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) Cumulonimbus
B) Altocumulus
C) Cirrocumulus
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) An approaching warm front
B) Cooler temperatures
C) High pressure system
D) Stable air

6. Lenticular clouds are associated with what?

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

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) Gentle rain
B) Fog
C) Severe thunderstorms
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) Warming temperatures
B) Approaching low pressure
C) Unstable conditions
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) Variable pressure
C) Low pressure to high 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) Colder
C) Warmer
D) No change

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

20. Cloud bases are usually lower when humidity is:

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

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

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

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

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

23. What instrument is used to measure wind direction?

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

24. What instrument is used to measure wind speed?

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

25. What happens to temperature as air rises?

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

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

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

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

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

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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