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Name ___________________ Earth Science Exam IV 1. The cloud form that is best described as sheets or layers that cover much or all of the sky is termed ________. A) cumulus B) stratus C) cirrus D) alto 2. This term is used to describe clouds that produce precipitation. A) cumulus B) stratus C) cirrus D) nimbo 3. Thunder and lightning are associated with these clouds. A) cirrostratus B) cumulonimbus C) altostratus D) cirrus 4. Hail is most commonly associated with ________. A) cirrostratus B) cumulonimbus C) altostratus D) cirrus 5. Tornadoes can be associated with this cloud type. A) cirrostratus B) cumulonimbus C) altostratus D) cirrus 6. A wintertime form of precipitation that consists of small ice particles is called______. A) rime B) glaze C) hail D) sleet 7. When supercooled raindrops freeze on contact with solid objects, ________ forms. A) rime B) glaze C) hail D) sleet 8. The dew point is the temperature at which ________. A) water in the liquid state changes to vapor C) water vapor condenses to a liquid B) hailstones are formed D) cumulus clouds change to cumulonimbus clouds 9. The change of state from a gas to a liquid is called ________. A) evaporation B) sublimation C) condensation D) melting 10. The term ________ is used to describe the conversion of a solid directly to a gas, without passing through the liquid state. A) evaporation B) sublimation C) condensation D) melting 11. The process by which water vapor changes directly to a solid is called ________. A) evaporation B) deposition C) condensation D) melting 12. The process of converting a liquid to vapor is termed ________. A) evaporation B) sublimation C) condensation D) melting 13. Which of these instruments is NOT used to measure air pressure? A) mercurial barometer B) aneroid barometer C) anemometer 14. High air pressure systems are usually associated with ________. A) clear weather B. Bad Weather 15. Low air pressure systems are usually associated with ________. A) clear weather B. Bad Weather 16. If "fair" weather were approaching, the pressure tendency would probably be ______. A) steady B) rising C) falling D) none of these 17. If stormy weather were approaching, the pressure tendency would probably be _____. A) steady B) rising C) falling D) none of these 18. What is the technical name for a high pressure center? A) cyclone B) anticyclone C) front D) doldrums 19. When an area is experiencing several consecutive days of rather constant weather, it is probably ________. A) warm-front weather C) air-mass weather B) cold-front weather D) occluded front weather 20. An air mass from the Gulf of Mexico is labeled ________. A) Continental Polar B) Maritime Polar C) Continental Tropical D) Maritime Tropical 21. An Maritime Polar air mass is ________. A) cold and dry B) cold and humid C) warm and dry D) warm and humid 22. A Continental Tropical air mass is ________. A) cold and dry B) cold and humid C) warm and dry D) warm and humid 23. Usually ________ fronts produce several hours of moderate-to-gentle precipitation over a large region. A) warm B) cold C) warm and cold D) none of these 24. Which one of the following statements is NOT true of tornadoes? A) occur most frequently in the spring of the year B) usually occur along the warm front of a mid-latitude cyclone C) most common in the Midwest and Great Plains D) associated with cumulonimbus clouds 25. Typhoon is another name for a ________. A) wave cyclone B) hurricane C) tornado D) squall line
