Question 1

As Apollo 12 ascended into the atmosphere,the height of the surrounding clouds was noted to be 42,000 feet.A lightning stroke was seen within these clouds,indicating that they must have been

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A)   cumulus congestus.
B)   cumulonimbus.
C)   cirrus.
D)   cirrocumulus.
E)   lenticular.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

Which of the following pairs of cloud types could be very similar in appearance?

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A)   cumulus and cirrus
B)   cirrostratus and stratus
C)   altocumulus and cirrocumulus
D)   cirrocumulus and cumulonimbusE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

If a pilot balloon rises at a rate of 100 m per minute,and if it disappears into a deck of stratus clouds 1,500 m (5,000 ft) thick in 5 minutes,what is the ceiling of the cloud layer?

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A)   100 m (300 ft) 
B)   300 m (1,000 ft) 
C)   500 m (1,600 ft) 
D)   1,500 m (5,000 ft) 
E)   2,000 m (6,400 ft) F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 4

Which cloud forms in descending air?

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A)   cumulus fractus
B)   cumulonimbus
C)   mammatus
D)   pileusE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 5

Exhaled breath from your mouth can condense when

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A)   it is very cold.
B)   it is very warm and humid.
C)   the addition of water vapor from your breath causes the air's relative humidity to exceed 100 percent.
D)   all of the aboveE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

When viewed from the surface,the smallest individual cloud elements (puffs) are observed with which cloud?

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A)   stratocumulus
B)   cumulus
C)   cirrocumulus
D)   altocumulus
E)   cumulonimbusF) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 7

Describe,with the aid of a figure,the orbital paths followed by geostationary and polar-orbiting satellites.

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Question 8

Explain why clouds form in rising air.

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Question 9

If fog is forming at Denver,Colorado,and the wind is blowing from the east,then the fog is most likely

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A)   advection fog.
B)   frontal fog.
C)   upslope fog.
D)   radiation fog.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 10

A dim,"watery" sun visible through a gray sheet-like cloud layer is often a good indication of ____ clouds.

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A)   stratocumulus
B)   cirrostratus
C)   cumulonimbus
D)   altostratus
E)   nimbostratusF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

What kinds of information about clouds could you hope to determine using infrared and visible satellite photographs?

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Question 12

Particles that serve as surfaces on which water vapor may condense are called

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A)   hydrophobic nuclei.
B)   nacreous nuclei.
C)   condensation nuclei.
D)   scud.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 13

List the major height categories of clouds.What differences might you expect to find in the clouds that form at these different levels?

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The major height categories of clouds ar...

Question 14

Hail is usually associated with what cloud?

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A)   stratus
B)   cumulus
C)   stratocumulus
D)   altocumulus
E)   cumulonimbusF) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 15

Under what conditions can a cloud form when air is sinking?

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Question 16

With which cloud type would each of the following phenomena be associated?
lightning hail tornadoes
brief heavy rain steady rain milky sun
halo mackerel sky

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Each of the phenomena mentioned is typic...

Question 17

Radiation fog typically forms on

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A)   clear,calm days.
B)   clear,windy days.
C)   clear,calm nights.
D)   clear,windy nights.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

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?

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The main types of fog are radiation fog,...

Question 19

In hilly areas,cold air typically collects

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A)   on hilltops.
B)   in valleys.C) A) and B)
D) undefined

Question 20

The fog that forms along the Pacific coastline of North America is mainly which type?

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A)   radiation fog
B)   upslope fog
C)   frontal fog
D)   advection fog
E)   steam fogF) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

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What kinds of information about clouds could you hope to determine using infrared and visible satellite photographs?

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Explain why clouds form in rising air.

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Which of the following pairs of cloud types could be very similar in appearance?

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Which cloud forms in descending air?

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List the major height categories of clouds.What differences might you expect to find in the clouds that form at these different levels?

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A dim,"watery" sun visible through a gray sheet-like cloud layer is often a good indication of ____ clouds.

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Under what conditions can a cloud form when air is sinking?

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Exhaled breath from your mouth can condense when

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Describe,with the aid of a figure,the orbital paths followed by geostationary and polar-orbiting satellites.

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