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1. The base of a cumulus cloud marks the altitude at which rising air cools to the dew point. True False

2. A parcel of air can be cooled by expansion. True False

3. The average density of liquid water in a cloud is 1 gram per cubic centimeter. True False

4. Without condensation nuclei, a cooling air mass can become supersaturated. True False

5. Clouds that are gray have larger water droplets than do white clouds. True False

6. Raindrops in a summer rainstorm may have actually started as ice crystals at high altitudes. True False

7. When a warm air mass advances over a mass of cooler air, towering cumulus clouds form, often resulting in thunderstorms. True False

8. During the condensation process heat is absorbed, which produces down drafts. True False

9. After the eye of a hurricane passes over you, thunderstorms and high winds resume, but now blowing in the opposite direction. True False

10. The western slopes of mountains are moist and forested, whereas the eastern slopes are dry and have grassland or desert vegetation. True False

11. A parcel of air that rises undergoes A. turbulent heating. B. cooling by expansion. C. compressional cooling. D. isothermal expansion.

12. The cooling rate for expanding dry air is about 10C cooling for each km gain in altitude. The cooling rate observed when water vapor in the air condenses is A. generally greater. B. generally lesser. C. the same. D. sometimes greater, sometimes lesser.

13. How does the average amount of water that returns to the oceans by precipitation compare to the water that leaves by evaporation? A. Evaporation is greater than precipitation. B. Precipitation and evaporation are equal. C. Precipitation is greater than evaporation. D. There is no pattern that can be generalized.

14. A parcel of air that is shoved upward into atmospheric air in a state of instability will expand and become cooler A. than the surrounding air. B. reaching the same temperature as the surrounding air. C. but not as cool as the surrounding air. D. then warmer as it rises.

15. A parcel of air shoved upward into atmospheric air in a state of stability will expand and become cooler A. than the surrounding air. B. reaching the same temperature as the surrounding air. C. but not as cool as the surrounding air. D. then warmer as it rises.

16. Which of the following is not considered to be a form of precipitation? A. rain B. dew C. snow D. hail

17. When water vapor in the atmosphere condenses to liquid water, A. dew falls to the ground. B. it rains or snows. C. a cloud forms. D. All of the above.

18. From this graph, estimate the temperature of a parcel of air that has risen to 400 m. A. 26C B. 27.5C C. 25C D. 1.5C

19. The graph describes an atmosphere in a state of A. stability. B. instability. C. temperature inversion. D. saturation.

20. Which cloud type is usually associated with the arrival of a cold front? A. high, thin cirrus B. towering cumulus C. low stratus D. Any of these.

21. A warm front forms when A. a cold air mass displaces warmer air. B. masses of cold air and warm air move past one another in opposite directions. C. the Sun warms a stationary cold air mass. D. a warm air mass advances over a mass of cooler air.

22. A cyclone is centered about a A. region of low pressure. B. region of high pressure. C. cold front. D. occluded front.

23. In the diagram below, the parcel of air will A. continue to rise. B. stay at the same altitude. C. fall. D. rise or fall, depending on the humidity.

24. Longer periods of drizzle, rain, or snow are usually associated with which cloud type? A. stratus B. cumulus C. cirrus D. None of the above.

25. A condition that lifts a parcel of air to form cumulus clouds is A. differential heating. B. mountain barriers. C. a cold front. D. All of the above.

26. Brief periods of showers are usually associated with which cloud type? A. stratus B. cumulus C. cirrus D. None of the above.

27. There are greater temperature extremes in North Dakota than in the state of Washington because A. North Dakota is farther north than Washington. B. North Dakota is more mountainous than Washington. C. there is no ocean near North Dakota. D. the dry adiabatic lapse rate is greater in North Dakota.

28. On the eastern side of mountains in Oregon and Washington the air tends to A. be warm and dry. B. be cool and moist. C. lose much of its moisture as it moves downslope. D. cool as it is compressed.

29. Most of the great deserts in the world are located A. near the equator. B. 30 north or south latitude. C. 60 north or south latitude. D. deserts can be found at any latitude.

30. The phenomenon known as El Nio A. describes the high pressure system over the ocean west of South America. B. is the upwelling of cooler water with dissolved nutrients. C. is responsible for the large fishing industry off the coast of Peru. D. is believed to be related to worldwide changes in weather.

ch23 Key

1. The base of a cumulus cloud marks the altitude at which rising air cools to the dew point. TRUE

Blooms Level: 4. Analyze Section: 23.01 Tillery - Chapter 23 #1 Topic: Clouds and Precipitation

2. A parcel of air can be cooled by expansion. TRUE

Blooms Level: 3. Apply Section: 23.01 Tillery - Chapter 23 #2 Topic: Atmosphere

3. The average density of liquid water in a cloud is 1 gram per cubic centimeter. FALSE

Blooms Level: 3. Apply Section: 23.01 Tillery - Chapter 23 #3 Topic: Clouds and Precipitation

4. Without condensation nuclei, a cooling air mass can become supersaturated. TRUE

Blooms Level: 3. Apply Section: 23.01 Tillery - Chapter 23 #4 Topic: Clouds and Precipitation

5. Clouds that are gray have larger water droplets than do white clouds. FALSE

Blooms Level: 4. Analyze Section: 23.01 Tillery - Chapter 23 #5 Topic: Clouds and Precipitation

6. Raindrops in a summer rainstorm may have actually started as ice crystals at high altitudes. TRUE

Blooms Level: 3. Apply Section: 23.01 Tillery - Chapter 23 #6 Topic: Clouds and Precipitation

7. When a warm air mass advances over a mass of cooler air, towering cumulus clouds form, often resulting in thunderstorms. FALSE

Blooms Level: 3. Apply Section: 23.02 Tillery - Chapter 23 #7 Topic: Clouds and Precipitation

8. During the condensation process heat is absorbed, which produces down drafts. FALSE

Blooms Level: 3. Apply Section: 23.01 Tillery - Chapter 23 #8 Topic: Clouds and Precipitation

9. After the eye of a hurricane passes over you, thunderstorms and high winds resume, but now blowing in the opposite direction. TRUE

Blooms Level: 3. Apply Section: 23.02 Tillery - Chapter 23 #9 Topic: Major Storms

10. The western slopes of mountains are moist and forested, whereas the eastern slopes are dry and have grassland or desert vegetation. TRUE

Blooms Level: 4. Analyze Section: 23.04 Tillery - Chapter 23 #10 Topic: Climate

11. A parcel of air that rises undergoes A. turbulent heating. B. cooling by expansion. C. compressional cooling. D. isothermal expansion.

Blooms Level: 3. Apply Section: 23.01 Tillery - Chapter 23 #11 Topic: Clouds and Precipitation

12. The cooling rate for expanding dry air is about 10C cooling for each km gain in altitude. The cooling rate observed when water vapor in the air condenses is A. generally greater. B. generally lesser. C. the same. D. sometimes greater, sometimes lesser.

Blooms Level: 3. Apply Section: 23.01 Tillery - Chapter 23 #12 Topic: Clouds and Precipitation

13. How does the average amount of water that returns to the oceans by precipitation compare to the water that leaves by evaporation? A. Evaporation is greater than precipitation. B. Precipitation and evaporation are equal. C. Precipitation is greater than evaporation. D. There is no pattern that can be generalized.

Blooms Level: 4. Analyze Section: 23.01 Tillery - Chapter 23 #13 Topic: Clouds and Precipitation

14. A parcel of air that is shoved upward into atmospheric air in a state of instability will expand and become cooler A. than the surrounding air. B. reaching the same temperature as the surrounding air. C. but not as cool as the surrounding air. D. then warmer as it rises.

Blooms Level: 4. Analyze Section: 23.01 Tillery - Chapter 23 #14 Topic: Clouds and Precipitation

15. A parcel of air shoved upward into atmospheric air in a state of stability will expand and become cooler A. than the surrounding air. B. reaching the same temperature as the surrounding air. C. but not as cool as the surrounding air. D. then warmer as it rises.

Blooms Level: 4. Analyze Section: 23.01 Tillery - Chapter 23 #15 Topic: Clouds and Precipitation

16. Which of the following is not considered to be a form of precipitation? A. rain B. dew C. snow D. hail

Blooms Level: 3. Apply Section: 23.01 Tillery - Chapter 23 #16 Topic: Clouds and Precipitation

17. When water vapor in the atmosphere condenses to liquid water, A. dew falls to the ground. B. it rains or snows. C. a cloud forms. D. All of the above.

Blooms Level: 4. Analyze Section: 23.01 Tillery - Chapter 23 #17 Topic: Clouds and Precipitation

Tillery - Chapter 23

18. From this graph, estimate the temperature of a parcel of air that has risen to 400 m. A. 26C B. 27.5C C. 25C D. 1.5C

Blooms Level: 4. Analyze Section: 23.01 Tillery - Chapter 23 #18 Topic: Atmosphere

19. The graph describes an atmosphere in a state of A. stability. B. instability. C. temperature inversion. D. saturation.

Blooms Level: 3. Apply Section: 23.01 Tillery - Chapter 23 #19 Topic: Atmosphere

20. Which cloud type is usually associated with the arrival of a cold front? A. high, thin cirrus B. towering cumulus C. low stratus D. Any of these.

Blooms Level: 4. Analyze Section: 23.02 Tillery - Chapter 23 #20 Topic: Weather Fronts

21. A warm front forms when A. a cold air mass displaces warmer air. B. masses of cold air and warm air move past one another in opposite directions. C. the Sun warms a stationary cold air mass. D. a warm air mass advances over a mass of cooler air.

Blooms Level: 4. Analyze Section: 23.02 Tillery - Chapter 23 #21 Topic: Weather Fronts

22. A cyclone is centered about a A. region of low pressure. B. region of high pressure. C. cold front. D. occluded front.

Blooms Level: 3. Apply Section: 23.02 Tillery - Chapter 23 #22 Topic: Major Storms

23. In the diagram below, the parcel of air will A. continue to rise. B. stay at the same altitude. C. fall. D. rise or fall, depending on the humidity.

Blooms Level: 4. Analyze Section: 23.01 Tillery - Chapter 23 #23 Topic: Clouds and Precipitation

24. Longer periods of drizzle, rain, or snow are usually associated with which cloud type? A. stratus B. cumulus C. cirrus D. None of the above.

Blooms Level: 4. Analyze Section: 23.02 Tillery - Chapter 23 #24 Topic: Clouds and Precipitation

25. A condition that lifts a parcel of air to form cumulus clouds is A. differential heating. B. mountain barriers. C. a cold front. D. All of the above.

Blooms Level: 3. Apply Section: 23.02 Tillery - Chapter 23 #25 Topic: Clouds and Precipitation

26. Brief periods of showers are usually associated with which cloud type? A. stratus B. cumulus C. cirrus D. None of the above.

Blooms Level: 4. Analyze Section: 23.02 Tillery - Chapter 23 #26 Topic: Clouds and Precipitation

27. There are greater temperature extremes in North Dakota than in the state of Washington because A. North Dakota is farther north than Washington. B. North Dakota is more mountainous than Washington. C. there is no ocean near North Dakota. D. the dry adiabatic lapse rate is greater in North Dakota.

Blooms Level: 4. Analyze Section: 23.04 Tillery - Chapter 23 #27 Topic: Climate

28. On the eastern side of mountains in Oregon and Washington the air tends to A. be warm and dry. B. be cool and moist. C. lose much of its moisture as it moves downslope. D. cool as it is compressed.

Blooms Level: 4. Analyze Section: 23.04 Tillery - Chapter 23 #28 Topic: Climate

29. Most of the great deserts in the world are located A. near the equator. B. 30 north or south latitude. C. 60 north or south latitude. D. deserts can be found at any latitude.

Blooms Level: 4. Analyze Section: 23.04 Tillery - Chapter 23 #29 Topic: Climate

30. The phenomenon known as El Nio A. describes the high pressure system over the ocean west of South America. B. is the upwelling of cooler water with dissolved nutrients. C. is responsible for the large fishing industry off the coast of Peru. D. is believed to be related to worldwide changes in weather.

Blooms Level: 4. Analyze Section: 23.04 Tillery - Chapter 23 #30 Topic: Clouds and Precipitation

ch23 Summary
Category Blooms Level: 3. Apply Blooms Level: 4. Analyze Section: 23.01 Section: 23.02 Section: 23.04 Tillery - Chapter 23 Topic: Atmosphere Topic: Climate Topic: Clouds and Precipitation Topic: Major Storms Topic: Weather Fronts # of Questions 13 17 17 8 5 31 3 4 19 2 2