cloudspotter guide quiz

A fallstreak hole develops

• when a plane flies through a cumulus cloud

• when the sun shines through a stratocumulus layer

• when precipitation generate strong downdrafts

• when part of a supercooled altostratus is ice-nucleated

The (in)famous painting of “cloud pornography” by Corregio is titled:

• “In the clouds”

• “A darkness visible”

• “Jupiter and Io”

• Cumulonimbi

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) appears to be correlated with 

• sunny skies all the time

• a lack of sunshine in areas that have lots of stratus clouds in winter

• weather and clouds that change frequently

To be on Cloud “Nine” is to be

• on top of a cumulonimbus cloud, based on early classification indexing

• on your last life as a cat

• as high as a kite

• able to float on air

Bernard Vonnegut, brother of science fiction writer Kurt Vonnegut, is known for

• developing cloud seeding

• photography of snowflakes

• a cloud classification scheme

• classifying tornado strength

What is Zhonghao Shou’s theory of “earthquake clouds”?

• An earthquake causes large amounts of water to evaporate creating a cloud.

• Underground water vapor, at high pressure and temperature, escapes through crevices then rises up to form a cloud.

• An earthquake sends shockwaves through the air changing the shape of existing clouds.

• Earthquakes and clouds are not related.

4) Which of the following cloud types can hail be associated with?

• Stratus

• Cumulus

• Nimbostratus

• Cumulonimbus

Where would you spot the “Morning Glory” cloud?

• London, England

• Darwin, Australia

• Burketown, Australia

• Ewing, New Jersey

7) How high did Lieutenant-Colonel William Rankin eject himself from his aircraft?

• 47,000 ft

• 4,700 ft

• 47,000 meters

• 4 miles

8) How would you describe the cloud variety “radiatus” (a variety of many cloud types)?

• Clouds that radiate outwards from the sun

• Clouds that radiate significantly more energy than other varieties

• Clouds that block UV radiation

• Clouds that form parallel lines that extend far enough into the distance to appear as if they converge at the horizon