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Accurate measurement of precipitation is limited by the effects of the wind.
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True
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Advection fogs form best when there is no wind.
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False
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Clouds are named by their height and water content.
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False
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Most rainfall begins as snow or other forms of frozen water.
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True
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Water condensation can occur even if the air is not saturated.
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False
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Raindrops form only by condensation.
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False
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Successful dispersal of fog by seeding is limited to supercooled fog.
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True
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Lenticular clouds form most frequently on the windward sides of mountains.
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False
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Radiation fog evaporates from the bottom up.
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True
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At -15 degree C, clouds contain both ice crystals and supercooled water droplets.
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True
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Contrails can last long periods of time if they form in air that is near saturation.
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True
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All fogs form by cooling of the air.
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False
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Sleet is produced only when all the air above the ground is below freezing.
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False
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The large droplets in a cloud are the least likely to form precipitation.
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False
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Both gravitiy and friction act to pull a raindrop to Earth.
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False
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