Geography
Clouds and precipitation
Practice questions
What is the main difference in rainfall nature between nimbostratus and cumulonimbus clouds?Why does little precipitation from cirrus clouds reach the ground?If air has enough moisture but no uplift what obstacle remains for cloud formation?Which is the most scientific sequence for precipitation formation?If a cloud has ice crystals in the upper layer and liquid droplets in the lower layer what does it indicate?How can precipitation increase when ice crystals and supercooled droplets coexist in mixed clouds?If cloud drops are large but lower air is very dry why can surface rainfall be low?Why are cloud and fog considered different despite structural similarity?If two clouds have the same water amount but one has smaller droplets in which is immediate rainfall less likely?In which condition can orographic rainfall remain limited even if the mountain is high?If precipitation has to reach the ground as snow what should be the condition of lower air layers?Rain and drizzle are both liquid precipitation yet why are they different?Why is a dark cloud not always a guarantee of heavy rainfall?If surface heating is strong but the air is dry why will convectional clouds remain limited?Why does droplet size not remain uniform inside a cloud?What can be the main climatic challenge for agriculture in a rain shadow region?If droplets are numerous and large why can rainfall be intense?If updrafts are very strong why can the fall of precipitation particles be delayed?What can cause cyclonic rainfall to continue for a long duration?If air descends leeward after rainfall on windward slope why does its relative humidity decrease?