Question 1

Large,heavy snowflakes are associated with moist air and temperatures well below freezing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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 3

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 4

For sub-freezing temperatures,the saturation vapor pressure just above a liquid water surface is ____ the saturation vapor pressure above an ice surface.​

Accepted Answer

A) greater than 
B) the same as 
C) ​less than 
D) ​10% less than 
E) ​50%  less than 
A) greater than 
B) the same as 
C) ​less than 
D) ​10% less than 
E) ​50%  less than

Question 5

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 6

If rain falls on one side of a street and not on the other side,the rain most likely fell from a ____ cloud.​

Accepted Answer

A) nimbostratus 
B) stratus 
C) ​cumulonimbus 
D) ​altostratus 
E) ​altocumulus 
A) nimbostratus 
B) stratus 
C) ​cumulonimbus 
D) ​altostratus 
E) ​altocumulus

Question 7

Which is the correct association?​

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

In a typical advancing winter storm,which of the following sequences of precipitation types is most likely to occur?​

Accepted Answer

A) freezing rain,rain,snow,sleet 
B) freezing rain,rain,sleet,snow 
C) ​rain,freezing rain,snow,sleet 
D) ​rain,sleet,freezing rain,snow 
E) ​rain,freezing rain,sleet,snow 
A) freezing rain,rain,snow,sleet 
B) freezing rain,rain,sleet,snow 
C) ​rain,freezing rain,snow,sleet 
D) ​rain,sleet,freezing rain,snow 
E) ​rain,freezing rain,sleet,snow

Question 9

If you observe large raindrops hitting the ground,you could probably say that the cloud overhead was ____ and had ____ updrafts.​

Accepted Answer

A) thick;weak 
B) thick;strong 
C) ​thin;weak 
D) ​thin;strong 
E) ​thin;no 
A) thick;weak 
B) thick;strong 
C) ​thin;weak 
D) ​thin;strong 
E) ​thin;no

Question 10

Which of the following might be mistaken for hail?​

Accepted Answer

A) virga 
B) graupel 
C) ​dendrite 
D) ​supercooled droplet 
E) ​ice crystal 
A) virga 
B) graupel 
C) ​dendrite 
D) ​supercooled droplet 
E) ​ice crystal

Question 11

During cloud seeding,dry ice is much easier to handle than silver iodide,because it can be supplied to the cloud from burners located either on the ground or on the wing of a small aircraft.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Precipitation with the greatest size (diameter)is​

Accepted Answer

A) the snow pellet. 
B) the snow grain. 
C) ​a hailstone. 
D) ​sleet. 
E) ​a rain drop. 
A) the snow pellet. 
B) the snow grain. 
C) ​a hailstone. 
D) ​sleet. 
E) ​a rain drop.

Question 13

The idea in cloud seeding is to first find clouds that have too low a ratio of ice crystals to droplets and then to add enough artificial ice nuclei so that the ratio of crystals to droplets is about ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) 1:100 
B) 1:1,000 
C) ​1:10,000 
D) ​1:100,000 
E) ​1:1,000,000 
A) 1:100 
B) 1:1,000 
C) ​1:10,000 
D) ​1:100,000 
E) ​1:1,000,000

Question 14

The speed of falling cloud droplet increases until the air resistance

Accepted Answer

A) is greater than gravity. 
B) is greater than the droplets inertia. 
C) ​is less than gravity. 
D) ​equals the pull of gravity. 
E) ​is less than the droplets momentum. 
A) is greater than gravity. 
B) is greater than the droplets inertia. 
C) ​is less than gravity. 
D) ​equals the pull of gravity. 
E) ​is less than the droplets momentum.

Question 15

The Precipitation Radar,located onboard the TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission)satellite,is able to measure rainfall intensity in previously inaccessible regions of the tropics and subtropics,and is capable of detecting rainfall rates down to about ____ per hour.​

Accepted Answer

A) 0.1 mm (0.004 in.) 
B) 0.3 mm (0.01 in.) 
C) ​0.5 mm (0.02 in.) 
D) ​0.7 mm (0.03 in.) 
E) ​0.9 mm (0.04 in.) 
A) 0.1 mm (0.004 in.) 
B) 0.3 mm (0.01 in.) 
C) ​0.5 mm (0.02 in.) 
D) ​0.7 mm (0.03 in.) 
E) ​0.9 mm (0.04 in.)

Question 16

Large raindrops fall ____ smaller raindrops,and have ____ terminal velocity than/as small raindrops.​

Accepted Answer

A) faster than;a lesser 
B) faster than;a greater 
C) ​slower than;a lesser 
D) ​slower than;,a greater 
E) ​at the same rate as;the same 
A) faster than;a lesser 
B) faster than;a greater 
C) ​slower than;a lesser 
D) ​slower than;,a greater 
E) ​at the same rate as;the same

Question 17

Which cloud type below will only produce precipitation by the collision-coalescence process?​

Accepted Answer

A) a thick,cold nimbostratus cloud 
B) a thick,warm cumulus cloud 
C) ​a thick,cold cumulus cloud 
D) ​a thick,supercooled cumulonimbus cloud with abundant nuclei 
E) ​a supercooled cumulus congestus cloud 
A) a thick,cold nimbostratus cloud 
B) a thick,warm cumulus cloud 
C) ​a thick,cold cumulus cloud 
D) ​a thick,supercooled cumulonimbus cloud with abundant nuclei 
E) ​a supercooled cumulus congestus cloud

Question 18

A problem with the tipping bucket rain gauge is that during each "tip" it loses some rainfall and,therefore,under measures rainfall amounts,especially during heavy downpours.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A Doppler radar is used to detect ____ and to measure ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) cloud droplets;nucleus types 
B) storm systems;wind speed 
C) ​snow covers;snow cover thickness 
D) ​precipitation type;cloud coverage 
E) ​areas of precipitation;rainfall intensity 
A) cloud droplets;nucleus types 
B) storm systems;wind speed 
C) ​snow covers;snow cover thickness 
D) ​precipitation type;cloud coverage 
E) ​areas of precipitation;rainfall intensity

Question 20

Which below best describes the solute effect?​

Accepted Answer

A) keeps water droplets from freezing at temperatures below 32°F 
B) removal of pollutants from the atmosphere by cloud droplets 
C) ​water droplets dissolve hygroscopic nuclei and condensation can occur at relative humidities less than 100 percent 
D) ​evaporation of cloud droplets and growing of ice crystals in a cold cloud 
E) ​condensation occurs at relative humidities of 100 percent 
A) keeps water droplets from freezing at temperatures below 32°F 
B) removal of pollutants from the atmosphere by cloud droplets 
C) ​water droplets dissolve hygroscopic nuclei and condensation can occur at relative humidities less than 100 percent 
D) ​evaporation of cloud droplets and growing of ice crystals in a cold cloud 
E) ​condensation occurs at relative humidities of 100 percent

Large,heavy snowflakes are associated with moist air and temperatures well below freezing.

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

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

For sub-freezing temperatures,the saturation vapor pressure just above a liquid water surface is ____ the saturation vapor pressure above an ice surface.

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

If rain falls on one side of a street and not on the other side,the rain most likely fell from a ____ cloud.

Which is the correct association?

In a typical advancing winter storm,which of the following sequences of precipitation types is most likely to occur?

If you observe large raindrops hitting the ground,you could probably say that the cloud overhead was and had updrafts.

Which of the following might be mistaken for hail?

During cloud seeding,dry ice is much easier to handle than silver iodide,because it can be supplied to the cloud from burners located either on the ground or on the wing of a small aircraft.

Precipitation with the greatest size (diameter)is

The idea in cloud seeding is to first find clouds that have too low a ratio of ice crystals to droplets and then to add enough artificial ice nuclei so that the ratio of crystals to droplets is about ____.

The speed of falling cloud droplet increases until the air resistance

The Precipitation Radar,located onboard the TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission)satellite,is able to measure rainfall intensity in previously inaccessible regions of the tropics and subtropics,and is capable of detecting rainfall rates down to about ____ per hour.

Large raindrops fall smaller raindrops,and have terminal velocity than/as small raindrops.

Which cloud type below will only produce precipitation by the collision-coalescence process?

A problem with the tipping bucket rain gauge is that during each "tip" it loses some rainfall and,therefore,under measures rainfall amounts,especially during heavy downpours.

A Doppler radar is used to detect and to measure .

Which below best describes the solute effect?

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Exam 7: Precipitation

Large,heavy snowflakes are associated with moist air and temperatures well below freezing.

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

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

For sub-freezing temperatures,the saturation vapor pressure just above a liquid water surface is ____ the saturation vapor pressure above an ice surface.​

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

If rain falls on one side of a street and not on the other side,the rain most likely fell from a ____ cloud.​

Which is the correct association?​

In a typical advancing winter storm,which of the following sequences of precipitation types is most likely to occur?​

If you observe large raindrops hitting the ground,you could probably say that the cloud overhead was ____ and had ____ updrafts.​

Which of the following might be mistaken for hail?​

During cloud seeding,dry ice is much easier to handle than silver iodide,because it can be supplied to the cloud from burners located either on the ground or on the wing of a small aircraft.

Precipitation with the greatest size (diameter)is​

The idea in cloud seeding is to first find clouds that have too low a ratio of ice crystals to droplets and then to add enough artificial ice nuclei so that the ratio of crystals to droplets is about ____.​

The speed of falling cloud droplet increases until the air resistance

The Precipitation Radar,located onboard the TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission)satellite,is able to measure rainfall intensity in previously inaccessible regions of the tropics and subtropics,and is capable of detecting rainfall rates down to about ____ per hour.​

Large raindrops fall ____ smaller raindrops,and have ____ terminal velocity than/as small raindrops.​

Which cloud type below will only produce precipitation by the collision-coalescence process?​

A problem with the tipping bucket rain gauge is that during each "tip" it loses some rainfall and,therefore,under measures rainfall amounts,especially during heavy downpours.​

A Doppler radar is used to detect ____ and to measure ____.​

Which below best describes the solute effect?​

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

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

For sub-freezing temperatures,the saturation vapor pressure just above a liquid water surface is ____ the saturation vapor pressure above an ice surface.

If rain falls on one side of a street and not on the other side,the rain most likely fell from a ____ cloud.

Which is the correct association?

In a typical advancing winter storm,which of the following sequences of precipitation types is most likely to occur?

If you observe large raindrops hitting the ground,you could probably say that the cloud overhead was and had updrafts.

Which of the following might be mistaken for hail?

Precipitation with the greatest size (diameter)is

The idea in cloud seeding is to first find clouds that have too low a ratio of ice crystals to droplets and then to add enough artificial ice nuclei so that the ratio of crystals to droplets is about ____.

The Precipitation Radar,located onboard the TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission)satellite,is able to measure rainfall intensity in previously inaccessible regions of the tropics and subtropics,and is capable of detecting rainfall rates down to about ____ per hour.

Large raindrops fall smaller raindrops,and have terminal velocity than/as small raindrops.

Which cloud type below will only produce precipitation by the collision-coalescence process?

A problem with the tipping bucket rain gauge is that during each "tip" it loses some rainfall and,therefore,under measures rainfall amounts,especially during heavy downpours.

A Doppler radar is used to detect and to measure .

Which below best describes the solute effect?