Section 1: Cloud Types Quiz

What type of cloud is described as "low-level horizontal tube shape at the leading edge of thunderstorms"?

• Cumulus congestus

• Stratus nebulosus

• Arcus clouds

• Cirrostratus

Which clouds are characterized by their "dappled patterns of small ripples similar to fish scales"?

• Cirrocumulus stratiformis

• Altocumulus floccus

• Cumulus humilis

• Stratus fractus

What is the common name for clouds that appear as "little cloudlets like row upon row balls of fluff"?

• Stratus nebulosus

• Altocumulus floccus

• Cirrus spissatus

• Cumulus mediocris

Which type of cloud is known to form in warm fronts and "thicken to nimbostratus and rain will be on its way"?

• Cumulus fractus

• Altocumulus castellanus

• Altostratus translucidus

• Stratus nebulosus

What are the characteristics of a "cumulonimbus capillatus" cloud?

• Smooth cloud in the form of a cap

• High elevation clouds, layered across the sky

• Dappled patterns of small ripples similar to fish scales

• Low-level, uniform layer, usually very dark

Which type of cloud is often described as "cotton candy-like" and is associated with fair weather?

• Cumulus humilis

• Stratus nebulosus

• Cirrocumulus stratiformis

• Altocumulus castellanus

What type of cloud is characterized by its "anvil-shaped top" and is often associated with severe weather?

• Stratus fractus

• Cumulonimbus capillatus

• Altocumulus floccus

• Cirrus spissatus

Which cloud is described as "thin and wispy", often appearing at high altitudes?

• Cirrus

• Cumulus congestus

• Stratus nebulosus

• Arcus clouds

What type of cloud is often described as "sheet-like" and covers the entire sky?

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Cumulus

• Nimbostratus

Which cloud is characterized by its "towering vertical structure" and is often associated with thunderstorms?

• Cumulus congestus

• Altocumulus castellanus

• Cirrocumulus stratiformis

• Stratus nebulosus