Precipitation and Clouds

The amount of precipitation is measured with what?

• rain gauge
• barometer
• psychrometer
• anemometer

The picture shows an example of what?

• transpiration
• precipitation
• condensation
• evaporation

Cirrus clouds are...

• thunderstorm clouds
• puffy and white
• thin and feathery
• low in the sky

Hail only forms in what type of cloud?

• stratus
• cumulonimbus
• cumulus
• cirrus

Which form of precipitation consists of raindrops that freeze into solid particles of ice as they fall through the air?

• sleet
• freezing rain
• hail
• snow

This figure represents what?

• precipitation
• cloud formation
• conduction
• atmospheric layers

On average, a snowfall of 20 cm would equal a rainfall of what?

• 1 cm
• 2 cm
• 5 cm
• 10 cm

A long period of scarce rainfall and dry weather is called what?

• flash flood
• low pressure
• drought
• desert

A student observed grayish clouds that covered the entire sky and did not form any precipitation.  The clouds resembled fog, but did not touch the ground.  What type of cloud did the student see?

• stratus
• cirrus
• cumulus
• cumulonimbus

a person who studies the weather and weather patterns is known as what?

• a meteorologist
• a geologist
• a botanist
• an astronomer