Question 1

On average, the water equivalent of 25.4 cm of snow is about how many centimetres of water?

Accepted Answer

A) 6.35 cm 
B) 5.08 cm 
C) 2.54 cm 
D) 1.27 cm 
A) 6.35 cm 
B) 5.08 cm 
C) 2.54 cm 
D) 1.27 cm

Question 2

Which of the following is the expected temperature at which a cloud becomes completely glaciated?

Accepted Answer

A) 0°C 
B) -5°C 
C) -18°C 
D) -40°C 
A) 0°C 
B) -5°C 
C) -18°C 
D) -40°C

Question 3

Which of the following typically happens to visibility after a rainstorm?

Accepted Answer

A) It deteriorates. 
B) It improves at first, but then deteriorates. 
C) It is unaffected. 
D) It improves. 
A) It deteriorates. 
B) It improves at first, but then deteriorates. 
C) It is unaffected. 
D) It improves.

Question 4

Which of the following processes typically occurs before fallstreaks reach the ground?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

In the ice-crystal process of precipitation formation, why does water vapour diffuse from liquid droplets toward ice crystals?

Accepted Answer

In the ice-crystal process of precipitat

Question 6

Do the largest forms of precipitation particles occur during the warmest or the coldest time of year? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The largest forms of precipitation parti

Question 7

Which of the following indicates the main difference between a cloud drop and a raindrop?

Accepted Answer

A) shape 
B) size 
C) colour 
D) nuclei 
A) shape 
B) size 
C) colour 
D) nuclei

Question 8

Which of the following substances may be ice nuclei?

Accepted Answer

A) polycarbonates 
B) certain clay minerals 
C) metamorphic crystals 
D) bacteria in living plant leaf material 
A) polycarbonates 
B) certain clay minerals 
C) metamorphic crystals 
D) bacteria in living plant leaf material

Question 9

What is the main difference between a raindrop and a cloud droplet?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the main difference between a...

Question 10

Is silver iodide used as a cloud seeding agent in warm or cold clouds? Why?

Accepted Answer

Silver iodide is primarily used as a clo

Question 11

Which of the following types of clouds most often form fallstreaks?

Accepted Answer

A) cirrus 
B) stratus 
C) nimbostratus 
D) cumulonimbus 
A) cirrus 
B) stratus 
C) nimbostratus 
D) cumulonimbus

Question 12

Does the heaviest snowfall occur on an unusually cold night or a night when the temperature is just a little below freezing? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The heaviest snowfall usually occurs on

Question 13

Which of the following best describes the solute effect?

Accepted Answer

A) Cloud droplets evaporate and ice crystals grow in a cold cloud. 
B) Pollutants are removed from the atmosphere by cloud droplets. 
C) Water droplets are kept from freezing at temperatures below 0°C. 
D) Dissolution of hygroscopic nuclei occurs as does condensation at relative humidities less than 100 percent. 
A) Cloud droplets evaporate and ice crystals grow in a cold cloud. 
B) Pollutants are removed from the atmosphere by cloud droplets. 
C) Water droplets are kept from freezing at temperatures below 0°C. 
D) Dissolution of hygroscopic nuclei occurs as does condensation at relative humidities less than 100 percent.

Question 14

Radar measures which of the following to gather information about precipitation in clouds?

Accepted Answer

A) amount of sunlight scattered off the precipitation 
B) amount of solar energy passing through the cloud 
C) amount of energy reflected back to a transmitter 
D) amount of energy emitted by the precipitation particles 
A) amount of sunlight scattered off the precipitation 
B) amount of solar energy passing through the cloud 
C) amount of energy reflected back to a transmitter 
D) amount of energy emitted by the precipitation particles

Question 15

Which of the following is the lightest form of rain?

Accepted Answer

A) drizzle 
B) shower 
C) cloudburst 
D) virga 
A) drizzle 
B) shower 
C) cloudburst 
D) virga

Question 16

Why are raindrops less than 2 mm nearly spherical in shape but larger raindrops have slightly flatter bottoms?

Accepted Answer

Raindrops exhibit different shapes depen

Question 17

Consider the winter scenario in which a large section of the Prairies has had no electricity due to downed power lines. Which of the following forms of precipitation most likely produced this situation?

Accepted Answer

A) sleet 
B) hail 
C) snow 
D) freezing rain 
A) sleet 
B) hail 
C) snow 
D) freezing rain

Question 18

How do the height and thickness of clouds influence the probability of precipitation?

Accepted Answer

The height and thickness of clouds are t

On average, the water equivalent of 25.4 cm of snow is about how many centimetres of water?

Which of the following is the expected temperature at which a cloud becomes completely glaciated?

Which of the following typically happens to visibility after a rainstorm?

Which of the following processes typically occurs before fallstreaks reach the ground?

In the ice-crystal process of precipitation formation, why does water vapour diffuse from liquid droplets toward ice crystals?

Do the largest forms of precipitation particles occur during the warmest or the coldest time of year? Explain.

Which of the following indicates the main difference between a cloud drop and a raindrop?

Which of the following substances may be ice nuclei?

What is the main difference between a raindrop and a cloud droplet?

Is silver iodide used as a cloud seeding agent in warm or cold clouds? Why?

Which of the following types of clouds most often form fallstreaks?

Does the heaviest snowfall occur on an unusually cold night or a night when the temperature is just a little below freezing? Explain.

Which of the following best describes the solute effect?

Radar measures which of the following to gather information about precipitation in clouds?

Which of the following is the lightest form of rain?

Why are raindrops less than 2 mm nearly spherical in shape but larger raindrops have slightly flatter bottoms?

Consider the winter scenario in which a large section of the Prairies has had no electricity due to downed power lines. Which of the following forms of precipitation most likely produced this situation?

How do the height and thickness of clouds influence the probability of precipitation?

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Exam 7: Precipitation

On average, the water equivalent of 25.4 cm of snow is about how many centimetres of water?

Which of the following is the expected temperature at which a cloud becomes completely glaciated?

Which of the following typically happens to visibility after a rainstorm?

Which of the following processes typically occurs before fallstreaks reach the ground?

In the ice-crystal process of precipitation formation, why does water vapour diffuse from liquid droplets toward ice crystals?

Do the largest forms of precipitation particles occur during the warmest or the coldest time of year? Explain.

Which of the following indicates the main difference between a cloud drop and a raindrop?

Which of the following substances may be ice nuclei?

What is the main difference between a raindrop and a cloud droplet?

Is silver iodide used as a cloud seeding agent in warm or cold clouds? Why?

Which of the following types of clouds most often form fallstreaks?

Does the heaviest snowfall occur on an unusually cold night or a night when the temperature is just a little below freezing? Explain.

Which of the following best describes the solute effect?

Radar measures which of the following to gather information about precipitation in clouds?

Which of the following is the lightest form of rain?

Why are raindrops less than 2 mm nearly spherical in shape but larger raindrops have slightly flatter bottoms?

Consider the winter scenario in which a large section of the Prairies has had no electricity due to downed power lines. Which of the following forms of precipitation most likely produced this situation?

How do the height and thickness of clouds influence the probability of precipitation?

Earth and Its Atmosphere

Energy: Warming Earth and the Atmosphere

Seasonal and Daily Temperatures

Atmospheric Humidity

Condensation: Dew, Fog, and Clouds

Stability and Cloud Development

Air Pressure and Winds

Wind: Small-Scale and Local Systems

Wind: Global Systems

Air Masses and Fronts

Middle-Latitude Cyclones

Weather Forecasting

Thunderstorms

Tornadoes

Hurricanes

Earths Changing Climate

Global Climate

Air Pollution

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