Question 1 Which of the following cloud types has the greatest height (from top

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Question 1

Which of the following cloud types has the greatest height (from top to bottom)?

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Altostratus

Cumulus

Stratus

Cirrus

Cumulonimbus

Question 2

Usually, the highest relative humidity is _______.

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at midnight

in the evening

at dawn

in the late afternoon

at sunset

Question 3

The release of latent heat from water molecules is called ________.

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specific humidity

sublimation pressure

vapor pressure

evaporative cooling

condensation

Question 4

If air's capacity for holding water vapor is diminished, then the relative humidity will ________.

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fall

be unchanged

double

rise

Question 5

Precipitation and evaporation are two components of ______.

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the cycle of sublimation

the heterosphere

the hydrologic cycle

the lithosphere

Earth's energy budget

Question 6

_________ is the critical temperature at which saturation is reached.

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Relative humidity

Specific humidity

Absolute humidity

The flash point

The dew point

Question 7

Water in its liquid state is water. Water in its solid state is ice. Water in its gaseous state is ______.

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evaporation

water vapor

rain

ice crystals

hail

Question 8

The capacity of air to hold water ________.

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increases as temperature increases

decreases as evaporation decreases

increases as temperature decreases

is not related to temperature

is a constant

Question 9

Into what family are cumulus clouds classified?

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Middle

Fog

Low

High

Vertical development

Question 10

In the United States, winter precipitation exceeds summer precipitation ________.

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in the South

in New England

on the West Coast

in the Midwest

in the Rocky Mountains

Question 11

Saturated air is forced down the leeward side of a mountain. On its way down the air undergoes warming because of compression. What is the rate at which the air will heat up?

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20°C per 1,000 m of descent (11ºF per 1,000 ft of descent)

10°C per 1,000 m of descent (5.5ºF per 1,000 ft of descent)

6°C per 1,000 m of descent

1°C per 1,000 m of descent

Question 12

Our Southern California mediterranean climate is not like most climates in the world. Most regions of the world receive a _______ maximum of rainfall.

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winter

January

equinoctial (at the equinox)

summer

spring

Question 13

Which is NOT among the main types of atmospheric lifting and precipitation?

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Convergent

Advective

Orographic

Frontal

Convective

Question 14

Which part of the United States has the worst acid rain problem?

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the Rocky Mountains

The Great Plains

The northeastern United States

The southwestern United States

Question 15

Relative humidity is "relative" to _______.

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evaporation

saturation

temperature

moisture

vapor pressure

Question 16

Rising air, warmed by the release of latent heat, cools at a rate called ________.

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the saturated adiabatic lapse rate

the variable lapse rate

stability

the environmental lapse rate

the dry adiabatic lapse rate

Question 17

A certain volume of air holds 20 grams of water vapor. At that temperature, the maximum amount the air can contain is 100 grams. What is the relative humidity?

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100%

20 grams

20%

100 grams

Which of the following cloud types has the greatest height (from top to bottom)?

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Altostratus

Cumulus

Stratus

Cirrus

Cumulonimbus

Explanation / Answer

1) cumulonimbus

Cumulonimbus clouds are the vertical clouds range in heights from ground surface to more than 50000feets

While Cirrus clouds are the high latitude clouds which form at heights more than 18000 ft from the ground surface

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