ATMOS Mid-term Module 1-7 Questions With Complete
Solutions
A city in Chile that roughly marks the transition latitude
between the "dry" Andes to the north and the "wet" Andes to the
south is
Punto Arenas
Temuco
Los Angeles
Santiago Correct Answers Santiago
A process that is similar to evaporation but involves the
transformation of ice directly into water vapor is
Exposition
Deposition
Condensation
Sublimation Correct Answers Sublimation
A right-side-up snowfall means
Heavier, higher water content snow sits on top of lighter, lower
water content snow
Lighter, lower water content snow sits on top of heavier, higher
water content snow
The snow has all the same water content
The snow has no water content Correct Answers Lighter, lower
water content snow sits on top of heavier, higher water content
snow
,According to Taos ski instructor Lito Tejada-Flores, how much
snow is needed for real bottomless powder skiing?
6 inches
8 inches
10 inches
12 inches Correct Answers 12 inches
An atmospheric phenomenon that sometimes produces wet,
high-density snow like Sierra Cement in Utah is known as
Correct! An Atmospheric River
The Polar Express
A Cold Front
An Arctic Front Correct Answers An Atmospheric River
An upside-down snowfall means
Heavier, higher water content snow sits on top of lighter, lower
water content snow
Lighter, lower water content snow sits on top of heavier, higher
water content snow
The snow has all the same water content
The snow has no water content Correct Answers Heavier,
higher water content snow sits on top of lighter, lower water
content snow
At the entrance to Little Cottonwood Canyon, the average
annual snowfall is about
50 inches
100 inches
, 200 inches
300 inches Correct Answers 100 inches
Based on Figure 1.6 in Secrets of the Greatest Snow on Earth,
which of the following states observes the driest snow?
Washington
Idaho
Montana
North Dakota Correct Answers Montana
Besides having cold air over a warm lake, what other factors
affect lake-effect precipitation development and characteristics?
Size of the lake
Shape of the lake
Topography
All of the above Correct Answers All of the above
Clouds are comprised of cloud droplets that form on small
microscopic particles known as
Condensation Particles
Cloud Particles
Ice Nuclei
Correct! Cloud Condensation Nuclei Correct Answers Cloud
Condensation Nuclei
Colorado has a snow climate known as
Maritime
Oceanic
Solutions
A city in Chile that roughly marks the transition latitude
between the "dry" Andes to the north and the "wet" Andes to the
south is
Punto Arenas
Temuco
Los Angeles
Santiago Correct Answers Santiago
A process that is similar to evaporation but involves the
transformation of ice directly into water vapor is
Exposition
Deposition
Condensation
Sublimation Correct Answers Sublimation
A right-side-up snowfall means
Heavier, higher water content snow sits on top of lighter, lower
water content snow
Lighter, lower water content snow sits on top of heavier, higher
water content snow
The snow has all the same water content
The snow has no water content Correct Answers Lighter, lower
water content snow sits on top of heavier, higher water content
snow
,According to Taos ski instructor Lito Tejada-Flores, how much
snow is needed for real bottomless powder skiing?
6 inches
8 inches
10 inches
12 inches Correct Answers 12 inches
An atmospheric phenomenon that sometimes produces wet,
high-density snow like Sierra Cement in Utah is known as
Correct! An Atmospheric River
The Polar Express
A Cold Front
An Arctic Front Correct Answers An Atmospheric River
An upside-down snowfall means
Heavier, higher water content snow sits on top of lighter, lower
water content snow
Lighter, lower water content snow sits on top of heavier, higher
water content snow
The snow has all the same water content
The snow has no water content Correct Answers Heavier,
higher water content snow sits on top of lighter, lower water
content snow
At the entrance to Little Cottonwood Canyon, the average
annual snowfall is about
50 inches
100 inches
, 200 inches
300 inches Correct Answers 100 inches
Based on Figure 1.6 in Secrets of the Greatest Snow on Earth,
which of the following states observes the driest snow?
Washington
Idaho
Montana
North Dakota Correct Answers Montana
Besides having cold air over a warm lake, what other factors
affect lake-effect precipitation development and characteristics?
Size of the lake
Shape of the lake
Topography
All of the above Correct Answers All of the above
Clouds are comprised of cloud droplets that form on small
microscopic particles known as
Condensation Particles
Cloud Particles
Ice Nuclei
Correct! Cloud Condensation Nuclei Correct Answers Cloud
Condensation Nuclei
Colorado has a snow climate known as
Maritime
Oceanic
