water in atmosphere | CLOUDS | precipitation | weather |
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What is the name of the process by which water vapor enters the
atmosphere during the water cycle?
EVAPORATION
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Two conditions are required for cloud formation:
cooling of the air and PRESENCE OF PARTICLES
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On average, a snowfall of 30 centimeters would equal a rainfall of
3 cm
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The collecting of weather data in the last 40 years has been improved mostly by
balloons and satellites
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Relative humidity can be measured with a(an)
PSYCHROMETER
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Very high feathery clouds are called
cirrus
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Long-term ------ can devastate a region; crops fail and streams dry up
droughts
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On newspaper weather maps, colors are often used to indicate ____________________ ranges for different areas.
temperature
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What is the dew point?
the temperature at which condensation begins
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Which type of cloud often indicates that a storm is on the way?
cirrocumulus
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The sky is mostly blue, with some high, thin, feathery clouds. Which type of weather is most likely to occur?
fair weather
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Which type of weather technology often carries cameras that can make images of Earth’s surface, clouds storms, and snow cover?
weather satellite
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a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air
humidity
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The higher the altitude, the lower the air pressure
true or false
true
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An embankment built along the side of a river to prevent flooding of the surrounding
land is called
levee
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On a weather map, what do half-circles along a curved line show?
the direction of warm front is moving
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To calculate the density of a substance divide its mass by its weight. true or flase
false
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Water forms thin, feathery clouds of ice at the top of the exosphere
true or false
false
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The troposphere is thickest over the equator
true or false
true
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. Most weather reports for the general public use millibars as units of air pressure
false
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