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6 Precipitation Processes and Types Online Quiz Questions

Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 6 Precipitation Processes and Types, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.

20 questions
01
Choose one
1 point

Snow crystals fall from a cloud through a warm layer and melt completely before reaching the ground. What form of precipitation reaches the surface?

  1. A

    Sleet

  2. B

    Rain

  3. C

    Graupel

  4. D

    Hail

02
True or false
1 point

True or false: Snowfall depth and snow depth both measure only the snow remaining on the ground at the time of observation.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

03
Fill in the blank
1 point

Frozen precipitation can be collected and melted to measure its .

04
Choose all
1 point

Which statements correctly describe the listed forms of precipitation? Select all that apply.

  1. A

    Drizzle consists of very small, closely spaced drops, often from low clouds.

  2. B

    Snow pellets are generally larger and more durable than hailstones.

  3. C

    Graupel forms when supercooled droplets freeze onto snow crystals.

  4. D

    Freezing drizzle consists of tiny liquid drops that freeze on contact.

05
Written response
1 point

A reported amount of liquid-equivalent precipitation represents a water layer 10 mm deep over a level surface. What is the reported depth? Enter the value in millimetres.

06
Choose one
1 point

Snow melts in a warm layer aloft, then the resulting drops pass through only a shallow layer of subfreezing air near the ground. What is most likely to reach the surface and freeze on contact?

  1. A

    Sleet

  2. B

    Snow

  3. C

    Freezing rain

  4. D

    Graupel

07
True or false
1 point

True or false: The shapes of snowflakes can reflect the conditions in which their ice crystals grew.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

08
Fill in the blank
1 point

A hailstone falls from a thunderstorm when it becomes .

09
Choose all
1 point

Which statements describe how cloud particles grow or why growth is needed before precipitation falls? Select all that apply.

  1. A

    In warmer clouds, droplets can collide and merge.

  2. B

    In colder clouds, ice crystals can grow as water vapor deposits on them.

  3. C

    Cloud particles are large enough to fall as soon as they first form.

  4. D

    Cloud particles initially grow because they are too small to fall.

10
Written response
1 point

What term describes precipitation that evaporates before reaching the ground?

11
Open ended
1 point

A warm layer aloft melts falling snow in two weather situations. Explain how the depth of the subfreezing air near the surface determines whether sleet or freezing rain reaches the ground.

12
Choose one
1 point

Why is a rain gauge's melted reading alone insufficient to describe a hail event fully?

  1. A

    It gives the diameter of the hailstones directly.

  2. B

    It cannot by itself describe hailstone size or hail accumulation.

  3. C

    It distinguishes graupel from hail by measuring pellet softness.

  4. D

    It measures only the height of the thunderstorm updraft.

13
True or false
1 point

True or false: A single fixed snow-to-water conversion gives an exact liquid-water equivalent for snow under all conditions.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

14
Choose one
1 point

What can an automated precipitation gauge record in addition to accumulation?

  1. A

    It can record precipitation accumulation and rate.

  2. B

    It can identify the crystal shapes of falling snow.

  3. C

    It directly measures the diameter of hailstones.

  4. D

    It determines how deep the warm layer is above a cloud.

15
Choose one
1 point

In a cold cloud, ice crystals grow larger as water vapor adds to them. Which process causes this growth?

  1. A

    Liquid droplets collide and merge.

  2. B

    Water vapor deposits on ice crystals.

  3. C

    Snow melts as it falls through warm air.

  4. D

    Liquid drops freeze when they touch the ground.

16
Choose one
1 point

A precipitation sample contains soft, opaque pellets formed when supercooled droplets freeze onto snow crystals. What type of precipitation is it?

  1. A

    Sleet

  2. B

    Hail

  3. C

    Graupel

  4. D

    Freezing rain

17
Choose one
1 point

Which process explains how hailstones grow inside strong thunderstorms?

  1. A

    Updrafts carry ice particles through supercooled droplets that freeze onto them.

  2. B

    Snowflakes pass through a deep layer of subfreezing air near the ground.

  3. C

    Droplets in a warm cloud collide and merge.

  4. D

    Water vapor deposits onto snow crystals in a cold cloud.

18
Choose one
1 point

An observer needs to describe the size of individual hailstones. Which measurement is most appropriate?

  1. A

    The depth of new snow on a level surface

  2. B

    The hailstone's diameter

  3. C

    The depth of snow remaining on the ground

  4. D

    The liquid-water depth collected by a rain gauge

19
Written response
1 point

What is precipitation called when it evaporates before reaching the ground?

20
Written response
1 point

What measurement term describes the amount of water represented when collected frozen precipitation is melted?