Question 1

A radiation fog results when the ground cools through radiation and chills the air layer at the ground level below the dew point.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Water vapor changing directly to the liquid phase is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

A) deposition 
B) evaporation 
C) sublimation 
D) condensation 
A) deposition 
B) evaporation 
C) sublimation 
D) condensation

Question 3

Air temperatures usually will decrease with height most rapidly during _______ and will usually decrease least rapidly (or even increase during inversions)during ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the night, the day 
B) the day, the night 
C) thunderstorms, snowstorms 
D) late winter, late summer 
A) the night, the day 
B) the day, the night 
C) thunderstorms, snowstorms 
D) late winter, late summer

Question 4

Assuming no additional water vapor is added to the air, increasing the air's temperature will increase the relative humidity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The highly variable temperature rate at which still air changes with increasing altitude is referred to as the

Accepted Answer

A) moist adiabatic rate. 
B) dry adiabatic rate. 
C) environmental lapse rate. 
D) Lifting Condesation Level 
A) moist adiabatic rate. 
B) dry adiabatic rate. 
C) environmental lapse rate. 
D) Lifting Condesation Level

Question 6

Clouds can include visible aggregates of minute droplets of water and tiny crystals of ice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which one of the following makes up only about 1.7% of the world's water supply?

Accepted Answer

A) groundwater 
B) glaciers 
C) rivers 
D) oceans 
A) groundwater 
B) glaciers 
C) rivers 
D) oceans

Question 8

Condensation nuclei are important for water vapor condensation in the atmosphere because they provide a surface for condensation to start.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

All of the following are mechanisms that causes air to rise EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) convergence 
B) orographic precipitation 
C) convective precipitation 
D) radiative lifting 
A) convergence 
B) orographic precipitation 
C) convective precipitation 
D) radiative lifting

Question 10

In warm clouds raindrops begin as snow.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Crop destruction of up to several hundred million dollars can occur by ___________________, which can reach diameters of 3 to 5 cm or greater.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Crop destruction of up to several hundred...

Question 12

Energy to drive the hydrologic cycle comes from the Sun.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

After precipitation falls to the land surface, surface water can flow off the land, concentrating in streams and rivers. This flow is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) percolation; 
B) runoff 
C) groundwater flow 
D) hydrological Cycle 
A) percolation; 
B) runoff 
C) groundwater flow 
D) hydrological Cycle

Question 14

Dew-point is the temperature at which:

Accepted Answer

A) evaporation rates are most effective 
B) temperature at which air holds the maximum amount of water vapor 
C) condensation rates are minimized 
D) clouds will produce snowfall 
A) evaporation rates are most effective 
B) temperature at which air holds the maximum amount of water vapor 
C) condensation rates are minimized 
D) clouds will produce snowfall

Question 15

Prepare a debate script for coal industry executives and for EPA justifying the construction of a new coal fired power plant. How will the environment be safe guarded from acid deposition (acid rain).

Accepted Answer

A number of issues should be raised by c

Question 16

All cloud droplets fall and reach the surface of Earth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Blanket-like, layered clouds that cover large areas are called _________

Accepted Answer

A) cumulonimbus clouds 
B) cirrus clouds 
C) cumulus clouds 
D) stratus clouds 
A) cumulonimbus clouds 
B) cirrus clouds 
C) cumulus clouds 
D) stratus clouds

Question 18

The transfer of water from land and ocean to the atmosphere and back again to land and oceans in a never ending cycle is:

Accepted Answer

A) water table 
B) hydrologic balance concept 
C) the hydrologic cycle 
D) throughput by overland flow 
A) water table 
B) hydrologic balance concept 
C) the hydrologic cycle 
D) throughput by overland flow

Question 19

Melting involves the ______________ of latent heat and a change is state from the ______________ phase to the liquid phase.

Accepted Answer

A) absorption, solid 
B) absorption, gaseous 
C) release, solid 
D) release, gaseous 
A) absorption, solid 
B) absorption, gaseous 
C) release, solid 
D) release, gaseous

Question 20

Examples of high level clouds would be _________________ and _____________

Accepted Answer

A) altocumulus and altostratus 
B) cirrostratus and cirrus 
C) cumulus and cumulonimbus 
D) stratocumulus and cumulus 
A) altocumulus and altostratus 
B) cirrostratus and cirrus 
C) cumulus and cumulonimbus 
D) stratocumulus and cumulus

A radiation fog results when the ground cools through radiation and chills the air layer at the ground level below the dew point.

Water vapor changing directly to the liquid phase is known as __________.

Air temperatures usually will decrease with height most rapidly during _ and will usually decrease least rapidly (or even increase during inversions)during __.

Assuming no additional water vapor is added to the air, increasing the air's temperature will increase the relative humidity.

The highly variable temperature rate at which still air changes with increasing altitude is referred to as the

Clouds can include visible aggregates of minute droplets of water and tiny crystals of ice.

Which one of the following makes up only about 1.7% of the world's water supply?

Condensation nuclei are important for water vapor condensation in the atmosphere because they provide a surface for condensation to start.

All of the following are mechanisms that causes air to rise EXCEPT

In warm clouds raindrops begin as snow.

Crop destruction of up to several hundred million dollars can occur by ___________________, which can reach diameters of 3 to 5 cm or greater.

Energy to drive the hydrologic cycle comes from the Sun.

After precipitation falls to the land surface, surface water can flow off the land, concentrating in streams and rivers. This flow is known as:

Dew-point is the temperature at which:

Prepare a debate script for coal industry executives and for EPA justifying the construction of a new coal fired power plant. How will the environment be safe guarded from acid deposition (acid rain).

All cloud droplets fall and reach the surface of Earth.

Blanket-like, layered clouds that cover large areas are called _________

The transfer of water from land and ocean to the atmosphere and back again to land and oceans in a never ending cycle is:

Melting involves the of latent heat and a change is state from the phase to the liquid phase.

Examples of high level clouds would be _____ and _

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Exam 4: Atmospheric Moisture and Precipitation

A radiation fog results when the ground cools through radiation and chills the air layer at the ground level below the dew point.

Water vapor changing directly to the liquid phase is known as __________.

Air temperatures usually will decrease with height most rapidly during _______ and will usually decrease least rapidly (or even increase during inversions)during ________.

Assuming no additional water vapor is added to the air, increasing the air's temperature will increase the relative humidity.

The highly variable temperature rate at which still air changes with increasing altitude is referred to as the

Clouds can include visible aggregates of minute droplets of water and tiny crystals of ice.

Which one of the following makes up only about 1.7% of the world's water supply?

Condensation nuclei are important for water vapor condensation in the atmosphere because they provide a surface for condensation to start.

All of the following are mechanisms that causes air to rise EXCEPT

In warm clouds raindrops begin as snow.

Crop destruction of up to several hundred million dollars can occur by ___________________, which can reach diameters of 3 to 5 cm or greater.

Energy to drive the hydrologic cycle comes from the Sun.

After precipitation falls to the land surface, surface water can flow off the land, concentrating in streams and rivers. This flow is known as:

Dew-point is the temperature at which:

Prepare a debate script for coal industry executives and for EPA justifying the construction of a new coal fired power plant. How will the environment be safe guarded from acid deposition (acid rain).

All cloud droplets fall and reach the surface of Earth.

Blanket-like, layered clouds that cover large areas are called _________

The transfer of water from land and ocean to the atmosphere and back again to land and oceans in a never ending cycle is:

Melting involves the ______________ of latent heat and a change is state from the ______________ phase to the liquid phase.

Examples of high level clouds would be _________________ and _____________

Discovering the Earths Dimensions

The Earths Global Energy Balance

Air Temperature

Global Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation

Weather Systems

Global Climates and Climate Change

Earth From the Inside Out

Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes

Weathering and Mass Wasting

Fresh Water of the Continents

Land-Forms Made by Running Water

Landforms Made by Wind and Waves

Glacial and Periglacial Landforms

Global Soils

Biogeographic Processes

Global Biogeography

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Air temperatures usually will decrease with height most rapidly during _ and will usually decrease least rapidly (or even increase during inversions)during __.

Melting involves the of latent heat and a change is state from the phase to the liquid phase.

Examples of high level clouds would be _____ and _