Clouds, Relative Humidity, and Weather Maps Exercise

Clouds, Relative Humidity, and Weather Maps

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Clouds, Relative Humidity, and Weather Maps

Investigate how cloud cover and relative humidity are displayed on weather maps. Understand the relationship between atmospheric moisture and map indicators.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    How do clouds form in the atmosphere?

  2. MultiChoice

    What tiny particles are required for water vapor to condense upon to form clouds?

  3. MultiChoice

    Which cloud type looks fluffy and cotton-like with flat bases?

  4. MultiChoice

    Which cloud type forms flat, grey, blanket-like layers covering the whole sky?

  5. MultiChoice

    Which clouds are high-altitude, thin, and wispy, made entirely of ice crystals?

  6. MultiChoice

    What is a stratus cloud that rests directly on or near the ground called?

  7. MultiChoice

    What is the percentage of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount it can hold at that temperature?

  8. MultiChoice

    When air becomes saturated and clouds form, what is the relative humidity?

  9. MultiChoice

    What instrument uses a dry-bulb and wet-bulb thermometer to measure relative humidity?

  10. MultiChoice

    How does temperature affect the amount of water vapor air can hold?

  11. MultiChoice

    On a weather map sequence, seeing cirrus clouds followed by altostratus and nimbostratus indicates what?

  12. MultiChoice

    What weather is associated with an anvil-shaped cloud on satellite maps?