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Test Description: Review of the types of clouds

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1) The majority of clouds form in which layer of the atmosphere?

Atroposphere Bstratosphere Cexosphere Dmesosphere

2) Clouds are formed when millions of drops of water become suspended in the air. Which of the following is a step in the process of cloud formation?

Aformation of carbon dioxide Bexpansion of cold air Ccondensation of water vapor Dbreakdown of atmospheric ozone

3) Which of these examples best describes an area with 100% humidity?

Aa lady feels a change in atmospheric pressure while flying in an airplane. Ba girl is sweating in a city that is experiencing a record high temperature. Ca man is stuck in his car during a summer rainstorm. Da boy is sitting in his house watching a lightning storm in the distance.

4) Cirrus Clouds are...

Alow in the sky Bpuffy and white Cthunderstorm clouds Dthin and feathery

5) Cumulonimbus clouds are often associated with what?

Acold fronts Bsnow Clight rain Dwarm fronts

6) Clouds that are flat and layered are known as what?

Acirrus clouds Bcumulonimbus clouds Ccumulus clouds Dstratus clouds

7) Hail only forms in what type of cloud?

AStratus BCirrus CCumulus DCumulonimbus

8) Tornadoes form from which type of cloud?

ACumulonimbus BCirrus CCumulus DStratus

9) Thin, white, wispy clouds high in the sky associated with pleasant weather are most likely...

ACirrus BStratus CAltostratus DCumulus

10) Which two conditions are required for cloud formation?

Ahigh humidity and warm temperatures Bwarm temperatures and the presence of particles Ccool temperatures and the presence of particles. Dhigh humidity and cool temperatures

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