The Atmosphere - Chapter 2: Fog

Question 1

A cloud with its base at or very near the ground

Answer 1

Fog

Question 2

What is the difference essentially between fog and clouds?

Answer 2

Method, place of formation

Question 3

Clouds result when air rises and cools adiabatically, but fogs are the consequence of ______ or ______

Answer 3

radiation cooling

movement of air over cold surface

Question 4

What forms when moist warm air is blown over a cool surface?

Answer 4

Advection fog

Question 5

This type of fog forms on cool, clear, calm nights

Answer 5

Radiation fog

Question 6

This type of fog forms when relatively humid air moves up to a gradually sloping plain or up the steep slopes of a mountain

Answer 6

upslope fog

Question 7

This type of fog happens when cool air moves over warm water (looks like its name)

Answer 7

Steam fog

Question 8

How does frontal or precipitation fog form?

Answer 8

When frontal wedging occurs and warm air is lifted over colder air. If the resulting clouds yield rain and the cold air below is near the dew point, enough rain will evaporate to make fog