1. These Are High Clouds That Are Composed Of Ice Crystals:
A. Cumulus
B. Nimbostratus
C. Altocumulus
D. Cirrus
2. A Wall Cloud Is An Example Of an
A. Accessory Cloud
B. Upper Level Cloud
C. Cirrus
D. Lenticular
3. Clouds That Develop Due To Convective Uplift Are Termed:
A. Stratiform Clouds
B. Noctilucent Clouds
C. Cumulus Clouds
D. Fair Weather
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
5. All The Following Are Cirrus Type Clouds Except:
A. Mackerel Sky
B. Mare’s Tails
C. Anvil
D. Fractus
E. Uncinus
6. Precipitation Generated From Dynamic Lifting And Not Convective Lifting Will Fall From A _____________ Clouds.
A. Nimbostratus
B. Cumulonimbus
7. The Prefix “Alto” Means
A. Upper
B. Middle
C. Lower
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
9. Which Clouds Occurs At The Highest Altitude
A. Altostratus
B. Cirrostratus
C. Stratocumulus
D. Noctilucent
E. Lenticular
10. The Term Stratus Means:
A. Vertically Developed
B. Upper Level
C. Horizontally Layered
D. Low Level
11. Cloud Droplets Can Remain Liquid Even When They Have A Temperature Of Below Freezing
A. True
B. False
12. A Mid-Latitude Cyclone Will Often Have A __________ Shape On Satellite Imagery.
A. Rectangular
B. Dumbbell
C. Comma
D. Pentagon
13. These Are Cirrocumulus That Look Like Fish Scales.
A. Lenticular
B. Mackerel Sky
C. Mare’s Tails
D. Uncinus
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
15. The Most Fair Weathered And Smallest Of The Cumulus Clouds Is The
A. Cumulus Congestus
B. Cumulonimbus
C. Cumulus Humilis