Atmospheric Moisture and Precipitation — Unit test Answers

Which statement explains one way that lakes form?

Study this map.

Which relatively flat feature of the ocean floor is in the open ocean and borders the continental shelf?

Which type of cloud forms close to the ground when the temperature is just above the dew point?

What does relative humidity measure?

In a field, water flows down through the soil and then through a layer of loose rocks before the flow stops.What type of material did the water most likely encounter when it stopped?

Which feature separates watersheds?

Which is part of the process in the formation of hail pellets?

Which is a possible consequence of decreasing air quality resulting from global warming?

Which is one function of a weather balloon?

What must happen for most areas on Earth to experience all four seasons?

A scientist observes a geyser erupting. Which two objects must be interacting beneath the surface?

Which is a negative effect of rising ocean temperatures?

Which correctly lists three factors that are important to consider when forecasting weather?