List and describe the cloud classes and their associated cloud types, along with a discussion of the type of weather associated with each

What will be an ideal response?


Figure 7.1 summarize the cloud classes and types nicely. Briefly, Low clouds: stratus, stratocumulus, and nimbostratus; middle clouds: altostratus and altocumulus; high clouds: cirrus, cirrostratus, and cirrocumulus; and vertically developed clouds: cumulus and cumulonimbus.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Continentality is a term most closely associated with which climatic type?

A) A B) B C) C D) D E) H

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What process in the mantle is responsible for the creation of midocean ridges and seafloor spreading?

A. convection B. conduction C. subduction D. advection E. isostasy

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What line or region best corresponds with the location of "E" climates?

A. coastal locations, midlatitudes B. high latitudes C. continental interiors, northern hemisphere D. equator, low elevations

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