Extreme Weather Climate 1st Edition Test Bank
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Chapter 4
Condensation in the Atmosphere
Multiple Choice Exam Questions
1. The cooling of the ground to produce dew is
mainly the result of:
2. conduction.
3. radiational cooling.
4. cooling due to the release of latent heat.
5. advection.
ANSWER: b
2. Suppose it is a winter night and at about 11
pm the air cools to the dew-point temperature and a thick radiation fog
develops. If the air continues to cool during the night, in 5 hours the dew
point temperature will probably:
3. decrease as the air becomes drier.
4. decrease as the air becomes moister.
5. increase as the air becomes drier.
6. increase as the air becomes moister.
ANSWER: a
3.
Frost typically forms
on the inside of a windowpane (rather than the outside) because:
4.
the inside of the pane
is colder than the outside.
5.
there is more water
vapor touching the inside of the pane.
6.
there is less water
vapor touching the inside of the pane.
ANSWER: b
4. When radiation fog “burns off”, the fog tends
to dissipate:
5. from the bottom up.
6. from the top down.
7. starting at the middle, and working both
upward and downward.
ANSWER: a
5. On a cold, winter morning the most likely
place for radiation fog to form is:
6. at the top of a hill or mountain.
7. in a valley.
8. along the side of a hill.
9. over a body of water.
ANSWER: b
6. Exhaled breath from your mouth can condense
when:
7. it is very cold.
8. it is very warm and humid.
9. the addition of water vapor from your breath
causes the air’s relative humidity to exceed 100%.
10. all of the above
ANSWER: d
7. At which city might you be able to observe
cirrus clouds at an altitude of 3,000 m (10,000 feet) above the surface?
8. Barrow, Alaska
9. Honolulu, Hawaii
10. Miami, Florida
11. Chicago, Illinois
ANSWER: a
8. Which cloud type is composed of ice crystals
and can cause a halo to form around the sun or moon?
9. altostratus
10. stratus
11. nimbostratus
12. cirrostratus
13. angelitus
ANSWER: d
9. Light or moderate-but-steady precipitation is
most often associated with __________ clouds.
10. nimbostratus
11. cirrostratus
12. cirrocumulus
13. cumulonimbus
ANSWER: a
10. When viewed from the surface, the smallest
individual cloud elements (puffs) are observed with which cloud?
11. stratocumulus
12. cumulus
13. cirrocumulus
14. altocumulus
15. cumulonimbus
ANSWER: c
11. Cirrus clouds are composed primarily of:
12. water droplets.
13. water vapor.
14. ice particles.
15. salt aerosols.
ANSWER: c
12. Suppose the sky is completely covered with a
thin, white layered-type cloud. You look at the ground and see that objects
cast a distinct shadow. From this you conclude that the cloud type must
be:
13. stratus.
14. nimbostratus.
15. cirrostratus.
16. stratocumulus.
ANSWER: c
13. An anvil-shaped top is most often associated
with:
14. cumulonimbus.
15. cumulus congestus.
16. altocumulus.
17. cumulus humilis.
ANSWER: a
14. Hail is usually associated with what cloud?
15. stratus
16. cumulus
17. stratocumulus
18. altocumulus
19. cumulonimbus
ANSWER: e
15. Infrared satellite images are
computer-enhanced to:
16. increase the contrast between specific
features in the picture.
17. show where thick clouds with cold tops are
located.
18. show where clouds with tops near the freezing
level are located.
19. all of the above
ANSWER: d
16. Satellite images taken of clouds at night use:
17. reflected visible light.
18. reflected infrared light.
19. emitted infrared light.
20. microwave radiation.
ANSWER: c
17. Which two clouds can produce precipitation?
18. cumulonimbus, stratocumulus
19. nimbostratus, altostratus
20. nimbostratus, cirrus
21. cumulonimbus, nimbostratus
ANSWER: d
18. The clouds shown in Figure 4.14 are:
19. cumulus.
20. stratocumulus.
21. altocumulus.
22. cirrocumulus.
ANSWER: c
19. The clouds shown in Figure 4.15 are:
20. cumulus.
21. stratus.
22. nimbostratus.
23. altostratus.
24. cirrostratus.
ANSWER: d
20. If the satellite image shown in Figure 4.31
was taken during nighttime hours, it must be:
21. an infrared image.
22. a water vapor image.
23. a visible image.
24. none of the above
ANSWER: a
True/False Exam Questions
1. Particles that serve as surfaces on which
water vapor may condense are called condensation nuclei.
ANSWER: true
2. Frost forms when water vapor changes into ice
without first becoming a liquid.
ANSWER: true
3. On a humid day, the attraction of water by
hydrophobic condensation nuclei causes salty potato chips left outside in an
uncovered bowl to turn soggy.
ANSWER: false
4. The largest concentration of condensation
nuclei are usually observed near the earth’s surface.
ANSWER: true
5. When the air is perfectly dry, the relative
humidity can exceed 100 percent without producing fog.
ANSWER: false
6. When fog “burns off” it absorbs sunlight and
warms up.
ANSWER: false
7. Cirrocumulus clouds rarely produce
precipitation that reaches the ground.
ANSWER: true
8. Stratus clouds are often delicate, fibrous,
and white in color.
ANSWER: false
9. A dim “watery” sun visible through a gray
sheet-like cloud layer is often a good indication of stratocumulus clouds.
ANSWER: false
10. Mammatus clouds form in descending air.
ANSWER: true
Essay/Critical Thinking Exam Questions
1. It is a cold winter night and a fog cloud
forms. If it continues to cool during the night would you expect to find that
the dew point has changed overnight? If so, would it have increased or
decreased?
2. List the main types of fog. Then briefly
explain how each one forms. Where might you expect each of these
different types of fog to form?
3. List one or more key identifying features for
each of the ten basic cloud types. Which cloud types might have fairly similar
appearances and thus be difficult to identify?
4. Suppose the sky is covered with stratus
clouds. How might you determine whether middle or high clouds are also present?
5. List the major height categories of clouds.
What differences might you expect to find in the clouds that form at these
different levels?
6. In what ways are the formation of fog and
clouds similar and different?
7. Explain why clouds form in rising air. Would
it be possible for rising air to remain cloud-free? If so, how?
8. Describe the difference between the orbital
paths followed by geostationary and polar-orbiting satellites.
9. What kinds of information about clouds can you
determine using infrared and visible satellite photographs?
10. Under what conditions can a cloud form when
air is sinking?
11. How can you visually distinguish between
cumulus, altocumulus, and cirrocumulus clouds?
12. An air parcel that is warmer than its
surroundings will rise. What force accounts for this upward motion?
13. Explain how the stability of the atmosphere
can affect the types of clouds that form.
14. Does radiational cooling at the ground at
night act to increase or decrease atmospheric stability? How does daytime
heating at the ground during the day affect atmospheric stability?
15. Cumulonimbus clouds indicate unstable
atmospheric conditions. What stops the upward growth and causes the top of a
cumulonimbus cloud to flatten out into an anvil?
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