evaporates before reaching the ground is referred to as​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​sleet. 
B)  ​virga. 
C)  ​graupel. 
D)  ​dry rain. 
E)  ​drizzle. 
A)  ​sleet. 
B)  ​virga. 
C)  ​graupel. 
D)  ​dry rain. 
E)  ​drizzle.

Question 10

Which cloud would most likely produce drizzle?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​stratus 
B)  ​cumulus 
C)  ​cumulus congestus 
D)  ​cirrostratus 
E)  ​cumulonimbus 
A)  ​stratus 
B)  ​cumulus 
C)  ​cumulus congestus 
D)  ​cirrostratus 
E)  ​cumulonimbus

Question 11

A common term used for saturation vapor pressure when referring to cloud droplets is ____________________ vapor pressure.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of A common term used for saturation vapor...

Question 12

Would you expect the heaviest snowfall to occur on an unusually cold night or a night when the temperature was just a little below freezing?

Accepted Answer

Large snowflakes are those that fall thr

Question 13

Why are large snowflakes usually observed when the air temperature near the ground is just below freezing?

Accepted Answer

Snowflakes that fall through moist air t

Question 14

In the beginning of a rain storm you might experience large, heavy raindrops. Explain why these occur first, and where they originated.

Accepted Answer

Large raindrops fall faster and reach th

Question 15

​In a cloud composed of water droplets and ice crystals, the saturation vapor pressure is greater over the droplets than over the ice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The primary method used in preventing the growth of large, destructive hailstones is to inject a thunderstorm with large quantities of​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​silver iodide. 
B)  ​ice crystals. 
C)  ​dry ice. 
D)  ​hydrophobic nuclei. 
E)  ​hailstone embryos. 
A)  ​silver iodide. 
B)  ​ice crystals. 
C)  ​dry ice. 
D)  ​hydrophobic nuclei. 
E)  ​hailstone embryos.

Question 17

​In February 2014, another precipitation-measuring satellite was launched. It represents a joint initiative between the United States and Japan, and is called the ____________________ mission.

Accepted Answer

​Global Precipitatio

Question 18

The radar unit consists of a transmitter that sends out short, powerful ____ pulses.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​microwave 
B)  ​ultraviolet light 
C)  ​transmitted light 
D)  ​reflected light 
E)  ​X-ray 
A)  ​microwave 
B)  ​ultraviolet light 
C)  ​transmitted light 
D)  ​reflected light 
E)  ​X-ray

Question 19

After a rainstorm, visibility typically deteriorates.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

List the common precipitation gauges that measure rain and snow, and explain their principles.

Accepted Answer

A standard rain gauge consists of a funn

Typical cloud droplets seldom reach the ground as rain because they ____________________ before reaching the ground.

Radar images typically are displayed using various colors to denote the intensity of precipitation, with representing the lightest precipitation and representing the heaviest precipitation.

A single rain gauge on top of a building cannot represent the total precipitation for any particular region.

In clouds with tops warmer than -15 degrees Celsius (5 degrees Fahrenheit), the ____ can play a significant role in producing precipitation.

Fallstreaks usually ____ before reaching the ground.

On average, the water equivalent of 10 inches of snow is about ____ inch(es) of water.

Which is the correct association?

A typical raindrop is about ____ than a typical cloud droplet.

Rain which falls from a cloud but evaporates before reaching the ground is referred to as

Which cloud would most likely produce drizzle?

A common term used for saturation vapor pressure when referring to cloud droplets is ____________________ vapor pressure.

Would you expect the heaviest snowfall to occur on an unusually cold night or a night when the temperature was just a little below freezing?

Why are large snowflakes usually observed when the air temperature near the ground is just below freezing?

In the beginning of a rain storm you might experience large, heavy raindrops. Explain why these occur first, and where they originated.

In a cloud composed of water droplets and ice crystals, the saturation vapor pressure is greater over the droplets than over the ice.

The primary method used in preventing the growth of large, destructive hailstones is to inject a thunderstorm with large quantities of

In February 2014, another precipitation-measuring satellite was launched. It represents a joint initiative between the United States and Japan, and is called the ____________________ mission.

The radar unit consists of a transmitter that sends out short, powerful ____ pulses.

After a rainstorm, visibility typically deteriorates.

List the common precipitation gauges that measure rain and snow, and explain their principles.

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Typical cloud droplets seldom reach the ground as rain because they ____________________ before reaching the ground.​

Radar images typically are displayed using various colors to denote the intensity of precipitation, with ____ representing the lightest precipitation and ____ representing the heaviest precipitation.​

A single rain gauge on top of a building cannot represent the total precipitation for any particular region.​

In clouds with tops warmer than -15 degrees Celsius (5 degrees Fahrenheit), the ____ can play a significant role in producing precipitation.​

​Fallstreaks usually ____ before reaching the ground.

On average, the water equivalent of 10 inches of snow is about ____ inch(es) of water.​

Which is the correct association?​

A typical raindrop is about ____ than a typical cloud droplet.​

Rain which falls from a cloud but evaporates before reaching the ground is referred to as​

Which cloud would most likely produce drizzle?​

A common term used for saturation vapor pressure when referring to cloud droplets is ____________________ vapor pressure.​

Would you expect the heaviest snowfall to occur on an unusually cold night or a night when the temperature was just a little below freezing?

Why are large snowflakes usually observed when the air temperature near the ground is just below freezing?

In the beginning of a rain storm you might experience large, heavy raindrops. Explain why these occur first, and where they originated.

​In a cloud composed of water droplets and ice crystals, the saturation vapor pressure is greater over the droplets than over the ice.

The primary method used in preventing the growth of large, destructive hailstones is to inject a thunderstorm with large quantities of​

​In February 2014, another precipitation-measuring satellite was launched. It represents a joint initiative between the United States and Japan, and is called the ____________________ mission.

The radar unit consists of a transmitter that sends out short, powerful ____ pulses.​

After a rainstorm, visibility typically deteriorates.​

List the common precipitation gauges that measure rain and snow, and explain their principles.

Earth and Its Atmosphere

Energy - Warming the Earth and the Atmosphere

Seasonal and Daily Temperatures

Atmospheric Humidity

Condensation - Dew - Fog - and Clouds

Stability and Cloud Development

Air Pressure and Winds

Wind - Small-Scale and Local Systems

Wind - Global Systems

Air Masses and Fronts

Middle Latitude Cyclones

Weather Forecasting

Thunderstorms

Tornadoes

Hurricanes

Earths Changing Climate

Global Climate

Air Pollution

Light - Color and Atmospheric Optics

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Typical cloud droplets seldom reach the ground as rain because they ____________________ before reaching the ground.

Radar images typically are displayed using various colors to denote the intensity of precipitation, with representing the lightest precipitation and representing the heaviest precipitation.

A single rain gauge on top of a building cannot represent the total precipitation for any particular region.

In clouds with tops warmer than -15 degrees Celsius (5 degrees Fahrenheit), the ____ can play a significant role in producing precipitation.

Fallstreaks usually ____ before reaching the ground.

On average, the water equivalent of 10 inches of snow is about ____ inch(es) of water.

Which is the correct association?

A typical raindrop is about ____ than a typical cloud droplet.

Rain which falls from a cloud but evaporates before reaching the ground is referred to as

Which cloud would most likely produce drizzle?

A common term used for saturation vapor pressure when referring to cloud droplets is ____________________ vapor pressure.

In a cloud composed of water droplets and ice crystals, the saturation vapor pressure is greater over the droplets than over the ice.

The primary method used in preventing the growth of large, destructive hailstones is to inject a thunderstorm with large quantities of

In February 2014, another precipitation-measuring satellite was launched. It represents a joint initiative between the United States and Japan, and is called the ____________________ mission.

The radar unit consists of a transmitter that sends out short, powerful ____ pulses.

After a rainstorm, visibility typically deteriorates.