Exam 5: Cloud Development and Precipitation

Radar gathers information about precipitation in clouds by measuring the ____.

The solid equivalent of drops of drizzle are called ____.

A rain gauge, used to collect and measure rainfall, that consists of a funnel-shaped collector attached to a long measuring tube is a STANDARD RAIN GAUGE | TIPPING BUCKET RAIN GAUGE.

If an air parcel is given a small push upward and it falls back to its original position, the atmosphere is said to be ____.

The elevation above the surface where a cloud first forms is called the ____.

The temperature of the air in a rising parcel of air will always be the same as that of the surrounding air.

What is a thermal?

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. In a stable atmosphere, a rising parcel of air will become colder than and MORE | LESS dense than the surrounding atmosphere.

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. Would you expect the largest raindrops to form in a cloud with STRONG or WEAK updrafts?

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?

Why is snow challenging to measure?

The most latent heat would be released in a ____ parcel of ____ saturated air.

What type of precipitation is associated with the "white plague," which injures livestock and causes extensive damage to crops?

An inversion represents an extremely stable atmosphere because ____.

If a rising air parcel is colder and heavier than the air surrounding it, the atmosphere is ____.

The most common ice crystal shape is ____.

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

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. For precipitation to develop via the ice crystal process, it is important to have many MORE | FEWER ice crystals than supercooled droplets in the mixed ice and water phase region of a cold cloud.

A raindrop that freezes before reaching the ground is called ____.

Is the following a true statement: "It is too cold to snow"? Explain your answer.