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1. Which of the following occurs when air is compressed? (1 point)
Air temperature rises.
Air temperature cools.
Air molecules move faster.
both a and c
2. Which of the following is NOT a process that lifts air? (1 point)
convergence
orographic lifting
divergence
frontal wedging
3. What is true about stable air? (1 point)
It tends to rise.
It tends to resist rising.
It is associated with severe storms.
It is never associated with precipitation.
1. Which cloud type is best described as sheets or layers that cover much or all of the sky? (1 point)
cumulus
cirrus
stratus
alto
2. Which term means “rainy cloud”? (1 point)
stratus
nimbus
cirrus
cumulus
3. Compared to clouds, fogs are ____. (1 point)
colder
of a different composition
at lower altitudes
drier
Air temperature rises.
Air temperature cools.
Air molecules move faster.
both a and c
2. Which of the following is NOT a process that lifts air? (1 point)
convergence
orographic lifting
divergence
frontal wedging
3. What is true about stable air? (1 point)
It tends to rise.
It tends to resist rising.
It is associated with severe storms.
It is never associated with precipitation.
1. Which cloud type is best described as sheets or layers that cover much or all of the sky? (1 point)
cumulus
cirrus
stratus
alto
2. Which term means “rainy cloud”? (1 point)
stratus
nimbus
cirrus
cumulus
3. Compared to clouds, fogs are ____. (1 point)
colder
of a different composition
at lower altitudes
drier