NS2-M3C8 - Clouds and Fog Quiz 47

What can cloud seeding cause? (Input all that apply, then push the ENTER button.)

• Rain to fall from a cloud that normally would not produce rain.

• Rain to fall sooner.

• Rain to fall over a large area.

• Rain to fall from fair skies.

When rain formed in relatively warm air falls through a layer of freezing air, what occurs?

• Snow

• Hail

• Rain

• Sleet

______ is likely to develop when ______ air that has passed over ______ water moves to an area of ______ water.

• Warmer; warm; colder

• Colder; warm; colder

• Warmer; cold; colder

• Colder; warm; warm

A cloudlike mass or layer of minute water droplets or ice crystals near the surface of Earth, appreciably reducing visibility

• Dew

• Smog

• Fog

• Steam

A cloud of a class characterized by thin white filaments or narrow bands and a composition of ice crystals; of high altitude, about 20,000 - 40,000 feet

• Cumulus

• Cirrus

• Stratus

A cloud of a class indicative of thunderstorm conditions, characterized by large, dense towers that may reach altitudes of 75,000 feet, uniform except for the tops, which appear fibrous because of the presence of ice crystals

• Cirrus

• Cumulonimbus

• Nimbus

• Altostratus

Showery precipitation in the form of irregular pellets or balls of ice more than 1/5 inch in diameter is known as:

• Sleet

• Hail

• Frost

• Snow

Moisture condensed from the atmosphere and deposited in the form of small drops upon any cool surface is called:

• Dew

• Rain

• Frost

• Fog

Water vapor that condenses on objects that have cooled below the condensation point of the air around it is known as:

• Dew

• Snow

• Frost

• Fog

Generally, middle clouds can be observed at:

• 3,000 to 5,000 feet

• 20,000 feet and above

• 1,000 to 3,000 feet

• 7,000 to 20,000 feet