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Clouds Review for Lesson 1.1 Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the factors that make up our weather called?
a)
Weather factors
b)
Weather events
c)
Weather conditions
d)
Cloud patterns
2.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a weather condition?
a)
Temperature
b)
Wind
c)
Clouds
d)
Tornado
3.
Weather factors interact to produce __.
a)
Weather events
b)
Meteorologists
c)
Weather conditions
d)
Weather factors
4.
A scientist that studies the atmosphere to understand and predict the weather
a)
Anthropologist
b)
Climatologist
c)
Meteorologist
d)
Ecologist
5.
What are the three main cloud types or patterns called?
a)
Temperature, air pressure, humidity
b)
Cumulus, stratus, cirrus
c)
Stratus, fog, and altostratus 
d)
Cumulus, cumulonimbus, supercells 
6.
What do cumulus clouds look like?
a)
Flat, grey, low in sky
b)
High, wispy
c)
Big, white, puffy
d)
Puffy, tall, and very dark grey
7.
What do cirrus clouds look like?
a)
Flat, grey, low in sky
b)
High, wispy
c)
Big, white, puffy
d)
Puffy, tall, and very dark grey
8.
What do stratus clouds look like?
a)
Flat, grey, low in sky
b)
High, wispy
c)
Big, white, puffy
d)
Puffy, tall, and very dark grey
9.
What do cumulonimbus clouds look like?
a)
Flat, grey, low in sky
b)
High, wispy
c)
Big, white, puffy
d)
Puffy, tall, and very dark grey
10.
What type of clouds indicate a strong, possibly severe, storm may be coming soon?
a)
Cumulus
b)
Cirrus
c)
Stratus
d)
Cumulonimbus
11.
What type of clouds often bring light precipitation, drizzle or light flurries?
a)
Cumulus
b)
Cirrus
c)
Stratus
d)
Cumulonimbus
12.
What type of clouds are associated with fair, sunny weather?
a)
Cirrus
b)
Nimbus
c)
Stratus
d)
Cumulonimbus
13.
True or False? Cloud patterns can be used to predict short-term changes in the weather that happen within 2-3 days.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
True or False? Farmers in northern Europe use the star constellation Pleiades to predict weather six months in advance.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
What is the weather pattern that brings heavy rains to South America called?
a)
La Nina
b)
Hombre
c)
El Guapo
d)
El Nino