How to predict weather using cloud patterns and wind direction

1. Which cloud type is associated with fair weather?

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

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

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

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

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

4. Which cloud type is known for producing thunderstorms?

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

5. What do cirrus clouds often indicate?

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

6. Lenticular clouds are associated with what?

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

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

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

8. Mammatus clouds are typically associated with?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. Surface winds generally blow from areas of:

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

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

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

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

A) Unstable conditions
B) Rapidly changing conditions
C) Stable conditions
D) Stormy 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) Cumulus
C) Altostratus
D) Stratus

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

A) Foggy conditions
B) Dry conditions
C) Approaching storm system
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) Altostratus
B) Cirrostratus
C) Cirrocumulus
D) Cirrus

20. Cloud bases are usually lower when humidity is:

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

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

23. What instrument is used to measure wind direction?

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

24. What instrument is used to measure wind speed?

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

25. What happens to temperature as air rises?

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

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

A) It fluctuates erratically
B) It decreases
C) It increases
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) Clear skies
C) Wind shear
D) Stable atmosphere

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

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

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