Weather Quiz 2 Study Guide
This quiz is meant to prepare you for the quiz on Monday or Tuesday for A and B classes.
- 1.
What surface do clouds form on?
- A.
Other water molecules
- B.
Dust, smoke, or salt
- C.
Grass
- D.
Other clouds
- E.
The air molecules
Correct Answer
B. Dust, smoke, or salt -
- 2.
Altostratus clouds are clouds that are
- A.
High level and sheet like
- B.
Feathery and piled up
- C.
Mid level and sheet like
- D.
Mid level and piled up
Correct Answer
C. Mid level and sheet like -
- 3.
Cirrus clouds are
- A.
High level feathery clouds
- B.
Mid level feathery clouds
- C.
Piled up clouds
- D.
Sheet like clouds
Correct Answer
A. High level feathery clouds -
- 4.
Cumulonimbus are clouds that bring
- A.
Just heavy rains
- B.
Heavy rain, thunder and lightning
- C.
Clear weather
- D.
Warm weather
Correct Answer
B. Heavy rain, thunder and lightning -
- 5.
Nimbostratus clouds are
- A.
Dark, rainy, and sheet like
- B.
Rainy and sheet like
- C.
Piled up and rainy
- D.
Feathery and piled up
Correct Answer
A. Dark, rainy, and sheet like -
- 6.
Wind is when air
- A.
Moves vertically
- B.
Moves from an area of low pressure to an area of high pressure
- C.
Moves from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
- D.
Moves from an area of clouds to an area of no clouds
Correct Answer
C. Moves from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure -
- 7.
The doldrums are
- A.
The area between 30 and 0 degrees with little or no wind
- B.
The area around the equator with little or no wind
- C.
The area between 30 and 60 degrees where winds blow west to east
- D.
The area between 60 degrees and the poles where winds blow east to west
Correct Answer
B. The area around the equator with little or no wind -
- 8.
The trade winds blow
- A.
East to west between 0 and 30 degrees north and south
- B.
East to west between 30 and 60 degrees north and south
- C.
West to east between 0 and 30 degrees north and south
- D.
West to east between 60 degrees and the poles
Correct Answer
A. East to west between 0 and 30 degrees north and south -
- 9.
The Prevailing (westerlies) blow
- A.
East to west between 0 and 30 degrees north and south
- B.
West to east between 60 degrees and the poles
- C.
East to west between 30 and 60 degrees north and south
- D.
West to east between 30 and 60 degrees north and south
Correct Answer
D. West to east between 30 and 60 degrees north and south -
- 10.
The polar (easterlies) blow
- A.
East to west between 30 and 60 degrees north and south
- B.
West to east between 60 degrees and the poles
- C.
East to west between 60 degrees and the poles
- D.
East to west between 0 and 30 degrees north and south
Correct Answer
C. East to west between 60 degrees and the poles -
- 11.
One side of a mountain is usually
- A.
Hot and wet while the other is cool and dry
- B.
Hot and dry while the other is cool and wet
- C.
Windy while the other is not
- D.
Steep while the other is not
Correct Answer
B. Hot and dry while the other is cool and wet -
- 12.
What can cause one side of a mountain to be wet while the other dry?
- A.
One side is steeper
- B.
One side has more buildings
- C.
The rain clouds can not make it over the mountains
- D.
One side has more vegetation
Correct Answer
C. The rain clouds can not make it over the mountains -
- 13.
What is this a picture of?
- A.
Cumulus
- B.
Cirrostratus
- C.
Cirrocumulus
- D.
Altostratus
Correct Answer
C. Cirrocumulus -
- 14.
What is this a picture of?
- A.
Nimbostratus
- B.
Stratus
- C.
Cumulostratus
- D.
Cumulonimbus
Correct Answer
D. Cumulonimbus -
- 15.
What type of cloud is this?
- A.
Altostratus
- B.
Cirrostratus
- C.
Cumulonimbus
- D.
Stratus
Correct Answer
D. Stratus -
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