Review 2 Quiz

  Which weather conditions should be expected beneath a low-level temperature inversion layer when the relative humidity is high

• Smooth air, poor visibility, fog, haze, or low clouds

• Light wind shear, poor visibility, haze, and light rain

• Turbulent air, poor visibility, fog, low stratus type clouds, and showery precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What situation is most conducive to the formation of radiation fog

• The movement of cold air over much warmer water

• Warm, moist air over low, flatland areas on clear, calm nights

• Moist, tropical air moving over cold, offshore water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

If the temperature/dewpoint spread is small and decreasing, and the temperature is 62 °F, what type weather is most likely to develop

• Thunderstorms

• Freezing precipitation

• Fog or low clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What types of fog depend upon wind in order to exist

• Radiation fog and ice fog

• Advection fog and upslope fog

•    Steam fog and ground fog.

The suffix 'nimbus,' used in naming clouds, means

• a cloud with extensive vertical development

• a rain cloud

• a middle cloud containing ice pellets

Clouds are divided into four families according to their

• outward shape

• composition

• height range

    An almond or lens-shaped cloud which appears stationary, but which may contain winds of 50 knots or more, is referred to as

• a lenticular cloud

• an inactive frontal cloud

• a funnel cloud

What cloud types would indicate convective turbulence?

• Cirrus clouds

• Nimbostratus clouds

• Towering cumulus clouds

How will frost on the wings of an airplane affect takeoff performance?

• Frost will disrupt the smooth flow of air over the wing, adversely affecting its lifting capability

• Frost will change the camber of the wing, increasing its lifting capability

• Frost will cause the airplane to become airborne with a higher angle of attack, decreasing the stall speed.

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

Which type cloud is associated with stable air

• stratus

• cumuliform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5