6.ESS2.6 CFU for Clouds, Precipitation, and Air Masses (6/19/2024)
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Fog is an example of this light gray low level cloud that layers the sky.
stratus
cumulus
cirrus
altocumulus
Which puffy cloud with flat bottoms bring fair weather?
stratus
cumulus
nimbostratus
cumulonimbus
Clouds form with
condensation nuclei, low pressure, and moist air
high pressure, high temperatures, and condensation nuclei
low temperatures, zero dust particles, and dry air
dry air, condensation nuclei, and low pressure
Which towering cloud produces lightning, hail, and tornadoes?
cirrostratus
nimbostatus
cumulonimbus
cumulostatus
What type of low cloud that layers the sky often indicate heavy rain or snow?
Cumulus clouds
Cirrus clouds
Stratus clouds
Nimbostratus clouds
Rain, sleet, snow, and hail are examples of which process in the water cycle?
condensation
precipitation
evaporation
transpiration
A large thunderstorm is forming inside a cumulonimbus cloud where the temperature varies between 30 degrees and 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Strong wind in the form of downdrafts and updrafts are occurring in the cloud. Which form of precipitation will most likely form?
rain
snow
hail
sleet
How is sleet formed?
Snowflakes fall, go through an area of cold air and turn into sleet before hitting the ground.
Rain falls, freezes in an area of cold air above the ground and falls as ice pellets before hitting the ground.
Hail pellets that melt a little before hitting the ground.
Water droplets that freeze when reaching the surface of the ground.
Jack measures the outside temperature as 61 degrees Fahrenheit. He observes precipitation falling from the clouds in a solid form. What form of precipation did Jack observe?
snow
rain
sleet
hail
The temperature is 26 degrees Fahrenheit outside. Tony notices that it is raining but the rain is freezing as soon as it touches the surfaces. What precipitation has Tony observed?
hail
sleet
freezing rain
snow
Which air mass is normally associated with the formation of hurricanes?
maritime tropical (wet and warm)
maritime polar (wet and cold)
continental polar (dry and cold)
continental tropical (dry and warm)
A student observed the following weather conditions in Albany, New York, for 2 days. The first day was warm and humid with southerly winds. The second day, the temperature was 15 degrees cooler and the relative humidity had decreased. Which type of air mass most likely had moved into the area on the second day?
continental tropical (dry and warm)
maritime polar (wet and cold)
continental polar
maritime tropical
Which type of air mass would you find at air mass C location?