Types of Air Masses
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What type of clouds can cumulus clouds transform into during stormy weather?

  • Cumulonimbus clouds (correct)
  • Cirrus clouds
  • Nimbostratus clouds
  • Stratus clouds
  • What process leads to the formation of cumulus clouds near the equator?

  • Transpiration
  • Convectional lifting (correct)
  • Sublimation
  • Orographic lifting
  • Which type of lifting leads to the creation of clouds when air masses encounter mountains?

  • Orographic lifting (correct)
  • Frontal lifting
  • Advectional lifting
  • Convectional lifting
  • What is the cyclical process of rising and falling air known as?

    <p>Convection current</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which area does orographic lifting occur in North Carolina?

    <p>Appalachian Mountains</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can result from orographic lifting if the temperature is low enough?

    <p>Snow</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does orographic lifting affect precipitation on different sides of a mountain?

    <p>Causes one side to receive more precipitation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which process involves warm air rising and cooling to form cumulus clouds?

    <p>Convectional lifting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What could be the reason for North Carolina to receive more snow than other areas?

    <p>Air masses being forced over mountains</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which phenomenon can lead to rainy and stormy conditions?

    <p>Convection currents</p> Signup and view all the answers

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