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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