SCIENCEY QUIZ 22, CHAPTER 8, 240-246 Flashcards
1
Q
an airplane’s artificial clouds
A
contrail
2
Q
name means ‘‘heaps of curls’’
A
cirrocumulus
3
Q
name means ‘‘to extend’’ or ‘‘to stretch’’
A
stratus
4
Q
white and billowy cloud that resembles a pile of cotton puffs
A
cumulus
5
Q
the most common type of high-level cloud
A
cirrus
6
Q
lens-shaped cloud
A
lenticular
7
Q
thunderstorm cloud
A
cumulonimbus
8
Q
Fog that forms when a warm, humid breeze blows over a cold surface is ____ fog.
A
advection
9
Q
Fog that forms when the ground cools at night while the air is still moist is called ____ fog.
A
radiation
10
Q
A thick, brownish haze that results from complex molecules released into the air by vehicles is ____?
A
photochemical smog
