Environmental Science Questions
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What is the general term for fog that forms when air near the ground cools rapidly on a clear night?
What type of precipitation includes layers of glaze and rime?
What do meteorologists call an extended period of heavy snow and high wind?
What type of precipitation forms as balls of ice are blown by a thunderstorm updraft?
What mid-level clouds are known for covering the sky and producing steady precipitation?
What is the process in which rain forms from melted snowflakes?
Which of the following is one of the three major factors that cause weather?uneven heat distributionocean currentscold air masscold front
The area over which an air mass formed is the air mass's what?
What are billowy, low-level clouds with flat bases?
When evaporation and condensation are occurring at the same rate, the air is said to be what?
What type of drought is caused by a lack of precipitation that affects an area's crops?
What type of front is formed from two unmoving air mases of different temperatures?
Lens-shaped clouds that often form near mountains are what type of clouds?
When an area is receiving less precipitation than normal, it is undergoing what type of drought?
Liquid precipitation that freezes when it hits the ground or another substance is called what?
The movement of water from the air to the earth's surface and back is the water cycle or ____________________ cycle.
What type of precipitation is found in ice crystals, usually in geometric shapes?
Water vapor whose temperature has dropped below the freezing point is said to be what?
From what does a frontal cyclone draw its energy?
With what type of front does a frontal cyclone usually begin with?