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1. Which of the following cloud types is found at the highest elevation above the Earth’s surface?
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2. Which of the following is the name for a liquid drop of dew that freezes when the air temperature drops below freezing?
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3. In which of the following conditions does radiation fog typically form?
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4. Which of the following processes is the main reason that the cooling of the ground produces dew?
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5. Which of the following describes what infrared and visible satellite images can provide?
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6. Suppose you hold your hand at arm’s length and cloud elements appear to be about the size of your fist. Which of the following is the likely cloud type?
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7. Which of the following processes is the main cause of winter fog?
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8. Which of the following terms describes a situation in which clouds cover between four-tenths and five-tenths of the sky?
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9. Which of the following provides another name for “luminous night clouds”?
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10. Which of the following is the cloud feature labelled A?
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11. Which of the following terms refers to clouds that have a characteristic lens-shaped appearance?
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12. Consider the scenario in which the minimum temperature drops to 1ºC on a clear night, and fog forms early in the evening the next night. Which of the following describes why it is likely that the minimum temperature will not be as low on the second night?
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13. Which of the following cloud types is LEAST likely to produce precipitation that reaches the ground?
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14. In which of the following locations do lenticular clouds typically form?
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15. To be effective, fog lamps on cars should be directed in which of the following directions?
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16. Clouds are classified according to which of the following characteristics?
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17. Which of the following statements describes how clouds appear on an infrared satellite image?
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18. Which of the following statements describes why condensation nuclei are important in the atmosphere?
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19. Which of the following provides another name for a “mother of pearl” cloud?
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20. Which of the following terms refers a towering cloud that has yet to develop into a thunderstorm?
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21. Which of the following pairs of cloud types could be very similar in appearance?
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22. Which of the following explains how fog is a problem to aviation?
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23. Which of the following cloud types is composed of ice crystals and can cause a halo to form around the sun or moon?
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24. Which of the following is the amount of relative humidity when wet haze forms?
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25. Which of the following clouds form in descending air?
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26. Which of the following statements applies to satellite images taken of clouds at night?
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27. Which of the following terms refers to clouds that appear as bag-like sacks hanging from beneath other clouds?
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28. Which of the following explains why advection fog is more likely to form at headlands than at beaches along an irregular coastline?
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29. Which of the following methods provides the most accurate measurements of cloud base altitude?
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30. Which of the following processes causes salty potato chips left outside in an uncovered bowl to turn soggy on a humid day?
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31. Which of the following occurs when a layer of wet haze is formed?
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32. Which of the following terms refers to detached clouds of delicate and fibrous appearance, usually white and without shading, and sometimes with a silky appearance?
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33. In which of the following conditions does exhaled breath condense?
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34. Which of the following describes a reasonably successful method of dispersing cold fog?
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35. Which of the following conditions is required for frozen dew to form?
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36. Which of the following clouds is characterized as a middle cloud?
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37. On humid days, the salt in saltshakers can become moist and no longer pour out easily. Which of the following terms describes the condition of the salt?
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38. Which of the following describes the relative humidity when wet haze can form?
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39. Which of the following conditions is BEST for the formation of radiation fog?
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40. Which of the following occurs when frost forms?
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41. In which of the following conditions is the use of helicopters at airports effective to mix the air and disperse radiation fog?
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42. Which of the following is the cloud feature labelled B?
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43. Which of the following gives the name for the small, smooth cloud that may form just above the top of a towering cumulus cloud?
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44. The term “mackerel sky” describes which of the following types of cloud?
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45. Which of the following is the most likely place for radiation fog to form on a cold, winter morning?
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46. Consider temperatures that are below freezing. Which of the following describes the temperature to which air must be cooled for a phase change to occur?
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47. Which of the following cloud types are almost always composed of ice crystals?
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48. Which of the following types of fog is most likely formed when the wind is blowing from the east at Calgary, Alberta?
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49. As Apollo 12 ascended into the atmosphere, the height of the surrounding clouds was 12,800 m. Which of the following types of clouds was indicated by a lightning stroke within the surrounding clouds?
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50. Which of the following statements applies to the properties of fog?
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51. Which of the following processes occurs when fog “burns off”?
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52. Which of the following is the main type of fog that forms off the coast of Newfoundland?
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53. Which of the following characteristics of the below-freezing layer of air coincides with the formation of dew, frozen dew, and frost?
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54. Which of the following terms refers to fog that most often forms as warm rain falls into a cold layer of surface air?
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55. For which of the following reasons does frost typically form on the inside of a windowpane rather than on the outside?
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56. Hail is usually associated with which of the following cloud types?
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57. Which of the following clouds form in the stratosphere?
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58. Which of the following is a correct statement about cirrocumulus clouds?
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59. Light or moderate-but-steady precipitation is most often associated with which of the following cloud types?
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60. Which of the following cloud types is most often associated with an anvil-shaped top?
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61. Which of the following statements describes the air temperature on a cold morning when you see your breath?
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62. A low, lumpy cloud layer that appears in rows, patches, or rounded masses is classified as which of the following cloud types?
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63. Which of the following cloud types can be associated with all types of weather systems, including fair weather?
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64. Which of the following statements describes how frontal fog most commonly forms?
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65. Which of the following cloud types is a grey sheet-like cloud layer through which a dim, “watery” sun is visible?
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66. Which of the following statements describes the path of geostationary satellites?
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67. Which of the following describes a role that satellites cannot do?
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68. Which of the following characteristics of the below-freezing layer of air coincides with the formation of dew, frozen dew, and frost?
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69. Under which of the following circumstances can the relative humidity exceed 100 percent without producing fog?
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70. Which of the following statements applies to a halo around the moon?
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71. Which of the following describes why upslope fog forms as it flows up a hill or mountain range?
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72. At which of the following altitudes is the base of an altostratus or altocumulus cloud generally found at middle latitudes?
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73. Which of the following statements explains why infrared satellite images are computer enhanced?
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74. In middle latitudes, which of the following cloud types has the lowest base?
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75. Consider a midnight scenario in which a shallow layer of air near the ground has an air temperature of 7ºC and a dew point temperature of 2ºC. Which of the following statements describes the conditions at 6:00 a.m. if the air continues to cool at a rate of 0.8ºC per hour until the dew point is reached, and at a rate of 0.4ºC per hour thereafter?
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76. Which of the following substances can be condensation nuclei?
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77. Suppose it is about 11:00 p.m. on a winter night, and the air cools to the dew point temperature, and a thick radiation fog develops. Which of the following describes what will probably happen to the dew-point temperature in five hours if the air continues to cool during the night?
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78. When viewed from the surface, which of the following cloud types are associated with the smallest individual cloud elements (that is, puffs)?
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79. When radiation fog “burns off,” in which direction does the fog tend to dissipate?
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80. Suppose a pilot balloon rises at a rate of 100 metres per minute and disappears into a deck of stratus clouds 1500 metres thick in 5 minutes. Which of the following gives the ceiling of the cloud layer?
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81. Which of the following statements describes how individual cloud elements usually appear when clouds are viewed near the horizon?
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82. Which form of fog results from two unsaturated air masses combining horizontally?
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83. In which of the following conditions is dew most likely to form?
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84. Suppose two ocean currents with different temperatures flow next to one another. Which of the following can be expected if the wind blows perpendicular to the currents?
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85. Which of the following cloud types might be indicated if a cloud appears white on a visible satellite image and grey on an infrared image?
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86. Suppose the sky is completely covered with a thin, white, layered type of cloud; yet on the ground objects cast a distinct shadow. Which of the following cloud types must be present?
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87. Which of the following terms refers to the cloud-like streamer that often forms behind an aircraft flying at high altitude?
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88. Which of the following cloud types is a middle cloud that sometimes forms in parallel waves or bands?
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89. Which of the following cloud types has the greatest vertical growth?
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90. Which of the following statements describes the path of polar orbiting satellites?
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91. Which of the following types of fog are known as “arctic sea smoke” and “steam devils”?
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92. Which of the following describes how a contrail forms?
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93. Which of the following is the main type of fog that forms along the Pacific coastline of North America?
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94. Which of the following is another name for high fog?
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95. Which of the following combinations represents two cloud types that can produce precipitation?
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96. At which of the following cities can cirrus clouds be observed at an altitude of 3000 metres above the surface?
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97. Which of the following is a characteristic of cirrus clouds?
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98. Which of the following is the cloud feature labelled C?
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99. Advection fog is often observed along the Pacific coast during summer as westerly winds carry moist air toward the shore. Which of the following describes why this fog forms?
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100. In hilly areas, in which of the following places does cold air typically collect?
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| 101. Which of the clouds sketched in the figure above can be referred to as a towering cumulus (cumulus congestus)?
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102. Which of the following types of fog most likely form above a relatively warm lake on a cold, calm, autumn morning?
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103. Which of the following expressions describes the dissipation of a fog layer?
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104. On a cold winter morning, the air near the surface is full of smoke particles. If fog formed in this air, how would it likely compare to fog that forms in cleaner air?
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105. In middle latitudes, which of the following cloud types has the highest base?
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106. Which of the following cloud types is vertically developed?
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| 107. How can you visually distinguish between cumulus, altocumulus, and cirrocumulus clouds? |
| 108. What kinds of information about clouds could you hope to determine using infrared and visible satellite photographs? |
| 109. List and discuss some of the effects that you think weather satellites may have had on the field of weather forecasting. |
110. Which cloud type is associated with each of the following phenomena?
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| 111. Describe, with the aid of a diagram, the orbital paths followed by geostationary and polar-orbiting satellites. |
| 112. Fog is often described as a cloud that forms at ground level. In what ways are the formation of fog and clouds similar and different? |
| 113. List the major height categories of clouds. What differences might you expect to find in the clouds that form at these different levels? |
| 114. It is a cold winter night and fog forms. If it continues to cool during the night, would you expect to find that the dew point has changed overnight? If so, would you expect to find that the dew point has increased or decreased? |
| 115. 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? |
| 116. Suppose the sky is covered with stratus clouds. How might you determine whether middle or high clouds are also present? |
| 117. Describe the weather conditions necessary for a cumulonimbus cloud to form. Why does this cloud have an anvil-like shape? |
| 118. Discuss the factors that determine whether a cloud can have a cooling effect or a warming effect on the atmosphere. |
| 119. List the main types of fog, and then briefly explain how each one forms. Where might you expect each of these different types of fog to form? |
Answer Key
| 1. b |
| 2. b |
| 3. b |
| 4. a |
| 5. b |
| 6. a |
| 7. d |
| 8. c |
| 9. a |
| 10. d |
| 11. a |
| 12. b |
| 13. d |
| 14. a |
| 15. c |
| 16. a |
| 17. c |
| 18. b |
| 19. d |
| 20. a |
| 21. d |
| 22. a |
| 23. b |
| 24. c |
| 25. a |
| 26. c |
| 27. b |
| 28. a |
| 29. d |
| 30. a |
| 31. b |
| 32. a |
| 33. c |
| 34. c |
| 35. b |
| 36. d |
| 37. a |
| 38. b |
| 39. b |
| 40. d |
| 41. b |
| 42. d |
| 43. d |
| 44. b |
| 45. a |
| 46. a |
| 47. d |
| 48. d |
| 49. a |
| 50. d |
| 51. a |
| 52. c |
| 53. a |
| 54. b |
| 55. c |
| 56. a |
| 57. d |
| 58. b |
| 59. a |
| 60. a |
| 61. a |
| 62. a |
| 63. d |
| 64. a |
| 65. c |
| 66. d |
| 67. c |
| 68. c |
| 69. a |
| 70. a |
| 71. c |
| 72. b |
| 73. c |
| 74. b |
| 75. d |
| 76. a |
| 77. d |
| 78. a |
| 79. b |
| 80. c |
| 81. a |
| 82. d |
| 83. c |
| 84. a |
| 85. a |
| 86. d |
| 87. c |
| 88. d |
| 89. d |
| 90. a |
| 91. d |
| 92. d |
| 93. c |
| 94. b |
| 95. c |
| 96. d |
| 97. a |
| 98. b |
| 99. d |
| 100. b |
| 101. b |
| 102. a |
| 103. a |
| 104. b |
| 105. b |
| 106. b |
| 107. Answers may vary. |
| 108. Answers may vary. |
| 109. Answers may vary. |
| 110. Answers may vary. |
| 111. Answers may vary. |
| 112. Answers may vary. |
| 113. Answers may vary. |
| 114. Answers may vary. |
| 115. Answers may vary. |
| 116. Answers may vary. |
| 117. Answers may vary. |
| 118. Answers may vary. |
| 119. Answers may vary. |
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