How to predict weather using cloud patterns and wind direction

1. Which cloud type is associated with fair weather?

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

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

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

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

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

4. Which cloud type is known for producing thunderstorms?

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

5. What do cirrus clouds often indicate?

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

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

8. Mammatus clouds are typically associated with?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. Surface winds generally blow from areas of:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

20. Cloud bases are usually lower when humidity is:

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

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

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

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

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

23. What instrument is used to measure wind direction?

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

24. What instrument is used to measure wind speed?

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

25. What happens to temperature as air rises?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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