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What is the main difference between hail and ice pellets?
What is the main difference between hail and ice pellets?
- Hail consists of balls of ice, while ice pellets are a form of solid precipitation.
- Hail falls during cold weather, whereas ice pellets grow during low surface temperatures.
- Hailstones are irregular lumps of ice, while ice pellets are smooth.
- Hail growth is inhibited during low surface temperatures, but ice pellets generally fall in cold weather. (correct)
Which type of humidity is based on the actual amount of water vapor present in the air?
Which type of humidity is based on the actual amount of water vapor present in the air?
- Absolute Humidity (correct)
- Dew Point Humidity
- Vapor Pressure Humidity
- Relative Humidity
What does humidity indicate the likelihood for?
What does humidity indicate the likelihood for?
- Blizzards
- Rainbows
- Thunderstorms
- Precipitation, dew, or fog (correct)
How is absolute humidity mathematically expressed?
How is absolute humidity mathematically expressed?
Which form of solid precipitation is often confused with hail?
Which form of solid precipitation is often confused with hail?
What inhibits hail growth?
What inhibits hail growth?
What is the main purpose of constant pressure gas thermometers?
What is the main purpose of constant pressure gas thermometers?
Which form of precipitation consists of liquid water drops smaller than those of rain?
Which form of precipitation consists of liquid water drops smaller than those of rain?
What is the composition of sleet?
What is the composition of sleet?
Which of the following is responsible for depositing most of the fresh water on Earth?
Which of the following is responsible for depositing most of the fresh water on Earth?
What is the diameter range for drizzle droplets?
What is the diameter range for drizzle droplets?
Which type of thermometer is often used to adjust other thermometers due to its precision?
Which type of thermometer is often used to adjust other thermometers due to its precision?
In which hemisphere do the westerlies blow more robust and constant?
In which hemisphere do the westerlies blow more robust and constant?
Which wind system is characterized by winds that blow from land to sea, carrying no moisture?
Which wind system is characterized by winds that blow from land to sea, carrying no moisture?
What is the direction in which Polar easterlies blow in the Northern Hemisphere?
What is the direction in which Polar easterlies blow in the Northern Hemisphere?
Which belt do the Westerlies blow from?
Which belt do the Westerlies blow from?
What term is commonly used to refer to the Westerlies' winds in specific latitudes?
What term is commonly used to refer to the Westerlies' winds in specific latitudes?
Which type of wind system periodically reverses direction between summer and winter?
Which type of wind system periodically reverses direction between summer and winter?
Where do Monsoons usually flow from in winter?
Where do Monsoons usually flow from in winter?
What feature forms the basis of the monsoon in the Indian subcontinent?
What feature forms the basis of the monsoon in the Indian subcontinent?
Which wind system blows from high-pressure polar areas of sub-polar lows?
Which wind system blows from high-pressure polar areas of sub-polar lows?
What are the winds called when they blow as northeastern trades in the Northern hemisphere?
What are the winds called when they blow as northeastern trades in the Northern hemisphere?
What are the Westerlies known as in specific latitudes?
What are the Westerlies known as in specific latitudes?
In which direction do Polar Easterlies blow in the Southern Hemisphere?
In which direction do Polar Easterlies blow in the Southern Hemisphere?
What is the main characteristic of Monsoon winds in low-latitude climates?
What is the main characteristic of Monsoon winds in low-latitude climates?
Where do Land Breezes typically blow from?
Where do Land Breezes typically blow from?
What forms the basis of the monsoon in the Indian subcontinent?
What forms the basis of the monsoon in the Indian subcontinent?
Which winds are characterized as 'cold, dry permanent winds'?
Which winds are characterized as 'cold, dry permanent winds'?
What instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure?
What instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure?
Which physical quantity does atmospheric pressure decrease with at higher elevations?
Which physical quantity does atmospheric pressure decrease with at higher elevations?
What is the standard unit for measuring pressure mentioned in the passage?
What is the standard unit for measuring pressure mentioned in the passage?
What is the primary cause of trade winds blowing from the right in the Northern hemisphere?
What is the primary cause of trade winds blowing from the right in the Northern hemisphere?
Which type of wind is characterized by local breezes generated by heating of land surfaces?
Which type of wind is characterized by local breezes generated by heating of land surfaces?
What is the main factor responsible for differentiating global winds on Earth?
What is the main factor responsible for differentiating global winds on Earth?
What does relative humidity measure?
What does relative humidity measure?
How is specific humidity calculated?
How is specific humidity calculated?
What happens to relative humidity as temperature increases?
What happens to relative humidity as temperature increases?
Which type of wind is generated by the heating of land surfaces?
Which type of wind is generated by the heating of land surfaces?
What does specific humidity approximately equal?
What does specific humidity approximately equal?
In what units is absolute humidity expressed?
In what units is absolute humidity expressed?
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