Cumulus cloud - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

WX 201 Exam 3 Study Guide with complete solutions What is a cloud? a volume of atmosphere containing numerous water droplets and/or ice particles What ingredients are necessary for cloud development? -Abundant water vapor -Condensation nuclei particles -A cooling mechanism What is supercooled water? At what temperature does it exist, and how does it freeze? Cloud drops that remain liquid down to -40 degrees Celcius. May freeze when the temperature decreases, encounters an ice nuc...

ATSC 231 Block 4 Exam Questions with All Correct Answers Which of the following factors does not affect the collection efficiency of water droplets by an aircraft structure? - Answer- temperature How does the collection efficiency of water droplets on an aircraft structure change with the geometry of the collecting surface? - Answer- The collection efficiency decreases for more curved surfaces What temperature range does rime ice occur (assuming average liquid water content)? - Answer-...

USCG METEOROLOGY EXAM WITH ANSWERS Latest 2024/2025 (Graded) A barometer showing falling pressure indicates the approach of a __________. a) high pressure system b) low pressure system c) high dew point d) low dew point A boundary between two air masses is a(n) __________. a) lapse rate b) isobar c) front d) continent A cloud sequence of cirrus, cirrostratus, and altostratus clouds followed by rain usually signifies the approach of a(n) __________. a) occluded front b) stationary fr...

Clouds, fog, and dew correct answersmust have a surface (solid or liquid) upon which the water vapor can condence. Dew correct answersthe condensation event (water vapor changing to liquid water) wherein liquid water droplets form on the ground. Cloud & fog correct answerscondensation events where in the droplets form suspended in air. Clouds correct answersformed by cooling the air temperature to the Dew Point temperature or by adding more water vapor to reach saturation. Cooling the a...

USCG Auxiliary AUXWEA Questions and Answers 2023 1-1 On a weather map, cold fronts are ind icated by ________ symbols and warm fronts by _______ symbols. a. dark, light b. triangle, semicircle [2] c. circle, triangle d. semicircle, triangle 1-2 To represent a warm or cold front on a weather map, the appropriate symbol is drawn on the side toward which a. the wind is blowing b. the center of low pressure is located c. the front is moving [2] d. the air is colder Brain...

Fjord - ANSWERSA long narrow inlet with steep cliffs created by glacial erosion (commonly found in Washington State) The Alps were formed... - ANSWERS...by the collision of the African and Eurasian continents (the alps are not made of volcanic rock) Three Main Types of Rocks - ANSWERSIgneous - Obsidian, Basalt, Granite (made from lava/ volcanic activity) Metamorphic - Slate, Gneiss, Phyllis (made under extreme pressure and temperature) Sedimentary - Limestone, Shale, Sandstone (made...

Host - ANSWERSa food source Decrease in atmospheric pressure - ANSWERSassociated with stormy weather and precipitation Barometer - ANSWERSan instrument that measures atmospheric pressure Anemometer - ANSWERSmeasures the speed of wind or gas current Hygrometer - ANSWERSmeasures humidity of air or gas Independent Variable - ANSWERSquantity that is known, plotted along the X-axis Dependent Variable - ANSWERSquantity that is unknown, plotted along the Y-axis Recessive - ANSWERSl...

WX 201 Exam 2 with correct Answers (Graded A) large raindrops fall _____ smaller raindrops; and have ______terminal velocity than/as small raindrops a. slower than; a greater b. faster than; a greater c. faster than; a lesser d. at the same rate as; the same e. slower than; a lesser B the most likely time for an ordinary thunderstorm to form is a. just before sunrise b. late afternoon c. just after sunrise d. around midnight e. at noon B The region of a cloud where onl...

Fjord - ANSWERSA long narrow inlet with steep cliffs created by glacial erosion (commonly found in Washington State) The Alps were formed... - ANSWERS...by the collision of the African and Eurasian continents (the alps are not made of volcanic rock) Three Main Types of Rocks - ANSWERSIgneous - Obsidian, Basalt, Granite (made from lava/ volcanic activity) Metamorphic - Slate, Gneiss, Phyllis (made under extreme pressure and temperature) Sedimentary - Limestone, Shale, Sandstone (made...

S-190 Practice Exam Questions with Correct Answers In what type of area is thermal lifting most prevalent? - Answer-Flat terrain What is the final stage of a thunderstorm called? - Answer-dissipating stage What is the primary danger of firewhirls? - Answer-They spread hot gases and burning materials to new locations. What are general winds? - Answer-Those that affect large areas and are reported in daily weather forecasts What is one of the ways in which wind affects wildland fir...