Science: Earth and Space Semester Exam

Front

What is the process in which rain forms from melted snowflakes?

Back

Bergeron-Findeisen process

Front

How does rain usually form in tropical areas?

Back

Unusually large cloud droplets stick together and grow larger.

Front

Why are condensation nuclei needed for clouds to form?

Back

Water vapor usually requires a surface to turn into liquid water.

Front

With what type of front does a frontal cyclone usually begin with?

Back

Stationary front

Front

What is the process whereby plants release water into the atmosphere from their leaves?

Back

Transpiration

Front

What process occurs when a liquid becomes a gas?

Back

Evaporation

Front

What increases the rate of condensation? Options: Moving air, Less water vapor, Added insolation, Cooler temperatures

Back

Cooler temperatures

Front

What is the most abundant gas in the homosphere?

Back

Nitrogen

Front

Process where rain forms through large cloud droplets hitting and merging to form larger drops.

Back

Collision-coalescence process

Front

What scale is used to rank hurricane strength?

Back

Saffir-Simpson scale