Precipitation that forms from ice crystals in clouds is
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Snow forms from ice crystals in clouds.
English • physical-geography
Last updated on 2026-02-07
Three 10-question bundles from our Geography Physical Geography quiz library.
Bundle 1
Bundle ID: 1100000016
Precipitation that forms from ice crystals in clouds is
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Snow forms from ice crystals in clouds.
Precipitation that freezes on contact with surfaces is
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Freezing rain freezes on contact.
Ice pellets formed by refreezing raindrops are
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Sleet forms when raindrops refreeze.
Small, soft ice pellets are
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Graupel is soft, rimed ice pellets.
The boundary between two air masses of different temperatures is a
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A front separates different air masses.
A fast-moving river of air in the upper troposphere is the
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Jet streams are fast winds aloft.
The doldrums are located near the
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The doldrums are near the equator.
The horse latitudes are regions of
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Horse latitudes are calm high-pressure belts.
The Intertropical Convergence Zone is where
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The ITCZ is where trade winds converge and rise.
Monsoons are driven primarily by
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Monsoons result from seasonal heating contrasts.
Bundle 2
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A tropical cyclone is called a hurricane in the
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In the Atlantic and eastern Pacific they are hurricanes.
The eye of a hurricane is characterized by
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The eye is calm with low pressure.
Tornadoes form most often in
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Most tornadoes form from severe thunderstorms.
A funnel cloud becomes a tornado when it
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Contact with the ground makes it a tornado.
The Mercalli scale measures earthquake
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Mercalli measures observed effects and intensity.
The Richter and moment magnitude scales measure earthquake
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Richter and moment magnitude measure magnitude.
P-waves are
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P-waves are the fastest compressional waves.
S-waves cannot travel through
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S-waves do not pass through liquids.
A lahar is
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Lahars are volcanic mudflows.
A pyroclastic flow is
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Pyroclastic flows are hot, fast, and deadly.
Bundle 3
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A climate with hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters is
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Mediterranean climates have dry summers and wet winters.
A climate with year-round high temperature and heavy rainfall is
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Tropical rainforests are hot and wet year-round.
A climate with large seasonal temperature ranges and moderate precipitation is
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Humid continental climates have big seasonal swings.
A dry grassland climate is called
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Steppe climates are semi-arid grasslands.
A climate with cool summers, mild winters, and frequent clouds is
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Marine west coast climates are mild and cloudy.
The line of equal temperature on a map is an
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Isotherms connect equal temperatures.
The line of equal pressure is an
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Isobars connect equal pressure.
The line of equal precipitation is an
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Isohyets connect equal precipitation.
The amount of sunlight received at Earth's surface is
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Insolation is incoming solar radiation.
Albedo refers to
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Albedo is a surface's reflectivity.
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