Exam 7: Precipitation

After a snowstorm,the newspaper reports that Buffalo,New York,received 1.50 inches of precipitation.If we assume an average water equivalent ratio for this snowstorm,then Buffalo received about ____ inches of snow.​

Describe how hail might form in a cumulonimbus cloud.

Satellites measure rainfall from space using which instrument?​

Explain how clouds can be seeded naturally.

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

Remote recording of precipitation can be made with a(n)____________________rain gauge.With this gauge,precipitation is caught in a cylinder and accumulates in a bucket.The bucket sits on a sensitive weighing platform.Special gears translate the accumulated weight of rain or snow into millimeters or inches of precipitation.​

In the winter you read in the newspaper that a large section of the Midwest is without power due to downed power lines.Which form of precipitation would most likely produce this situation?​

Dry ice has a temperature of​

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

Which is the correct association?​

About how large can raindrops get? Why can't they get any larger?

After a rainstorm,visibility typically deteriorates.​

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

Clouds that have above-freezing temperatures at all levels are called ____________________.

Fallstreaks most often form with​

An amount of precipitation measured to be less than one-hundredth of an inch (0.25 mm)is called​

An important factor in the production of rain by the collision-coalescence process is the number of ice crystals in the cloud.

The main difference between a cloud drop and a raindrop is its​

Raindrops that reach Earth's surface are seldom larger than​

Generally,the smaller the pure water droplet,the lower the temperature at which it will freeze.