Chapter 13 - Precipitation

Question 1

Bergeron Theory is

Answer 1

Precipitation starts as ice crystals and grow through sublimation where super cooled water droplets exist. in colder than 0 degrees

Question 2

Coalescense Theory is

Answer 2

Precipitation builds by colliding with other clouds in temperatures warmer than 0 degrees

Question 3

The greater the depth of the cloud, the more the droplet can?

Answer 3

Grow because more distance to travel

Question 4

Stratus cloud procedure what kind of precipitation?

Answer 4

drizzle/ light rain

Question 5

Cumulus cloud produce what kind of precipitation?

Answer 5

Large droplets/ heavy rain/ showers

Question 6

Cloud/ water droplets have a diameter of? Terminal velocity of?

Answer 6

0.02 mm 0.012 m/s

Question 7

Drizzle is what diameter? Max terminal velocity

Answer 7

Less than 0.5 mm 4 m/s

Question 8

Rain is what diameter? Max terminal velocity

Answer 8

0.5 - 5.5 mm 9 m/s

Question 9

Snow is created in and temps

Answer 9

Cumulus, +4 to -5 degrees

Question 10

Small hail what size (GS)

Answer 10

Less than 5mm

Question 11

GR is what size and falls from

Answer 11

5-50 mm diameter, falls from Cb

Question 12

Freezing rain is creating with what fronts

Answer 12

Warm front hitting a cold air with Ns presents. happens in the ice triangle under the cold air

Question 13

Continuous rain is and comes from?

Answer 13

As, Ns 60 mins no breaks

Question 14

Intermittent rain is and comes from?

Answer 14

As, Sc Continuous with breaks

Question 15

Showers come from

Answer 15

Cumuliform clouds Cb, Cu

Question 16

Visibility is at its best in what rain

Answer 16

moderate rain
heavy
moderate snow
drizzle
heavy snow
blown surface snow