Question 1

Which of the following is true regarding condensation nuclei?

Accepted Answer

A) Maritime air masses generally possess more nuclei per cubic meter than continental air masses. 
B) Condensation nuclei are rare in urban environments. 
C) Continental air masses average about a billion nuclei per cubic meter. 
D) Continental air masses contain more than 10 times the condensation nuclei of maritime air masses. 
E) The difference in condensation nuclei between maritime and continental locations is not discernible. 
A) Maritime air masses generally possess more nuclei per cubic meter than continental air masses. 
B) Condensation nuclei are rare in urban environments. 
C) Continental air masses average about a billion nuclei per cubic meter. 
D) Continental air masses contain more than 10 times the condensation nuclei of maritime air masses. 
E) The difference in condensation nuclei between maritime and continental locations is not discernible.

Question 2

The hydrogen bonding in water creates _____ ,a cohesive force that enables one to slightly overfill a glass with water or allows denser objects,such as a lengthwise steel needle,to float on water.

Accepted Answer

A) capillary action 
B) surface tension 
C) heat exchange 
D) friction 
E) phase change 
A) capillary action 
B) surface tension 
C) heat exchange 
D) friction 
E) phase change

Question 3

The movement of water throughout the atmosphere,hydrosphere,lithosphere,and biosphere is known as the

Accepted Answer

A) biogeochemical cycle. 
B) hydroflux. 
C) capillary movement. 
D) hydrologic cycle. 
E) water flow. 
A) biogeochemical cycle. 
B) hydroflux. 
C) capillary movement. 
D) hydrologic cycle. 
E) water flow.

Question 4

List and describe the cloud classes and their associated cloud types,along with a discussion of the type of weather associated with each.

Accepted Answer

Briefly,Low clouds: stratus,stratocumulu

Question 5

Water vapor in the atmosphere is called

Accepted Answer

A) water. 
B) deposition. 
C) sublimation. 
D) humidity. 
E) transpiration. 
A) water. 
B) deposition. 
C) sublimation. 
D) humidity. 
E) transpiration.

Question 6

On cool spring mornings,veils of fog can often be seen rising above warm lakes and ponds.This type fog is an example of ____fog.

Accepted Answer

A) radiation 
B) convection 
C) advection 
D) valley 
E) evaporation 
A) radiation 
B) convection 
C) advection 
D) valley 
E) evaporation

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of deposition?

Accepted Answer

A) water freezing to ice 
B) ice melting to water 
C) water vapor condensing into liquid 
D) water vapor freezing to ice 
E) ice vaporization to a gas 
A) water freezing to ice 
B) ice melting to water 
C) water vapor condensing into liquid 
D) water vapor freezing to ice 
E) ice vaporization to a gas

Question 8

When stable air is forced to lift as it passes over a mountain range,the air may become saturated and condensation may occur.In this case,the air is

Accepted Answer

A) stable. 
B) unstable. 
C) conditionally unstable. 
D) moderately stable. 
E) conditionally stable. 
A) stable. 
B) unstable. 
C) conditionally unstable. 
D) moderately stable. 
E) conditionally stable.

Question 9

Which of the following is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A) fog - a stratus cloud that is high in elevation off the ground 
B) cumulus cloud - vertically developed cloud 
C) precipitation - rain,sleet,snow,hail 
D) cloud droplets - condensation nuclei and water 
E) collision-coalescence - one of two mechanisms for raindrop formation 
A) fog - a stratus cloud that is high in elevation off the ground 
B) cumulus cloud - vertically developed cloud 
C) precipitation - rain,sleet,snow,hail 
D) cloud droplets - condensation nuclei and water 
E) collision-coalescence - one of two mechanisms for raindrop formation

Question 10

The dry adiabatic rate (DAR)is

Accepted Answer

A)  6 C° per 1000 m (3.3 F° per 1000 ft.). 
B)  4.5 C° per 1000 m (2.5 F° per 1000 ft.). 
C) 	the rate used for a saturated parcel of air. 
D) 	a term that refers to the temperature decrease in the still, calm air that surrounds a moving air parcel. 
E)  10 C° per 1000 m (5.5 F° per 1000 ft.). 
A)  6 C° per 1000 m (3.3 F° per 1000 ft.). 
B)  4.5 C° per 1000 m (2.5 F° per 1000 ft.). 
C) 	the rate used for a saturated parcel of air. 
D) 	a term that refers to the temperature decrease in the still, calm air that surrounds a moving air parcel. 
E)  10 C° per 1000 m (5.5 F° per 1000 ft.).

Question 11

Compare and contrast the normal lapse rate,environmental lapse rate,the dry adiabatic rate,and the moist adiabatic rate.

Accepted Answer

The normal lapse rate is the average dec

Question 12

Define and distinguish between relative humidity and specific humidity.

Accepted Answer

Both specific humidity and relative humi

Question 13

Cooling of a surface overnight that chills the air layer directly above that surface may form

Accepted Answer

A) an advection fog. 
B) an upslope fog. 
C) an evaporation fog. 
D) sea smoke. 
E) a radiation fog. 
A) an advection fog. 
B) an upslope fog. 
C) an evaporation fog. 
D) sea smoke. 
E) a radiation fog.

Question 14

Which of the following is correctly matched?

Accepted Answer

A) normal lapse rate-3.5 C°/1,000 m 
B) environmental lapse rate-6.4 C°/1000 m 
C) dry adiabatic rate-10 C°/1000 m 
D) moist adiabatic lapse rate-15 C°/1000 m 
E) experimental lapse rate-7.2 C°/1000 m 
A) normal lapse rate-3.5 C°/1,000 m 
B) environmental lapse rate-6.4 C°/1000 m 
C) dry adiabatic rate-10 C°/1000 m 
D) moist adiabatic lapse rate-15 C°/1000 m 
E) experimental lapse rate-7.2 C°/1000 m

Question 15

____occurs when the relative humidity is 100%.

Accepted Answer

A) Saturation 
B) Evaporation 
C) Sublimation 
D) Deposition 
E) Transpiration 
A) Saturation 
B) Evaporation 
C) Sublimation 
D) Deposition 
E) Transpiration

Question 16

Which cloud type can indicate an oncoming storm,especially if they thicken and lower in elevation?

Accepted Answer

A) altostratus 
B) cumulus 
C) stratocumulus 
D) cirrus 
E) lenticular 
A) altostratus 
B) cumulus 
C) stratocumulus 
D) cirrus 
E) lenticular

Question 17

As temperature increases,the amount of energy available for evaporation

Accepted Answer

A) increases. 
B) decreases. 
C) remains constant. 
D) changes in a random,unpredictable manner. 
E) Air temperature has no effect on evaporation. 
A) increases. 
B) decreases. 
C) remains constant. 
D) changes in a random,unpredictable manner. 
E) Air temperature has no effect on evaporation.

Question 18

The precipitation in form of liquid water droplets that forms by condensation or by melting ice crystals as they pass through a warm layer of the atmosphere is

Accepted Answer

A) rain. 
B) snow. 
C) sleet. 
D) frost. 
E) hail. 
A) rain. 
B) snow. 
C) sleet. 
D) frost. 
E) hail.

Question 19

Which of the following are correctly matched?

Accepted Answer

A) flat or layered clouds - stratocumuliform 
B) puffy or globular clouds - cirroform 
C) puffy or globular clouds - cumuliform 
D) high altitude wispy cloud - stratiform 
E) wispy clouds - water droplets 
A) flat or layered clouds - stratocumuliform 
B) puffy or globular clouds - cirroform 
C) puffy or globular clouds - cumuliform 
D) high altitude wispy cloud - stratiform 
E) wispy clouds - water droplets

Question 20

Water beads on a nasturtium leaf

Water forms beads on a leaf because

Accepted Answer

A) cohesion between the leaf and water molecules is greater than cohesion between water molecules. 
B) cohesion and adhesion are equal causing water droplets to bunch together on the leaf. 
C) the leaf contains a thin,waxy layer that repels the water molecules,which then adhere to one another. 
D) the capillary action of water causes water molecules to form larger droplets. 
E) cohesion between water molecules is strong than adhesion between the leaf and water molecules. 
A) cohesion between the leaf and water molecules is greater than cohesion between water molecules. 
B) cohesion and adhesion are equal causing water droplets to bunch together on the leaf. 
C) the leaf contains a thin,waxy layer that repels the water molecules,which then adhere to one another. 
D) the capillary action of water causes water molecules to form larger droplets. 
E) cohesion between water molecules is strong than adhesion between the leaf and water molecules.

Which of the following is true regarding condensation nuclei?

The hydrogen bonding in water creates _____ ,a cohesive force that enables one to slightly overfill a glass with water or allows denser objects,such as a lengthwise steel needle,to float on water.

The movement of water throughout the atmosphere,hydrosphere,lithosphere,and biosphere is known as the

List and describe the cloud classes and their associated cloud types,along with a discussion of the type of weather associated with each.

Water vapor in the atmosphere is called

On cool spring mornings,veils of fog can often be seen rising above warm lakes and ponds.This type fog is an example of ____fog.

Which of the following is an example of deposition?

When stable air is forced to lift as it passes over a mountain range,the air may become saturated and condensation may occur.In this case,the air is

Which of the following is incorrect?

The dry adiabatic rate (DAR)is

Compare and contrast the normal lapse rate,environmental lapse rate,the dry adiabatic rate,and the moist adiabatic rate.

Define and distinguish between relative humidity and specific humidity.

Cooling of a surface overnight that chills the air layer directly above that surface may form

Which of the following is correctly matched?

____occurs when the relative humidity is 100%.

Which cloud type can indicate an oncoming storm,especially if they thicken and lower in elevation?

As temperature increases,the amount of energy available for evaporation

The precipitation in form of liquid water droplets that forms by condensation or by melting ice crystals as they pass through a warm layer of the atmosphere is

Which of the following are correctly matched?

Water beads on a nasturtium leaf Water forms beads on a leaf because

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Which of the following is true regarding condensation nuclei?

The hydrogen bonding in water creates _____ ,a cohesive force that enables one to slightly overfill a glass with water or allows denser objects,such as a lengthwise steel needle,to float on water.

The movement of water throughout the atmosphere,hydrosphere,lithosphere,and biosphere is known as the

List and describe the cloud classes and their associated cloud types,along with a discussion of the type of weather associated with each.

Water vapor in the atmosphere is called

On cool spring mornings,veils of fog can often be seen rising above warm lakes and ponds.This type fog is an example of ____fog.

Which of the following is an example of deposition?

When stable air is forced to lift as it passes over a mountain range,the air may become saturated and condensation may occur.In this case,the air is

Which of the following is incorrect?

The dry adiabatic rate (DAR)is

Compare and contrast the normal lapse rate,environmental lapse rate,the dry adiabatic rate,and the moist adiabatic rate.

Define and distinguish between relative humidity and specific humidity.

Cooling of a surface overnight that chills the air layer directly above that surface may form

Which of the following is correctly matched?

____occurs when the relative humidity is 100%.

Which cloud type can indicate an oncoming storm,especially if they thicken and lower in elevation?

As temperature increases,the amount of energy available for evaporation

The precipitation in form of liquid water droplets that forms by condensation or by melting ice crystals as they pass through a warm layer of the atmosphere is

Which of the following are correctly matched?

Water beads on a nasturtium leaf Water forms beads on a leaf because

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Atmospheric Energy and Global Temperatures

Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulations

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Water Resources

Earth’s Climatic Regions

Climate Change

The Dynamic Planet

Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanism

Weathering, Karst Landscapes, and Mass Movement

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Terrestrial Biomes

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