Clouds MCQ Quiz - Multiple Choice Questions & Answers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

6. All the following are cirrus type clouds except

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

7. Cirus clouds are

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

8. Cloud burst is associated with

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

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