Question 1

In winter,freezing water can break pipes and even crack engine blocks.Why does this happen?

Accepted Answer

A) water expands in volume as it freezes in response to hydrogen bonding. 
B) ice is denser than water. 
C) water contracts as it cools and freezes. 
D) it occurs because of the latent heat of fusion. 
E) water deposits material as it freezes. 
A) water expands in volume as it freezes in response to hydrogen bonding. 
B) ice is denser than water. 
C) water contracts as it cools and freezes. 
D) it occurs because of the latent heat of fusion. 
E) water deposits material as it freezes.

Question 2

Following a clear night in February during which an Arctic air mass moved into a location,fog forms as a result of sublimation.This fog is likely

Accepted Answer

A) radiation fog. 
B) advection fog. 
C) valley fog. 
D) ice crystal fog. 
E) upslope fog. 
A) radiation fog. 
B) advection fog. 
C) valley fog. 
D) ice crystal fog. 
E) upslope fog.

Question 3

Earth's oceans possess

Accepted Answer

A) most of the fresh water on Earth. 
B) about the same amount of water as is in the atmosphere. 
C) fifty percent of Earth's waters. 
D) ninety-seven percent of Earth's waters. 
E) sixty-eight percent of Earth's waters. 
A) most of the fresh water on Earth. 
B) about the same amount of water as is in the atmosphere. 
C) fifty percent of Earth's waters. 
D) ninety-seven percent of Earth's waters. 
E) sixty-eight percent of Earth's waters.

Question 4

The largest freshwater lake in the world in terms of volume is Lake Baykal,Russia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

When water freezes,its  density

Accepted Answer

A) increases. 
B) decreases. 
C) remains the same as in the liquid state. 
A) increases. 
B) decreases. 
C) remains the same as in the liquid state.

Question 6

When water freezes,its volume

Accepted Answer

A) increases. 
B) decreases. 
C) remains the same as in the liquid state. 
A) increases. 
B) decreases. 
C) remains the same as in the liquid state.

Question 7

Coalescence and/or the Bergeron process are necessary in order for

Accepted Answer

A) condensation to occur. 
B) fog to form. 
C) precipitation to occur. 
D) ice to form. 
E) water to evaporate. 
A) condensation to occur. 
B) fog to form. 
C) precipitation to occur. 
D) ice to form. 
E) water to evaporate.

Question 8

Water movement through the soil and water held in a straw above the surface of the liquid you are drinking result from a common phenomenon.What is this phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A) barometric pressure 
B) surface tension 
C) capillary action 
D) vacuum suction 
E) phase change. 
A) barometric pressure 
B) surface tension 
C) capillary action 
D) vacuum suction 
E) phase change.

Question 9

The collision-coalescence process of raindrop formation predominates in clouds at high latitudes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A thunderstorm is associated with ________ clouds.

Accepted Answer

A) cirrostratus 
B) stratocumulus 
C) cumulonimbus 
D) altostratus 
E) cirrocumulus 
A) cirrostratus 
B) stratocumulus 
C) cumulonimbus 
D) altostratus 
E) cirrocumulus

Question 11

Which of the following can be concluded given the information shown below? Saturation vapour pressure = 20 mb,Actual vapour pressure = 19.5 mb

Accepted Answer

A) the difference in temperature between the wet bulb and dry bulb on a sling psychrometer would be  large . 
B) the air temperature and dew point temperature are almost the same. 
C) the relative humidity is low. 
D) the air is conditionally stable. 
E) that the air temperature is equal to the specific humidity. 
A) the difference in temperature between the wet bulb and dry bulb on a sling psychrometer would be  large . 
B) the air temperature and dew point temperature are almost the same. 
C) the relative humidity is low. 
D) the air is conditionally stable. 
E) that the air temperature is equal to the specific humidity.

Question 12

The largest portion of fresh water today is located in

Accepted Answer

A) clouds. 
B) groundwater resources. 
C) ice caps and glaciers. 
D) the major rivers and lakes of the world. 
E) the Great Lakes. 
A) clouds. 
B) groundwater resources. 
C) ice caps and glaciers. 
D) the major rivers and lakes of the world. 
E) the Great Lakes.

Question 13

(deposition)produces snowflakes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In the Bergeron process,water droplets transform from

Accepted Answer

A) small water droplets to large water droplets. 
B) large water droplets to small water droplets. 
C) ice crystals to water droplets. 
D) water droplets to ice crystals. 
E) water vapour to water droplets. 
A) small water droplets to large water droplets. 
B) large water droplets to small water droplets. 
C) ice crystals to water droplets. 
D) water droplets to ice crystals. 
E) water vapour to water droplets.

Question 15

Water at the surface of Earth was released from the interior of Earth primarily by

Accepted Answer

A) evaporation. 
B) asteroid impacts which created openings into Earth's interior. 
C) volcanic outgassing. 
D) earthquake activity. 
E) convective heat exchange. 
A) evaporation. 
B) asteroid impacts which created openings into Earth's interior. 
C) volcanic outgassing. 
D) earthquake activity. 
E) convective heat exchange.

Question 16

A radiation fog is most likely to develop when

Accepted Answer

A) the nighttime air is very warm. 
B) the sky is full of stratus clouds. 
C) the sky is clear. 
D) thunderstorms have occurred. 
E) a warm front has passed. 
A) the nighttime air is very warm. 
B) the sky is full of stratus clouds. 
C) the sky is clear. 
D) thunderstorms have occurred. 
E) a warm front has passed.

Question 17

Most of the precipitation and evaporation on Earth takes place over the

Accepted Answer

A) land masses. 
B) oceans. 
C) poles of the planet. 
D) ice caps and glaciers combined. 
E) high mountains. 
A) land masses. 
B) oceans. 
C) poles of the planet. 
D) ice caps and glaciers combined. 
E) high mountains.

Question 18

Much of Earth's water supply originated from

Accepted Answer

A) asteroids. 
B) icy comets. 
C) gases expelled from the Sun i.e. ,solar wind. 
D) photosynthesis. 
E) Earth's core. 
A) asteroids. 
B) icy comets. 
C) gases expelled from the Sun i.e. ,solar wind. 
D) photosynthesis. 
E) Earth's core.

Question 19

A mass of air always becomes saturated when it reaches the

Accepted Answer

A) highest temperature of the day. 
B) lowest temperature of the day. 
C) specific humidity point. 
D) dew-point temperature. 
E) freezing point. 
A) highest temperature of the day. 
B) lowest temperature of the day. 
C) specific humidity point. 
D) dew-point temperature. 
E) freezing point.

Question 20

Worldwide changes in sea level associated with fluctuations in water stored as ice are termed glacio-eustatic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: Water and Atmospheric Moisture

In winter,freezing water can break pipes and even crack engine blocks.Why does this happen?

Following a clear night in February during which an Arctic air mass moved into a location,fog forms as a result of sublimation.This fog is likely

Earth's oceans possess

The largest freshwater lake in the world in terms of volume is Lake Baykal,Russia.

When water freezes,its density

When water freezes,its volume

Coalescence and/or the Bergeron process are necessary in order for

Water movement through the soil and water held in a straw above the surface of the liquid you are drinking result from a common phenomenon.What is this phenomenon?

The collision-coalescence process of raindrop formation predominates in clouds at high latitudes.

A thunderstorm is associated with ________ clouds.

Which of the following can be concluded given the information shown below? Saturation vapour pressure = 20 mb,Actual vapour pressure = 19.5 mb

The largest portion of fresh water today is located in

(deposition)produces snowflakes.

In the Bergeron process,water droplets transform from

Water at the surface of Earth was released from the interior of Earth primarily by

A radiation fog is most likely to develop when

Most of the precipitation and evaporation on Earth takes place over the

Much of Earth's water supply originated from

A mass of air always becomes saturated when it reaches the

Worldwide changes in sea level associated with fluctuations in water stored as ice are termed glacio-eustatic.

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