11. The primary cause of a radiation inversion is a) infrared radiation absorbed
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11. The primary cause of a radiation inversion is a) infrared radiation absorbed by the Earth's surface b) infrared radiation absorbed by the atmosphere and clouds c) infrared radiation emitted by the Earth's surface d) solar radiation absorbed by the Earth's surface e) solar radiation reflected by the Earth's surface 12. As the air temperature decreases (with no change in the dew point), the likelihood of condensation occurring a) increases b) decreases c) does not increase or decrease 13. The most common type of fog that forms over the Pacific coastal waters of North America is a) advection fog c evaporation-mixing fog b) radiation fog d) upslope fog 14. Which of the following would cause relative humidity to decrease? a) cooling the air c warming the air b) increasing the vapour pressure d) decreasing the saturation vapour pressure 15. Which of the following is not considered an important factor in the production of rain by the collision-coalescence process? a) the updrafts in the cloud c) the cloud thickness e) the cloud's liquid water content b) the number of ice crystals in the cloud d) the relative size of the droplets 16. Which two conditions, working together, will make the atmosphere the most stable? a) cool the surface and cool the air aloft b) cool the surface and warm the air aloft c) warm the surface and cool the air aloft d) warm the surface and warm the air aloft 17. If it is raining on one side of the street but not on the other, it is a good bet that the rain is falling from a) a nimbostratus cloud c a stratus cloud e) a cumulonimbus cloud b) an altocumulus cloud d) an altostratus cloudExplanation / Answer
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11 c)
12 c)
13 a)
14 a)
15 b)
16 a)
17 c)
9 d)
10 a)
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