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In the summer months, the average high temperature in Phoenix is hotter than it is in Tucson. Therefore, people living in Phoenix are more susceptible to getting sunburned than people living in Tucson
True Statement
False Statement
In the Bergeron process of precipitation formation,.................shrink while..............grow large enough to fall toward the ground
liquid cloud droplets; ice crystals
ice crystals; liquid cloud droplets
If you see a lightning stroke and 10 seconds later hear the thunder, the lightning is about..................miles away
2
5
10
20
If the atmosphere is stable for lifted parcels, which of the following is most correct?
Clouds can not form
If clouds form, then they will be cumuliform-type clouds
If clouds form, then they will be stratiform-type clouds
Only fog can form surface parcels can never rise above the ground
Even though the industrialized nations of the world ceased production of CFCs, the ozone hole will still occur for several more decades
True Statement
False Statement
At solar noon on a cloudless day, the UV exposure in Tucson is.................the UV exposure on Mt. Lemmon
greater than
less than
the same as
The downdraft in a single-cell thunderstorm is created mainly by the
converging gust fronts
electrical potential between the cloud and ground
release of latent heat as cloud water freezes
evaporation of raindrops that cool the air
At what time of day is the occurrence of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes most likely?
At night
Morning
Afternoon
All times are equally likely
