An Example Of Orographic Clouds Would Be

Question: An example of orographic clouds would be:
clouds forming over a warm ocean current.
clouds forming on the windward slope of a mountain.
clouds forming behind a jet airplane.
clouds formed by surface heating.

Answer: clouds forming on the windward slope of a mountain.

Question: The most common ice crystal shape is:
graupel.
a dendrite.
rime.
virga.

Answer: a dendrite.

Question: The dry adiabatic rate is the rate at which:
an air parcel rises.
temperature changes in a rising or descending parcel of unsaturated air.
volume changes when a parcel expands or is compressed.
latent heat energy is released in a rising air parcel.

Answer: temperature changes in a rising or descending parcel of unsaturated air.

Question: Which of the following cloud types would commonly be found downwind of a mountain?
lenticular clouds
anvil clouds
mammatus clouds
contrails

Answer: lenticular clouds

Question: If you observe large raindrops hitting the ground, you could probably say that the cloud overhead was__________and had__________updrafts.
thick, weak
thick, strong
thin, weak
thin, strong

Answer: thick, strong

Question: If the environmental lapse rate is 5o C per 1000 m and the temperature at the earth’s surface is 30o C, then the air temperature at 2000 m above the ground is:
25o C.
30o C.
20o C.
15o C.

Answer: 20o C.

Question: A true blizzard is characterized by:
low temperatures.
strong winds.
reduced visibility.
blowing snow.
all of the above.

Answer: all of the above.

Question: In the winter you read in the newspaper that a large section of the Midwest is without power due to downed power lines. Which form of precipitation would most likely produce this situation?
snow
hail
freezing rain
sleet
rain

Answer: freezing rain

Question: The reason that rising saturated air cools at a lesser rate than rising unsaturated air is:
rising saturated air is heavier.
rising saturated air is lighter.
unsaturated air expands more rapidly.
latent heat is released by rising saturated air.

Answer: latent heat is released by rising saturated air.

Question: The rate at which the temperature changes inside a rising (or descending) parcel of saturated air is called:

the environmental lapse rate.
the dry adiabatic lapse rate.
the moist adiabatic lapse rate.
the latent heat release rate.

Answer: the moist adiabatic lapse rate.