Section #: 11.3 Moisture in the Atmosphere

Practice Test
      
  1.What type of solid particles play a role in cloud formation? SC.D.1.4.1  
  a.   organic particles  
  b.   extraterrestrial particles  
  c.   clay particles  
  d.   dust and salt particles  
  Hint    
      
  2.Clouds are classified by __________. SC.D.1.4.1  
  a.   their shape only  
  b.   their shape and density  
  c.   the altitude of the cloud formation and its shape  
  d.   the altitude at which they form at  
  Hint    
      
  3.When condensation takes place, __________ is released and __________ the air. SC.D.1.4.1  
  a.   latent energy, cools  
  b.   latent heat, decreases the temperature of  
  c.   latent heat, warms  
  d.   latent particles, warms  
  Hint    

 
   
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