A dark gray cloud that blankets the sky and often generates precipitation is called _______

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The cloud form that is best described as sheets or layers that cover much or all of the sky is termed	stratus
The cloud form that consists of globular cloud masses that take o a billowy or "cauliflower-like" structure is called	cumulus
This term is used to describe clouds founding the middle height range	alto
High clouds that form delicate veil-like patches o extended wispy fibers are termed	cirrus
This term is used to describe clouds that produce precipitation	nimbo
These clouds are often called "fair weather" clouds	cumulus
This cloud sometimes produces "mare’s tails"	cirrus
Thunder and lightning are associated with these clouds	cumulonimbus
This cloud type is confined to the middle height range	altostratus
A halo around the Sun or Moon indicates that this cloud type is present	cirrostratus
A dark gray cloud that blankets the sky and often generates precipitation is called	nimbostratus
This cloud may develop an "anvil head"	cumulonimbus
Tornadoes can be associated with this cloud type	cumulonimbus
Hail is most commonly associated with	cumulonimbus
A wintertime form of precipitation that consists of small ice particles is called	sleet
This fog forms in valleys at night	radiation fog
When warm moist air moves over a cool surface, _______ fog may result.	advection
This fog results from adiabatic cooling.	upslope
Which one of the fogs listed below may be categorized as an evaporation fog?	seam
When super cooled raindrops freeze on contact with solid objects, ____ forms.	glaze
The amount of water vapor in the air (by volume) usually does not exceed	4%
We are likely to have our highest relative humidity	about sunrise
When using a psychrometer and the two temperatures read nearly the same, you can conclude that ________.	the air has a high relative humidity
Under what circumstances could the relative humidity exceed 100% without producing condensation in the air?	there are no condensation nuclei
The dew point is the temperature at which	water vapor condenses to a liquid
The most important process of cloud formation in the atmosphere is	cooling by expansion of air
If air at sea level with a temperature of 27 C is forced up a mountain slope and the air’s dew point at the condensation level is 14 degree C, at what elevation will condensation begin?	1300 meters
Stability prevails when the environmental lapse rate is	less than the wet adiabatic rate
When air is unstable, the environmental laps rate is	greater than the dry adiabatic rate
Which of the following will NOT cause air to become more unstable?	subsidence of an air column
Which of the following would NOT be associated with stable atmospheric conditions?	afternoon thunder showers
A parcel of air has a temperature of 0 degrees Celsius as it crosses a mountain range at 3000 metes. If it descends, what will its temperature be when it reaches sea level?	30 degree celsius
Deserts such as the Great Basin, Gobi, and Takla Makan are examples of	rainshadow deserts
The change of state from a gas to a liquid is called	condensation
The term ______ is used to describe the conversion of a solid directly to gas, without passing through the liquid state.	sublimation
The process by which water vapor changes directly to a solid is called	deposiion
This process results in the release of about 600 calories of latent heat per gram of water.	condensation
The process of converting a liquid to vapor is termed	evaporation

Chapter 17 exam Earth ScienceQuestion 11 out of 1 pointsA dark gray cloud that blankets the sky and often generates precipitation iscalled ________.

The dark gray cloud that blankets the sky and often generates precipitation is called a nimbostratus cloud. These are also clouds that extend far both vertically and horizontally.

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