How to predict weather using cloud patterns and wind direction

1. Which cloud type is associated with fair weather?

A) Cumulus
B) Altostratus
C) Cirrus
D) Nimbus

2. Which cloud type often brings prolonged rain or snow?

A) Altocumulus
B) Nimbostratus
C) Cirrocumulus
D) Cumulonimbus

3. What does a rapidly thickening, lowering altostratus layer often indicate?

A) Improving weather
B) Mild temperatures
C) Approaching storm
D) Stable atmosphere

4. Which cloud type is known for producing thunderstorms?

A) Stratus
B) Altostratus
C) Cumulonimbus
D) Cirrostratus

5. What do cirrus clouds often indicate?

A) Cooler temperatures
B) High pressure system
C) An approaching warm front
D) Stable air

6. Lenticular clouds are associated with what?

A) Tropical storms
B) Mountain waves
C) Tornadoes
D) Calm conditions

7. What cloud height range do 'alto' clouds occupy?

A) All levels
B) High-level
C) Mid-level
D) Low-level

8. Mammatus clouds are typically associated with?

A) Severe thunderstorms
B) Gentle rain
C) Fog
D) Clear skies

9. What does a backing wind usually indicate in the Northern Hemisphere?

A) Cooling temperatures
B) Approaching high pressure
C) Stable conditions
D) Warming temperatures

10. What does a veering wind usually indicate in the Northern Hemisphere?

A) Unstable conditions
B) Cooling temperatures
C) Warming temperatures
D) Approaching low pressure

11. A wind shifting from south to west often indicates what?

A) Passage of a warm front
B) Passage of a cold front
C) Calm conditions
D) Stable conditions

12. Surface winds generally blow from areas of:

A) High pressure to low pressure
B) Low pressure to high pressure
C) Variable pressure
D) Equal pressure

13. If the wind is blowing from the east, what can be expected in temperature?

A) Depends on location and season
B) No change
C) Warmer
D) Colder

14. If winds are calm, what type of weather is likely?

A) Unstable conditions
B) Stormy conditions
C) Rapidly changing conditions
D) Stable conditions

15. What is the typical direction of prevailing winds in the mid-latitudes?

A) South to North
B) East to West
C) West to East
D) North to South

16. What type of clouds are low lying and form a uniform sheet?

A) Cirrus
B) Stratus
C) Cumulus
D) Altostratus

17. If you see high wispy clouds forming halos around the sun, what could this indicate?

A) Approaching storm system
B) Improving weather
C) Foggy conditions
D) Dry conditions

18. What is the effect of strong upper-level winds on storm development?

A) Always weakens storm development
B) Has no effect on storms
C) Can enhance storm development
D) Only affects surface winds

19. Which of the following is NOT a high cloud?

A) Altostratus
B) Cirrocumulus
C) Cirrus
D) Cirrostratus

20. Cloud bases are usually lower when humidity is:

A) Lower
B) Unchanged
C) Higher
D) Irrelevant

21. What is the name of clouds formed by air rising up a mountain?

A) Cirrus
B) Nimbus
C) Orographic
D) Cumulus

22. Clear skies after a period of rain usually indicate:

A) Another rainstorm
B) Stable warm front approaching
C) High pressure system moving in
D) Nothing specific

23. What instrument is used to measure wind direction?

A) Anemometer
B) Barometer
C) Wind vane
D) Hygrometer

24. What instrument is used to measure wind speed?

A) Anemometer
B) Hygrometer
C) Barometer
D) Wind vane

25. What happens to temperature as air rises?

A) It warms
B) It cools
C) It stays the same
D) It becomes unstable

26. What happens to the pressure as you increase in altitude?

A) It increases
B) It decreases
C) It fluctuates erratically
D) It remains constant

27. If the clouds are moving in different directions at different levels in the atmosphere, what does that suggest?

A) Calm winds aloft
B) Wind shear
C) Stable atmosphere
D) Clear skies

28. What does it generally mean when the wind is described as 'gusty'?

A) Stable conditions
B) Foggy conditions
C) Unstable conditions
D) Calm conditions

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