Atmosphere Chapter 5

The cloud form that is best described as sheets or layers that cover much or all of the sky is termed: A. cirrus B. mackerel sky C. cumulus D. alto E. stratus

E.

Dew point is the temperature at which water vapor in the air begins to condense. The temperature inside a cloud would therefore be: A. about equal to dew point B. way above the dew point C. below freezing D. just above the dew point

A.

The conditions that persist along the West Coast of the U. S. that are conducive to fog formation are: A. inversions and a warm land surface. B. moist air moving over a cold surface. C. steep lapse rate and cold surface. D. steep lapse rate and a warm surface.

B.

Which of the following clouds is likely to produce the most rain? A. stratus B. cumulus C. nimbostratus D. stratocumulus

C.

How would a droplet formed on a hygroscopic nuclei compare to a droplet that formed on a hydrophobic nuclei? A. The hygroscopic nuclei droplet would be larger. B. The droplet on the hydrophobic nuclei would be smaller. C. The droplet on the hygroscopic nuclei would form at a lower relative humidity. D. Both A and C E. Both B and C.

D.