Meteorology 1111, Fall 2002
Due: 11/11 at beginning of class
1 pt for each possible answer
Part I. Matching: Write the letter of the best answer in the blank provided.
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1. Cirrostratus | A. Mid-level puffy clouds |
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2. Cumulonimbus | B. Puffy clouds that drop either snow, rain, sleet, or hail |
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3. Altocumulus | C. Formed near mountains in areas of strong changes in density and velocity |
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4. Stratocumulus | D. Clouds that trail jet airliners |
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5. Lenticular cloud | E. Upper-level thick, ill-defined clouds |
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6. Kelvin-Helmholz clouds | F. Clouds near mountains that look like contact lenses or flying saucers. |
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7. Stratonimbus | G. Not really a cumulus and not really a stratus - somewhere in between |
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8. Contrails | H. High clouds that are thin and wispy |
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9. Fog | I. Snow or rain can fall from this type of non-puffy cloud |
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10. Cirrus | J. Thick dense stratus clouds on the ground in the morning |
Part II. Short Answer:
1. (2 pts) Flat clouds generally indicate ____________ air while puffy clouds indicate _____________ air.
2. Who came up with the cloud classification system that we currently use today?
3. What are the curled up ends of cirrus clouds called?
4. What are the 3 main types of cloud shapes?
5. (2 pts) Based on the concept of stratocumulus (cross between stratus and cumulus), do you think two different observers could look at the same cloud and call it different names and neither be wrong? In other words, is this a black and white subject or is there some gray area in classifying clouds?
6. Define what an orographic cloud is.