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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT METEOROLOGY EXAM
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-Guarantee passing score -63 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert- Explanation Question 1: when you see a layer of wet haze you know that the relative humidity is
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75% or more, higroscopil nuclei are present,condensation is occurring on some nuclei Question 2: a colored ring that appears around the shadow of an aircraft is called
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glory
Question 3: geostationary satellites
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orbit the earth once a day Question 4: lowest temperature that can be reached by evaporating water into the air
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wet bulb temperature
Question 5: the fog that form along the pacific coastline of north america is mainly which type?
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advection fog
Question 6: hail is usually associated with what cloud
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cumulonimbus
Question 7: vapor to liquid
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condensation
Question 8: the saturation vapor pressures depends primarly on
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temperature Question 9: an atmospheric phenomenon that causes objects to appear inverted is called
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an inferior mirage
Question 10: cirrus clouds are composed primarily of
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ice particles
Question 11: water vapor is
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a gas
Question 12: a mirage is caused
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by the bending of the light by air different densities.
Question 13: Stratocumulus
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this cloud has low, lumpy rounded masses and is generally a low cloud. Predominantly statisform in nature. Often with blue skies. In which Crepuscular rays sometimes appear Question 14: when radiation fog "burns off" the fog tends to dissipate from
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the bottom up Question 15: on an infrared satellite image, low warm clouds appear________ and high, cold clouds appear_____
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gray, white
Question 16: the blue color of the sky is due to
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selective scattering of visible lights by air molecules.
Question 17: condensation nuclei may be
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salt from the ocean, nitric particles, particles of dust,smoke from forest fires.
Question 18: The two people see a rain shower. Who will see the rainbow?
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the one behind the storm. Looking opposite from the sun
Question 19: cumulus
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a low cloud that often looks like a floating cotton can contain some ice crystal but in general are made up of water droplets. very common in summer Question 20: on a foggy night it is difficult to see the road when the beam lights are on because of ________of light by the fog
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scattering
Question 21: radiation fog typically forms on
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clear, calm nights Question 22: which of the following are caused by the bending of lights through ice crystals?
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halos and sundogs
Question 23: nimbostraus
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this cloud is not accompanied by lighting, thunder or hail. It is a dark gray cloud characterized by or less continuously falling precipitation.
Question 24: dew is most likely to form on
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clear, calm nights
Question 25: mass of water vapor/ volume of air
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absolute humidity
Question 26: secondary rainbows occur when
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two internal reflections of light occur in raindrops
Question 27: radiation fog forms best on a
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clear winter night with a slight breeze
Question 28: cirrus
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a high cloud composed of ice crystals in the form of thin, white, feather like clouds in patches, filament or narrow bands. often produces a mare tail
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