How to predict weather using cloud patterns and wind direction

1. Which cloud type is associated with fair weather?

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

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

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

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

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

4. Which cloud type is known for producing thunderstorms?

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

5. What do cirrus clouds often indicate?

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

6. Lenticular clouds are associated with what?

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

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

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

8. Mammatus clouds are typically associated with?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. Surface winds generally blow from areas of:

A) Equal pressure
B) Low pressure to high pressure
C) Variable pressure
D) High pressure to low 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) Rapidly changing conditions
B) Stormy conditions
C) Unstable conditions
D) Stable conditions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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) Only affects surface winds
D) Can enhance storm development

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

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

20. Cloud bases are usually lower when humidity is:

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

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

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

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

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

23. What instrument is used to measure wind direction?

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

24. What instrument is used to measure wind speed?

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

25. What happens to temperature as air rises?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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