The Naming of Clouds Quiz

What was Luke Howard's profession?

• Pharmacist

• Doctor

• Teacher

• Engineer

What are the three principle types of clouds according to Luke Howard?

• Altostratus, Cirrostratus, Cumulonimbus

• Stratus, Nimbus, Cirrus

• Cumulus, Stratus, Altostratus

• Cirrus, Cumulus, Stratus

How many cloud types did Luke Howard initially identify?

• Seven

• Twelve

• Ten

• Five

What did John Constable do after the naming and classification of clouds?

• Wrote poems about clouds

• Painted clouds in the open air

• Studied the physical laws of clouds

• Traveled to Hampstead Heath

What is nephology?

• Study of rocks

• Study of clouds

• Study of oceans

• Study of animals

What did Luke Howard realize about the physical laws governing clouds?

• They are not subject to gravity

• They are not affected by the sun

• They float in the sky

• They fall slowly under the influence of gravity

What did the German poet J.W. von Goethe do in response to the naming of clouds?

• Traveled to Hampstead Heath

• Wrote a series of poems about clouds

• Studied the physical laws of clouds

• Painted clouds in the open air

What is the study of weather called?

• Climatology

• Nephology

• Meteorology

• Geology

What did Luke Howard introduce to accommodate the regular transitions among clouds?

• Cloud measurement tools

• Different cloud colors

• New cloud names

• Intermediate and compound types

What did Luke Howard's classification of clouds have an immediate impact on?

• Astronomy

• International politics

• Economics

• Art and literature