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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
rain droplets are 1 million times heavier than cloud droplets
C
droplets can combine and collide with each other
D
droplets fall faster when they are smaller
2) The most common form of precipitation is
A
sleet
B
snow
C
rain
D
freezing rain
3) ________________ will usually fall from ________ clouds
A
rain & sleet; cirrus
B
rain & sleet; status
C
drizzle & mist; cirrus
D
drizzle & mist; stratus
4) Raindrops are larger than _____ mm. Hail is larger than ____ mm
A
6; 0.6
B
5; 0.5
C
0.6; 6
D
0.5; 5
5) What is the difference between sleet and freezing rain?
A
sleet freezes in the air
B
sleet started as rain
C
freezing rain freezes in the air
D
freezing rain started as rain
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
larger; cumulonimbus
B
smaller; nimbostratus
C
larger; nimbostratus
D
smaller; cumulonimbus
8) Long periods without precipitation is called
A
drought
B
famine
C
lack of rain
D
oblivion
9) Which of the following is incorrect regarding cloud seeding?
A
Dry ice is used to make droplets heavy enough to cause precipitation
B
Dry ice is used to cause cloud droplets to freeze
C
Silver iodide is used to cool down the water vapor
D
Silver iodide is used so water vapor can condense on something
10) Usually ___ cm of snow collected with a _____________ is the same amount of water as 1 cm of rain
A
5; rain gauge
B
10; rain gauge
C
10; snow gauge
D
5; snow gauge
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