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WorksheetsClouds and Precipitation
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What gas in the atmosphere protects us from harmful UV rays?
Nitrogen
Ozone
Carbon Dioxide
CFC's
Which clouds form high in the atmosphere, contain ice, and are wispy in appearance?
Cumulus
Stratus
Cirrus
Nimbostratus
Which clouds are low (below 2000m) and puffy-looking?
Stratus
Cumulus
Orographic Lifting
Cirrus
Which of these measures kinetic energy of an area?
Pressure
Density
Temperature
Mass
What gases make up most of the atmosphere?
Ozone and Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen and Argon
Ozone and Water Vapor
Nitrogen and Oxygen
These are particles of ice, salt, dust, or other material. Clouds form around them.
Nitrogen
Condensation nuclei
Ozone Layer
Water vapor
Occurs when a mass of air is elevated by a topographical barrier such as a mountain or cliff
(a)
Clouds are classified by shape and _________.
Radiation
Convection
Altitude/Elevation
Thermal effect
Which of these is NOT one of the four types of precipitation?
Snow
Sleet
Sublimation
Hail
What happens to temperature and pressure as you go up (elevate) within the troposphere?
Temperature increases, Pressure decreases
Pressure increases, Temperature decreases
Both increase
Both decrease
