Check Your Understanding (CYU)


Storms Day 2 - CYU_4

Caution: For some CYU questions, more than one of the listed answer options might be correct. For other CYU questions, none of the listed answer options might be correct.  We do this to encourage you to think about the topic. 
Feel free to debate the answers with your peers (i.e., classmates) on the Canvas Discussion board, which is monitored by the TAs.

Question:

Precipitation that completely evaporates before hitting the ground is called _______  .


Answer Options:

    (A)    a dud.

    (B)    virga.

    (C)    dry precipitation.

    (D)    a haboob.  

    (E)    a sand storm.



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Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences Dept.
Univ. of British Columbia