Weather Quiz 2 Study Guide

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    Cumulonimbus are clouds that bring

    • Just heavy rains
    • Heavy rain, thunder and lightning
    • Clear weather
    • Warm weather
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  • 2. 

    What can cause one side of a mountain to be wet while the other dry?

    • One side is steeper

    • One side has more buildings

    • The rain clouds can not make it over the mountains

    • One side has more vegetation

    Correct Answer
    A. The rain clouds can not make it over the mountains
  • 3. 

    Altostratus clouds are clouds that are

    • High level and sheet like

    • Feathery and piled up

    • Mid level and sheet like

    • Mid level and piled up

    Correct Answer
    A. Mid level and sheet like
  • 4. 

    What surface do clouds form on?

    • Other water molecules

    • Dust, smoke, or salt

    • Grass

    • Other clouds

    • The air molecules

    Correct Answer
    A. Dust, smoke, or salt
  • 5. 

    Cirrus clouds are

    • High level feathery clouds

    • Mid level feathery clouds

    • Piled up clouds

    • Sheet like clouds

    Correct Answer
    A. High level feathery clouds
  • 6. 

    What is this a picture of?

    • Nimbostratus

    • Stratus

    • Cumulostratus

    • Cumulonimbus

    Correct Answer
    A. Cumulonimbus
  • 7. 

    One side of a mountain is usually

    • Hot and wet while the other is cool and dry

    • Hot and dry while the other is cool and wet

    • Windy while the other is not

    • Steep while the other is not

    Correct Answer
    A. Hot and dry while the other is cool and wet
  • 8. 

    The doldrums are

    • The area between 30 and 0 degrees with little or no wind

    • The area around the equator with little or no wind

    • The area between 30 and 60 degrees where winds blow west to east

    • The area between 60 degrees and the poles where winds blow east to west

    Correct Answer
    A. The area around the equator with little or no wind
  • 9. 

    Wind is when air

    • Moves vertically

    • Moves from an area of low pressure to an area of high pressure

    • Moves from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

    • Moves from an area of clouds to an area of no clouds

    Correct Answer
    A. Moves from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
  • 10. 

    Nimbostratus clouds are

    • Dark, rainy, and sheet like

    • Rainy and sheet like

    • Piled up and rainy

    • Feathery and piled up

    Correct Answer
    A. Dark, rainy, and sheet like
  • 11. 

    What type of cloud is this?

    • Altostratus

    • Cirrostratus

    • Cumulonimbus

    • Stratus

    Correct Answer
    A. Stratus
  • 12. 

    The polar (easterlies) blow

    • East to west between 30 and 60 degrees north and south

    • West to east between 60 degrees and the poles

    • East to west between 60 degrees and the poles

    • East to west between 0 and 30 degrees north and south

    Correct Answer
    A. East to west between 60 degrees and the poles
  • 13. 

    What is this a picture of?

    • Cumulus

    • Cirrostratus

    • Cirrocumulus

    • Altostratus

    Correct Answer
    A. Cirrocumulus
  • 14. 

    The trade winds blow

    • East to west between 0 and 30 degrees north and south

    • East to west between 30 and 60 degrees north and south

    • West to east between 0 and 30 degrees north and south

    • West to east between 60 degrees and the poles

    Correct Answer
    A. East to west between 0 and 30 degrees north and south
  • 15. 

    The Prevailing (westerlies) blow

    • East to west between 0 and 30 degrees north and south

    • West to east between 60 degrees and the poles

    • East to west between 30 and 60 degrees north and south

    • West to east between 30 and 60 degrees north and south

    Correct Answer
    A. West to east between 30 and 60 degrees north and south

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