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