Geography
Clouds and precipitation
Practice questions
If a cloud has very strong vertical development why can sudden heavy rainfall occur?What does the presence of both water droplets and ice crystals in a cloud indicate?If a cloud is thin and droplet growth is limited what result is more likely?What is the most correct contribution of tiny dust particles in a cloud?If a cumulus cloud is continuously growing vertically what risk may increase?Why is the freezing level important in understanding forms of precipitation?If falling snowflakes partially melt what may reach the ground?If maritime moist air continuously reaches a mountain area why can rainfall be greater on the windward slope?If raindrops are very large why can their surface impact increase with strong wind?Why are both height and form useful in cloud classification?If coalescence of droplets in a cloud is rapid why does rainfall chance increase?Less light reaching below a dark cloud can indicate what?In which condition is drizzle from cloud to ground more likely?If lower air is cold and upper air has ice crystals why does snowfall reaching the ground become more likely?If air becomes warm and dry after crossing a mountain which effect is clear?In which condition is widespread slow rain more likely than sudden hailstorm?If a cloud has enough moisture but very few condensation nuclei what problem may occur in droplet formation?Which is the most balanced scientific explanation of clouds and precipitation?If droplets repeatedly move upward in a storm cloud which precipitation hazard can increase?If some falling drops evaporate and some reach the ground what effect occurs on rainfall measurement?