Understanding Cloud Types and Their Importance

What is the primary role of clouds in the environment?

• To provide shade

• To deliver fresh water from oceans to land

• To reflect sunlight

• To create wind patterns

Which type of cloud is known for its flat, horizontal layers?

• Stratus

• Cumulus

• Nimbus

• Cirrus

What does the term 'alto' signify in cloud classification?

• Clouds that form at very high altitudes

• Clouds that are wispy and thin

• Clouds that produce rain

• Clouds that have moved from lower to mid atmosphere

What does the term 'nimbostratus' refer to?

• High, wispy clouds

• Flat, extensive rain-producing clouds

• Small, fluffy clouds

• Clouds that form in clear skies

Which cloud species is characterized by looking like tufts of wool?

• Cirrostratus fibratus

• Cirrocumulus floccus

• Cirrocumulus castellanus

• Cirrus fibratus

Which clouds are known for their ability to create spectacular halos around the sun?

• Altocumulus stratiformis

• Stratocumulus castellanus

• Cumulus mediocris

• Cirrostratus nebulosus

What feature is common to altocumulus lenticularis clouds?

• They form in rows

• They appear stationary

• They always produce rain

• They are very high clouds

Which type of cloud can grow large enough to span all three atmospheric layers?

• Cirrostratus

• Altostratus

• Cumulonimbus

• Stratocumulus

What is unique about the 'Morning Glory' clouds?

• They are always accompanied by rain

• They are the highest clouds

• They form only in Australia

• They appear at sunset

What happens when a cumulonimbus cloud reaches the 'capillatus' stage?

• It forms at ground level

• It dissipates completely

• It takes on an anvil shape

• It starts to rain heavily