Question 1

Supercooled water droplets are more plentiful than ice crystals in certain regions of cold clouds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following environmental lapse rates would represent the most unstable conditions in a layer of unsaturated air?

Accepted Answer

A)  3 ° C per 1000 m 
B)  6 ° C per 1000 m 
C)  9 ° C per 1000 m 
D)  11 ° C per 1000 m 
A)  3 ° C per 1000 m 
B)  6 ° C per 1000 m 
C)  9 ° C per 1000 m 
D)  11 ° C per 1000 m

Question 3

Suppose rain falls on one side of a street and not on the other side. This rain most likely fell from a ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  nimbostratus cloud 
B)  stratus cloud 
C)  cumulonimbus cloud 
D)  altostratus cloud 
A)  nimbostratus cloud 
B)  stratus cloud 
C)  cumulonimbus cloud 
D)  altostratus cloud

Question 4

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. During an OROGRAPHIC | ADIABATIC process, an air parcel warms or cools without exchanging energy with the surrounding environment.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair...

Question 5

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 
A)  thick; weak 
B)  thick; strong 
C)  thin; weak 
D)  thin; strong

Question 6

What can the Doppler Radar do in addition to what conventional radars do?

Accepted Answer

A)  They can measure the temperature of cloud tops. 
B)  They can provide a vertical view of a cloud's droplets and ice particles. 
C)  They can measure the speed at which falling rain is moving vertically. 
D)  They can measure the speed at which falling rain is moving horizontally. 
A)  They can measure the temperature of cloud tops. 
B)  They can provide a vertical view of a cloud's droplets and ice particles. 
C)  They can measure the speed at which falling rain is moving vertically. 
D)  They can measure the speed at which falling rain is moving horizontally.

Question 7

What set of conditions, working together, will make the atmosphere the most unstable ?

Accepted Answer

A)  cooling the surface and warming the air aloft 
B)  cooling the surface and cooling the air aloft 
C)  warming the surface and cooling the air aloft 
D)  warming the surface and warming the air aloft 
A)  cooling the surface and warming the air aloft 
B)  cooling the surface and cooling the air aloft 
C)  warming the surface and cooling the air aloft 
D)  warming the surface and warming the air aloft

Question 8

At the same subfreezing temperature, how does the saturation vapor pressure above water droplets differ from that above ice crystals?

Accepted Answer

At the same subfreezing temper

Question 9

What is the difference between rain and drizzle in terms of their size?

Accepted Answer

Falling drops of water greater

Question 10

The difference between the "moist" and "dry" adiabatic rates is due to the fact that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  saturated air is always unstable 
B)  an unsaturated air parcel expands more rapidly than a saturated air parcel 
C)  moist air weighs less than dry air 
D)  latent heat is released by a rising parcel of saturated air 
A)  saturated air is always unstable 
B)  an unsaturated air parcel expands more rapidly than a saturated air parcel 
C)  moist air weighs less than dry air 
D)  latent heat is released by a rising parcel of saturated air

Question 11

The dry adiabatic rate is the rate at which ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  an air parcel rises 
B)  temperature changes in a rising or descending parcel of unsaturated air 
C)  volume changes when a parcel expands or is compressed 
D)  latent heat energy is released in a rising air parcel 
A)  an air parcel rises 
B)  temperature changes in a rising or descending parcel of unsaturated air 
C)  volume changes when a parcel expands or is compressed 
D)  latent heat energy is released in a rising air parcel

Question 12

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. Stratiform clouds, such as stratus, altostratus, nimbostratus, and cirrostratus clouds, form in a STABLE | UNSTABLE atmosphere and grow mainly in a horizontal direction.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair...

Question 13

Which cloud type would most likely form in absolutely stable air?

Accepted Answer

A)  cumulus congestus 
B)  cumulonimbus 
C)  stratus 
D)  altocumulus 
A)  cumulus congestus 
B)  cumulonimbus 
C)  stratus 
D)  altocumulus

Question 14

Aircraft icing would be heaviest and most severe ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  in the cloud at warmer than freezing temperatures 
B)  in the cloud at just below freezing temperatures 
C)  in the cloud at well below freezing temperatures 
D)  outside the cloud at below freezing temperatures 
A)  in the cloud at warmer than freezing temperatures 
B)  in the cloud at just below freezing temperatures 
C)  in the cloud at well below freezing temperatures 
D)  outside the cloud at below freezing temperatures

Question 15

Subsidence inversions are best developed with high pressure areas because the ____ air motions associated with them causes the air to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  rising; cool 
B)  sinking; cool 
C)  rising; warm 
D)  sinking; warm 
A)  rising; cool 
B)  sinking; cool 
C)  rising; warm 
D)  sinking; warm

Question 16

The ice crystal process of precipitation formation operates in the mixed ice and water phase region of a cold cloud where there are ice crystals and ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  supercooled drops 
B)  updrafts and downdrafts 
C)  cloud condensation nuclei 
D)  positive and negative electrical charges 
A)  supercooled drops 
B)  updrafts and downdrafts 
C)  cloud condensation nuclei 
D)  positive and negative electrical charges

Question 17

Which of the following cloud types would commonly be found downwind of a mountain?

Accepted Answer

A)  lenticular clouds 
B)  anvil clouds 
C)  mammatus clouds 
D)  contrails 
A)  lenticular clouds 
B)  anvil clouds 
C)  mammatus clouds 
D)  contrails

Question 18

Explain why cumulus clouds are often observed to form, gradually disappear, and then reform in the same spot.

Accepted Answer

As cumulus clouds grow, they shade the g

Question 19

Falling raindrops are tear-shaped because that is the profile that minimizes air resistance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

How is the stability of air determined?

Accepted Answer

The stability of the air is de

Supercooled water droplets are more plentiful than ice crystals in certain regions of cold clouds.

Which of the following environmental lapse rates would represent the most unstable conditions in a layer of unsaturated air?

Suppose rain falls on one side of a street and not on the other side. This rain most likely fell from a ____.

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. During an OROGRAPHIC | ADIABATIC process, an air parcel warms or cools without exchanging energy with the surrounding environment.

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

What can the Doppler Radar do in addition to what conventional radars do?

What set of conditions, working together, will make the atmosphere the most unstable ?

At the same subfreezing temperature, how does the saturation vapor pressure above water droplets differ from that above ice crystals?

What is the difference between rain and drizzle in terms of their size?

The difference between the "moist" and "dry" adiabatic rates is due to the fact that ____.

The dry adiabatic rate is the rate at which ____.

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. Stratiform clouds, such as stratus, altostratus, nimbostratus, and cirrostratus clouds, form in a STABLE | UNSTABLE atmosphere and grow mainly in a horizontal direction.

Which cloud type would most likely form in absolutely stable air?

Aircraft icing would be heaviest and most severe ____.

Subsidence inversions are best developed with high pressure areas because the air motions associated with them causes the air to .

The ice crystal process of precipitation formation operates in the mixed ice and water phase region of a cold cloud where there are ice crystals and ____.

Which of the following cloud types would commonly be found downwind of a mountain?

Explain why cumulus clouds are often observed to form, gradually disappear, and then reform in the same spot.

Falling raindrops are tear-shaped because that is the profile that minimizes air resistance.

How is the stability of air determined?

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Exam 5: Cloud Development and Precipitation

Supercooled water droplets are more plentiful than ice crystals in certain regions of cold clouds.

Which of the following environmental lapse rates would represent the most unstable conditions in a layer of unsaturated air?

Suppose rain falls on one side of a street and not on the other side. This rain most likely fell from a ____.

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. During an OROGRAPHIC | ADIABATIC process, an air parcel warms or cools without exchanging energy with the surrounding environment.

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

What can the Doppler Radar do in addition to what conventional radars do?

What set of conditions, working together, will make the atmosphere the most unstable ?

At the same subfreezing temperature, how does the saturation vapor pressure above water droplets differ from that above ice crystals?

What is the difference between rain and drizzle in terms of their size?

The difference between the "moist" and "dry" adiabatic rates is due to the fact that ____.

The dry adiabatic rate is the rate at which ____.

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair of selections. Stratiform clouds, such as stratus, altostratus, nimbostratus, and cirrostratus clouds, form in a STABLE | UNSTABLE atmosphere and grow mainly in a horizontal direction.

Which cloud type would most likely form in absolutely stable air?

Aircraft icing would be heaviest and most severe ____.

Subsidence inversions are best developed with high pressure areas because the ____ air motions associated with them causes the air to ____.

The ice crystal process of precipitation formation operates in the mixed ice and water phase region of a cold cloud where there are ice crystals and ____.

Which of the following cloud types would commonly be found downwind of a mountain?

Explain why cumulus clouds are often observed to form, gradually disappear, and then reform in the same spot.

Falling raindrops are tear-shaped because that is the profile that minimizes air resistance.

How is the stability of air determined?

The Earths Atmosphere

Warming the Earth and the Atmosphere

Air Temperature

Humidity, Condensation and Clouds

Air Pressure and Winds

Atmospheric Circulations

Air Masses, Fronts, and Middle Latitude Cyclones

Weather Forecasting

Thunderstorms and Tornadoes

Hurricanes

Climate Change

Global Climate

Air Pollution

Light, Color, and Atmospheric Optics

Filters

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

Subsidence inversions are best developed with high pressure areas because the air motions associated with them causes the air to .