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Unit 3B Quiz
Lesson 4 Quiz - Water, Weather, and Clouds
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is it called when liquid water on Earth's surface turns into water vapor in the atmosphere? | Evaporation |
| What kind of weather phenomenon could occur if an area of low pressure develops over warm ocean water? | A Hurricane |
| True or False? In a lightening storm, a secure metal shed would be a safe place to take cover. | FALSE!! |
| What do you call storm that has a violently rotating column of air that is touching the ground? | A Tornado |
| At what point is frozen precipitation given the name 'hail' or 'hailstone?' | Once it becomes 5 millimeters or more in diameter. |
| What is precipitation? | Water droplets in a cloud combine until they become too heavy and fall to the ground. |
| What effect does high altitude have on clouds? | The cloud is made of ice crystals because of the cold temperature |
| What is a cloud called when it is formed at ground or near the ground? | Fog |
| Who got more water, humans or dinosaurs? | The same. There is the same amount of water now as there was millions of years ago. |
| What is the relative humidity when air temperature reaches the dew point to form water droplets? | 100% |
| What will happen when water vapor rises into cooler air? | It will condense to form a cloud. |
| How does dew form? | Water condenses near the ground because it reaches the dew point in the cold night air. |
| Where in the atmosphere is air temperature the coldest? | At high altitudes |
| What type of weather should you expect when you see stratus clouds? | Rain or drizzle. |
| At what point is frozen precipitation called 'sleet?' | When the ice droplets are less then 5 millimeters in diameter |
| At high altitudes when clouds get really cold, water vapor can freeze into ice crystals which condense and fall to the ground. What do we call this phenomenon? | Snow. |
| What is the difference between snow and sleet or hail? | Snow forms as ice crystals in a cloud but sleet/hail are raindrops that fell from a cloud and later froze as it was falling through the air. |
| What is freezing rain? | Rain drops that fell from the sky but froze after touching a cold surface. |
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