Most rain at middle latitudes is produced by the ice crystal process. This is because ____.
A) clouds in these region have below-freezing temperatures at all levels but experience strong uplifts
B) clouds in these regions can extend into regions where air temperatures are below freezing
C) ice crystals evaporate more slowly than water droplets in clouds of these regions
D) most rain occurs during the winter in these regions
Question 2
Which cloud type will only produce precipitation by the collision-coalescence process?
A) a thick, cold nimbostratus cloud
B) a thick, warm cumulus cloud
C) a thick, cold cumulus cloud
D) a thick, supercooled cumulonimbus cloud with abundant nuclei