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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) Cumulonimbus
D) Cirrocumulus
  • 3. What does a rapidly thickening, lowering altostratus layer often indicate?
A) Approaching storm
B) Mild temperatures
C) Stable atmosphere
D) Improving weather
  • 4. Which cloud type is known for producing thunderstorms?
A) Stratus
B) Altostratus
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) Mountain waves
B) Calm conditions
C) Tropical storms
D) Tornadoes
  • 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) Fog
C) Clear skies
D) Gentle rain
  • 9. What does a backing wind usually indicate in the Northern Hemisphere?
A) Warming temperatures
B) Approaching high pressure
C) Cooling temperatures
D) Stable conditions
  • 10. What does a veering wind usually indicate in the Northern Hemisphere?
A) Unstable conditions
B) Approaching low pressure
C) Warming temperatures
D) Cooling temperatures
  • 11. A wind shifting from south to west often indicates what?
A) Passage of a cold front
B) Passage of a warm front
C) Calm conditions
D) Stable conditions
  • 12. Surface winds generally blow from areas of:
A) Low pressure to high pressure
B) High pressure to low pressure
C) Variable pressure
D) Equal pressure
  • 13. If the wind is blowing from the east, what can be expected in temperature?
A) Warmer
B) Colder
C) No change
D) Depends on location and season
  • 14. If winds are calm, what type of weather is likely?
A) Unstable conditions
B) Stable conditions
C) Stormy conditions
D) Rapidly changing conditions
  • 15. What is the typical direction of prevailing winds in the mid-latitudes?
A) East to West
B) North to South
C) South to North
D) West to East
  • 16. What type of clouds are low lying and form a uniform sheet?
A) Stratus
B) Cirrus
C) Altostratus
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) Improving weather
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) Only affects surface winds
D) Can enhance storm development
  • 19. Which of the following is NOT a high cloud?
A) Cirrus
B) Altostratus
C) Cirrostratus
D) Cirrocumulus
  • 20. Cloud bases are usually lower when humidity is:
A) Unchanged
B) Lower
C) Irrelevant
D) Higher
  • 21. What is the name of clouds formed by air rising up a mountain?
A) Cumulus
B) Nimbus
C) Orographic
D) Cirrus
  • 22. Clear skies after a period of rain usually indicate:
A) Another rainstorm
B) High pressure system moving in
C) Nothing specific
D) Stable warm front approaching
  • 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) Hygrometer
B) Wind vane
C) Anemometer
D) Barometer
  • 25. What happens to temperature as air rises?
A) It becomes unstable
B) It cools
C) It warms
D) It stays the same
  • 26. What happens to the pressure as you increase in altitude?
A) It increases
B) It decreases
C) It remains constant
D) It fluctuates erratically
  • 27. If the clouds are moving in different directions at different levels in the atmosphere, what does that suggest?
A) Clear skies
B) Wind shear
C) Calm winds aloft
D) Stable atmosphere
  • 28. What does it generally mean when the wind is described as 'gusty'?
A) Calm conditions
B) Unstable conditions
C) Foggy conditions
D) Stable conditions
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