Cloud types
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- Q1Clouds that are high in the atmosphere (above 6km) have which prefix?StratusCirroAltoCumulus30s
- Q2Clouds that are mid level in the atmosphere (2 - 6km) have which prefix?StratusCirroCumulusAlto30s
- Q3Which of the following cloud types DOES NOT produce rain?NimbostratusStratusCumulonimbusAltocumulus30s
- Q4Which of the following cloud types is associated with thunderstorms?CumulusNimbostratusCirrusCumulonimbus30s
- Q5In which unit is cloud cover measured?Saffir-SimpsonRichter%Oktas30s
- Q6There is full cloud coverage (no blue sky). What measurement describes this?4/8 oktas8/8 oktas0/8 oktas7/8 oktas30s
- Q7The are a few scattered clouds (spread out). What measurement best describes this?2/8 oktas0/8 oktas6/8 oktas8/8 oktas30s
- Q8There is not a cloud in the sky. What measurement best describes this?5/8 oktas0/8 oktas1/8 oktas8/8 oktas30s
- Q9Which cloud is white, with a darker flat base and globular (like cotton wool) upper surface?CumulusStratusCirrusAltostratus30s
- Q10What is the feature called if the highest part of a cumulonimbus cloud spreads out upon reaching the troposphere?Nimbus topCirrus topAnvil topThunder head30s