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How Do Clouds Form?
True or False Quiz
Choose the best answer.
1
Low clouds are generally composed of ice crystals.
A)
True
B)
False
2
A surface-based stratus cloud is called fog.
A)
True
B)
False
3
The water droplets in altostratus clouds cause a bending of sunlight or moonlight which results in a
halo
.
A)
True
B)
False
4
The height of the formation of high clouds depends in part on the latitude where they form.
A)
True
B)
False
5
In most places, cumulus clouds are most common in the winter and morning rather than in the summer and afternoon.
A)
True
B)
False
6
Adiabatic expansion in ascending air causes warming.
A)
True
B)
False
7
The saturation mixing ratio value corresponding to the dew point gives the actual amount of water vapor present in the air.
A)
True
B)
False
8
The rate of temperature decrease in a rising, saturated parcel of air is not constant but varies with air temperature.
A)
True
B)
False
9
Dry air has a greater potential for instability than moist air
A)
True
B)
False
10
Cumuliform cloud types are more likely to develop in association with a cold front than a warm front.
A)
True
B)
False
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