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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A monsoon
B moderate
C arid
D high
E snowy
Question #2
A snow
B rain
C fog
D sleet
E hail
Question #3
A totality of the forms of precipitation
B flow of rivers
C groundwater flow to the surface
D latent heat of vaporization
E unending circulation of Earth’s water supply
Question #4
A ice crystals
B raindrops
C water vapor
D supercooled water
E sleet
Question #6
A the dew point depression
B an adiabatic condition
C coalescence
D stability
E instability
Question #7
A Specific humidity
B Relative humidity
C Absolute humidity
D The dew point
E The flash point
Question #8
A stability
B a dry adiabatic lapse rate
C instability
D a moist adiabatic lapse rate
E advection
Question #9
A collision/coalescence
B hail
C glaze
D acid rain formation
E ice crystal formation
Question #10
A in New England
B in the Rocky Mountains
C in the South
D on the West Coast
E in the Midwest
Question #11
A Convective
B Advective
C Frontal
D Orographic
E Convergent
Question #12
A is a constant
B is not related to temperature
C increases as temperature increases
D increases as temperature decreases
E decreases as evaporation decreases
Question #13
A evapotranspiration
B specific humidity
C condensation
D evaporative cooling
E dew point
Question #14
A water vapor
B evaporation
C ice crystals
D hail
E rain
Question #15
A anticyclonic
B stable
C unstable
D adiabatic
E cyclonic
Question #16
A evaporation
B vertical temperature gradient
C air pollution
D sublimation
E adiabatic cooling
Question #17
A is a cooling process
B is a heating process
C has its greatest rates when the air is already humid
D releases latent heat in the air
E is a process not requiring energy
Question #18
A the liquid heats to freezing
B a crystalline structure is created
C sublimation starts
D molecules break loose from the liquid
E cooling reaches the dew point
Question #19
A Cumulonimbus
B Cirrus
C Altostratus
D Stratus
E Cumulus
Question #20
A Warm water
B Cold air
C Slow-moving air
D Already humid air
E Rising air
Question #21
A vapor pressure
B evaporative cooling
C specific humidity
D sublimation pressure
E condensation
Question #22
A unstable air
B sinking air
C non-buoyant air
D stable air
E cirrus clouds
Question #23
A advection side
B lifting condensation level
C adiabatic area
D rain shadow
E windward side
