Concept Quiz 3

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This quiz covers key concepts 5 and 6 from Chapter 5. Answer the questions by darkening in the circle next to the correct answer. When completed with the quiz, click on "submit answers for grading" at the bottom of the page.

This activity contains 9 questions.

For precipitation to form, cloud droplets must grow in volume by roughly __________ times.

	ten
	one hundred
	one thousand
	ten thousand
	one million

Supercooled water is water which is __________.

a special form of icestill liquid at temperatures below 0°Cproduced from dry icea slightly different chemical composition than ordinary waterpart liquid and part solid

A deposit of ice crystals formed by the freezing of supercooled fog or cloud droplets on objects whose surface temperature is below freezing is called __________.

hailglazesnowsleetnone of the above

	Experimentation has indicated that the formation of raindrops by collision and coalescence of small cloud droplets is influenced by the presence of atmospheric electricity.

	True False

	The size, shape, and concentration of snowflakes depend to a great extent on the temperature at which they form.

	True False

	The Bergeron process that generates much of the precipitation in the middle latitudes is most associated with cold clouds.

	True False

	The collision-coalescence process of precipitation formation is most efficient in environments where large cloud droplets are plentiful, a condition which frequently occurs in warm clouds in the tropics.

	True False

Choosing from the list provided, identify the most likely form of precipitation that will occur on the surface under each of the indicated atmospheric conditions. (Precipitation Diagram, Copyright © Prentice-Hall, Inc.)

The letters A through D appear on an image associated with this question.

This question presents 4 items numbered 8.1 through 8.4. Each item is presented with a pulldown menu containing the letters A through D. For each item below, use the pull-down menu to select the letter that labels the correct part of the image.

8.1 Rain
8.2 Snow
8.3 Sleet
8.4 Glaze

Which type of precipitation is illustrated in the above photograph?

rimedewhailglaze

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Concept Quiz 3

For precipitation to form, cloud droplets must grow in volume by roughly __________ times.

Supercooled water is water which is __________.

A deposit of ice crystals formed by the freezing of supercooled fog or cloud droplets on objects whose surface temperature is below freezing is called __________.

Experimentation has indicated that the formation of raindrops by collision and coalescence of small cloud droplets is influenced by the presence of atmospheric electricity.

The size, shape, and concentration of snowflakes depend to a great extent on the temperature at which they form.

The Bergeron process that generates much of the precipitation in the middle latitudes is most associated with cold clouds.

The collision-coalescence process of precipitation formation is most efficient in environments where large cloud droplets are plentiful, a condition which frequently occurs in warm clouds in the tropics.

Choosing from the list provided, identify the most likely form of precipitation that will occur on the surface under each of the indicated atmospheric conditions. (Precipitation Diagram, Copyright © Prentice-Hall, Inc.)

Which type of precipitation is illustrated in the above photograph?