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General Science Review 8.5
Test Description: Precipitation
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following is incorrect?
A
droplets need to be heavy enough to fall through the air
B
droplets fall faster when they are smaller
C
rain droplets are 1 million times heavier than cloud droplets
D
droplets can combine and collide with each other
2) The most common form of precipitation is
A
freezing rain
B
rain
C
snow
D
sleet
3) ________________ will usually fall from ________ clouds
A
drizzle & mist; stratus
B
rain & sleet; cirrus
C
drizzle & mist; cirrus
D
rain & sleet; status
4) Raindrops are larger than _____ mm. Hail is larger than ____ mm
A
0.5; 5
B
0.6; 6
C
6; 0.6
D
5; 0.5
5) What is the difference between sleet and freezing rain?
A
freezing rain started as rain
B
freezing rain freezes in the air
C
sleet started as rain
D
sleet freezes in the air
6) All snowflakes are ___________ and have ______________
A
similar; 6 branches
B
different; 6 branches
C
similar; 5 branches
D
different; 5 branches
7) Hail stones grow __________ as they are repeatedly tossed up and down in a ________________ cloud
A
smaller; cumulonimbus
B
larger; nimbostratus
C
larger; cumulonimbus
D
smaller; nimbostratus
8) Long periods without precipitation is called
A
oblivion
B
lack of rain
C
famine
D
drought
9) Which of the following is incorrect regarding cloud seeding?
A
Silver iodide is used to cool down the water vapor
B
Silver iodide is used so water vapor can condense on something
C
Dry ice is used to make droplets heavy enough to cause precipitation
D
Dry ice is used to cause cloud droplets to freeze
10) Usually ___ cm of snow collected with a _____________ is the same amount of water as 1 cm of rain
A
10; snow gauge
B
5; snow gauge
C
5; rain gauge
D
10; rain gauge
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