Chapter 2: Precipitation Flashcards
1
Q
That part of atmospheric moisture that falls on the earth surface.
A
Precipitation
2
Q
Enumerate the 10 types of precipitation.
A
- Rain
- Ice crystals
- Sleet
- Freezing rain
- Snow
- Snow grains
- Graupel
- Hail
- Drizzle
- Freezing fog
3
Q
Formation of precipitation
Explain the sublimation nuclei.
A
- Starts as water vapor
- converted to droplets
- condensation (ice crystals)
- droplets becomes heavy
- rainfall
4
Q
Formation of precipitation
a process of artificially nucleating clouds to induce precipitation.
A
Cloud seeding
5
Q
Give 4 types of precipitation.
A
- Convective precipitation
- Frontal precipitation
- Orographic precipitation
- Cyclonic Precipitation
6
Q
Air is drawn upwards by convective action.
A
Convective precipitation
7
Q
When warm air is lifted over cooler air by frontal passage.
A
Frontal Precipitation
8
Q
When air mass rises to pass a mountain range.
A
Orographic precipitation
9
Q
Instrument to measure rainfall.
A
Rain gauge
10
Q
The simplest method of determining areal average rainfall by averaging the rainfall depths recorded.
A
arithmetic average
