General Knowledge Quiz – Set Seventy Eight

1. These Are High Clouds That Are Composed Of Ice Crystals:
A. Cumulus
B. Nimbostratus
C. Altocumulus
D. Cirrus

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Answer A. Cumulus

2. A Wall Cloud Is An Example Of an
A. Accessory Cloud
B. Upper Level Cloud
C. Cirrus
D. Lenticular

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Answer B. Upper Level Cloud

3. Clouds That Develop Due To Convective Uplift Are Termed:
A. Stratiform Clouds
B. Noctilucent Clouds
C. Cumulus Clouds
D. Fair Weather

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Answer C. Cumulus Clouds

4. Which Of The Following Is A Cloud On The Ground?
A. Funnel Cloud
B. Fog
C. Wall Cloud
D. Shelf Cloud
E. All Of The Above

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Answer B. Fog

5. All The Following Are Cirrus Type Clouds Except:
A. Mackerel Sky
B. Mare’s Tails
C. Anvil
D. Fractus
E. Uncinus

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Answer D. Fractus

6. Precipitation Generated From Dynamic Lifting And Not Convective Lifting Will Fall From A _____________ Clouds.
A. Nimbostratus
B. Cumulonimbus

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Answer A. Nimbostratus

7. The Prefix “Alto” Means
A. Upper
B. Middle
C. Lower

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Answer B. Middle

8. The Two Ingredients Needed To Form Clouds Aloft Are:
A. Instability And Lifting
B. Lifting And Saturated Air
C. Wind Shear And Lifting
D. Air With A High Dewpoint And Instability

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Answer B. Lifting And Saturated Air

9. Which Clouds Occurs At The Highest Altitude
A. Altostratus
B. Cirrostratus
C. Stratocumulus
D. Noctilucent
E. Lenticular

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Answer B. Cirrostratus

10. The Term Stratus Means:
A. Vertically Developed
B. Upper Level
C. Horizontally Layered
D. Low Level

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Answer D. Low Level

11. Cloud Droplets Can Remain Liquid Even When They Have A Temperature Of Below Freezing
A. True
B. False

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Answer A. True

12. A Mid-Latitude Cyclone Will Often Have A __________ Shape On Satellite Imagery.
A. Rectangular
B. Dumbbell
C. Comma
D. Pentagon

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Answer C. Comma

13. These Are Cirrocumulus That Look Like Fish Scales.
A. Lenticular
B. Mackerel Sky
C. Mare’s Tails
D. Uncinus

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Answer C. Mare’s Tails

14. A Ring Around The Sun Or Moon Will Show When They Shine Through This Cloud:
A. Nimbostratus
B. Altocumulus
C. Fair Weather Cumulus
D. Cirrostratus

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Answer B. Altocumulus

15. The Most Fair Weathered And Smallest Of The Cumulus Clouds Is The
A. Cumulus Congestus
B. Cumulonimbus
C. Cumulus Humilis

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Answer C. Cumulus Humilis