Science - Quiz 24 Flashcards
clouds
1
Q
artificial cloud produced by an airplane
A
contrail
2
Q
white and billowy cloud that resembles a pile of cotton puffs
A
cumulus
3
Q
the most common type of high-level cloud
A
cirrus
4
Q
lens-shaped cloud
A
lenticular cloud
5
Q
thunderstorm cloud
A
cumulonimbus
6
Q
fog that forms when a warm, humid breeze blows over a cool surface
A
advection
7
Q
fog that forms when the ground cools at night while the air is still moist
A
radiation
8
Q
a thick, brownish haze that results from complex molecules released into the air by vehicles
A
smog
9
Q
clouds usually form when moist air rises and undergoes ______ cooling
A
adiabatic
10
Q
the type of low-level cloud formed when a large body of warm, moist air rises gradually is a ______ cloud
A
stratus
