Module 2

Question 1

Part of the atmospheric moisture that falls on the earth surface

Answer 1

Precipitation

Question 2

It’s when water droplets in clouds are formed by nucleation of vapor on aerosols and goes through condensation-evaporation cycle

Answer 2

Sublimation Nuclei

Question 3

A process of artificially nucleating clouds to induce precipitation

Answer 3

Cloud Seeding

Question 4

Common nucleating agent in cloud seeding

Answer 4

Silver Iodide

Question 5

Formation of precipitation when it is the fusion of water droplets as a result of coming in contact through air movement

Answer 5

Coalescence

Question 6

Precipitation formation in where there is a difference in pressure that serves as a factor for condensation of moisture over crystals

Answer 6

Ice Crystal Process

Question 7

Type of precipitation where air is drawn upwards by convective action such as in the center of a thunderstorm cell

Answer 7

Convective Precipitation

Question 8

Type of Precipitation where warm air is lifted over cooler air by frontal passage

Answer 8

Frontal Precipitation

Question 9

Type of Precipitation where an air mass rises to pass over a mountain range

Answer 9

Orographic Precipitation

Question 10

occurs when warm, moist air is drawn into a low-pressure cold front

Answer 10

Cyclonic Precipitation

Question 11

The simplest method of determining areal average rainfall which involves averaging rainfall depths at a number of gages

Answer 11

Arithmetic Average

Question 12

Types of Estimation of Areal Precipitation

Answer 12

Arithmetic Average
Thiessaen Method
Isohyetal Method