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Meteorology Worksheet Template

Meteorology

Chapter 5 Worksheet 2

Name: ________________________________

Circle the letter that corresponds to the correct answer

1) The cloud form that is best described as sheets or layers that cover much or all of the sky is termed:

a. cirrus.

b. mackerel sky.

c. alto.

d. cumulus.

e. stratus.

2) Of the following cloud types, which is most likely to produce the most rain?

a. stratus

b. cumulus

c. altocumulus

d. nimbostratus

e. stratocumulus

3) A cumulus cloud is recognized mainly by its:

a. obvious vertical dimension.

b. darkness or color.

c. association with high winds.

d. layered structure.

e. precipitation.

4) A(n) ________ is a low layer of dark gray clouds that produces precipitation.

a. cumulonimbus

b. altostratus

c. nimbostratus

d. cirrostratus

e. cirrus

5) The ________ cloud is confined to the middle height range.

a. cumulonimbus

b. cirrus

c. nimbostratus

d. cirrostratus

e. altostratus

6) Which of these is a mid‐level cloud?

a. stratocumulus

b. altostratus

c. cumulus

d. cirrus

e. stratus

Meteorology Worksheet Template