Clouds MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

1. ............is a type of cloud that is tall, dense and involved in thunderstorms and other intense weather

1. Cumulonimbus clouds
2. Nimbus clouds
3. Cumulus clouds
4. Mammatus clouds

2. A mid-latitude cyclone will often have a ................ shape on satellite imagery.

1. Comma
2. Pentagon
3. Rectangular
4. Dumbbell

3. A ring around the sun or moon will show when they shine through this cloud

1. Fair weather cumulus
2. Cirrostratus
3. Nimbostratus
4. Altocumulus

4. A stratus cloud which forms near ground is called the

1. smog
2. vapors
3. smoke
4. fog

5. A wall cloud is an example of a(n)

1. Cirrus
2. Lenticular
3. Accessory cloud
4. Upper level cloud

6. All the following are cirrus type clouds except

1. Anvil
2. Fractus
3. Mackerel sky
4. Mares tails

7. Cirus clouds are

1. High clouds
2. Very low clouds
3. Low clouds
4. Medium height clouds

8. Cloud burst is associated with

1. Cirrocumulus
2. none of these
3. Altostratus
4. Cumlonimbus

9. Cloud droplets can remain liquid even when they have a temperature of below freezing.

1. True Statement
2. False Statement

10. Clouds are formed by the

1. Rising currents of air
2. Descending currents of air
3. Condensation of water vapour in the atmosphere
4. Evapouration of water from oceans

11. Clouds made of ice crystals are the

1. cumulus
2. cirrus
3. nimbus
4. stratus

12. Clouds that develop due to convective uplift are termed

1. Cumulus clouds
2. Fair weather
3. Stratiform clouds
4. Noctilucent clouds

13. Clouds usually form when

1. relative humidity is 0%
2. condensation nuclei have been removed from the air
3. air temperature reaches the dew point
4. evapouration has warmed the surrounding air

14. Clouds which resemble cotton balls are the

1. cirrus
2. nimbus
3. stratus
4. cumulus

15. Collision-coalescence process of precipitation is applicable to

1. Clouds that do not extend beyond freezing level
2. All types of clouds
3. Cirrus
4. Clouds that extend beyond freezing level