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Which statement below best describes the curvature effect? Increased surface tension and lower saturation vapor pressure that is required for the drop to remain in equilibrium. Correct! Reduced surface tension and the larger saturation vapor pressure required for the drop to remain in equilibrium with its surroundings. It explains the shape of raindrops. Small droplets collide and coalesce more easily than larger droplets. Large cloud droplets fall faster than small droplets. Question 2 0 / 1 pts There are many types of precipitation. Let’s think about the typical, however. A typical raindrop is about ____ than a typical cloud droplet. You Answered one thousand times larger one thousand times smaller Correct Answer one hundred times larger one hundred times smaller 2 times smaller Question 3 1 / 1 pts While the diameter of raindrops can vary widely, most that reach Earth's surface are seldom larger than ____ in diameter. 2 mm 8 mm Correct! 5 mm 3 mm 10 mm Question 4 1 / 1 pts Rain that falls from a cloud but evaporates before reaching the ground is referred to as ____. graupel Correct! virga dry rain drizzle sleet Question 5 1 / 1 pts Clouds are complex and can have different temperature zones. The region of a cloud where only ice particles exist is called ____. Correct! glaciated graupled nucleated coated iced Question 6 1 / 1 pts In the winter, you read in the newspaper that a large section of the Midwest is without power due to downed power lines. Which form of precipitation would most

likely produce this situation? Virga Sleet Correct! Freezing rain Rain Question 7 1 / 1 pts The growth of a precipitation particle by the collision of an ice crystal (or snowflake) with a supercooled liquid droplet is called ____. collision spontaneous nucleation aggregation deposition Correct! accretion Question 8 0 / 1 pts In a cloud composed of water droplets and ice crystals, the saturation vapor pressure is less over the droplets than over the ice. You Answered True Correct Answer False Question 9 0 / 1 pts In a fact that surprises many people, small raindrops fall ____ large raindrops, and have ____ terminal velocity than/as large raindrops. Correct Answer slower than; a lesser faster than; a greater You Answered faster than; a lesser At the same rate as; a variable at the same rate as; the same Question 10 0 / 1 pts Atmospheric conditions that produce sleet differ from those that produce hail because for sleet to form, surface temperatures must be below freezing, whereas surface temperatures are typically well above freezing during hailstorms. Correct Answer True You Answered False Question 11 1 / 1 pts Which of the following might be mistaken for hail because of its appearance and its origin? Correct! Graupel Supercooled droplet Virga Ice crystal Dendrite

Question 12 1 / 1 pts An important factor in the production of rain by the collision-coalescence process is the number of ice crystals in the cloud. True Correct! False Question 13 0 / 1 pts Generally, the concentration of condensation nuclei is greater over the oceans than over land. You Answered True Correct Answer False Question 14 0 / 1 pts If a city receives 24 inches of snow, it is the equivalent to 18 inches of rain. You Answered True Correct Answer False Question 15 1 / 1 pts The main difference between a cloud drop and a raindrop is its ____. Correct! size color shape nucleus type associated precipitation type Generally, the concentration of condensation nuclei is greater over the oceans than over land. False If a city receives 24 inches of snow, it is the equivalent to 18 inches of rain. False An important factor in the production of rain by the collision-coalescence process is the number of ice crystals in the cloud. False In a cloud composed of water droplets and ice crystals, the saturation vapor pressure is less over the droplets than over the ice. False There are many types of precipitation. Let's think about the typical, however. A typical raindrop is about ____ than a typical cloud droplet. one hundred times larger

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