Frosh PhySci - Deposition quiz

Question 0

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What is frost?

Answer 0

Ice crystals formed when water vapor in the air comes into contact with very cold surfaces and undergoes deposition to the solid state.

Skips condensation (dew point) due to extreme cold.

Question 1

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Deposition is the process in which a gas changes to a(n) ________.

Answer 1

Solid

Question 2

Explain why frost forms on the inside of windows when it is very cold outside.

Answer 2

Warm moist air inside the house is rapidly cooled by the freezing cold windowpane. Water vapor is give up in deposition to form frost.

Question 3

Conditions required for frost to form on the ground include
a- air that is warm and moist
b- ground thta is freezing cold
c- ground that is warmer than air
d- two of the above

Answer 3

D. - two of the above
Moist warm air
Freezing cold ground

Question 4

T/F Frost is most likely to form in winter than fall

Answer 4

False

Question 5

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States of matter involved in the process of deposition include
a- solids
b- plasmas
c- liquids
d- two of the above

Answer 5

A- solids only

Question 6

Deposition forms a type of cloud called __________ clouds

Answer 6

Cirrus

Question 7

T/F The clouds involved in deposition always form close to the ground.

Answer 7

False

Up high where it is colder

Question 8

Describe what the clouds involved in deposition look like

Answer 8

High in the sky. Thin and wispy appearance

Question 9

When carbon dioxide undergoes deposition, it forms a substance called ____________.

Answer 9

Dry Ice