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Geography Grade 8 Term 1 And 2 > Cloud Types And Symbols > Flashcards

Cloud Types And Symbols Flashcards

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1
Q

What is the symbol for fog or mist?

A

A circle with an x inside it

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2
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What is the symbol for 0/8 cloud cover?

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An empty circle

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3
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What is the symbol for 1/8 cloud cover?

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A circle with a vertical line down the middle

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4
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What is the symbol for 2/8 cloud cover?

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A circle with the top right hand quarter coloured in

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5
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What is the symbol for 3/8 cloud cover?

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A circle with the top right hand quarter coloured and a vertical line down from the middle

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What is the symbol for 4/8 cloud cover?

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A circle with the right half coloured

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What is the symbol for 5/8 cloud cover?

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A circle with the right half coloured and a horizontal line going from the middle to the left

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What is the symbol for 6/8 cloud cover?

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A circle with the right half coloured and the bottom left quarter coloured

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9
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What is the symbol for 7/8 cloud cover?

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A full coloured circle with a blank vertical line down the middle

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10
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What is the symbol for overcast or 8/8 cloud cover?

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A full coloured circle

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11
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What is the symbol for rain?

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A full stop / dot

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12
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What is the symbol for drizzle?

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An comma

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13
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What is the symbol for showers?

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An upside down hollow triangle

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14
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What is the symbol for snow?

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An astrix or a star (* with 6 points)

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15
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What is the symbol for hail?

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An upright solid triangle

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16
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What is the symbol for fog?

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Three parallel horizontal lines

17
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What is the symbol for mist?

A

Two parallel horizontal lines

18
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What is the symbol for thunderstorms?

A

A K with an arrow on the bottom right line with a line on top
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19
Q

What is the symbol for thunderstorms with hail?

A

The thunderstorm symbol with a hollow triangle on top above the line

20
Q

Where is ‘high’ in terms of clouds?

A

6km to 8km

21
Q

What are the 3 high clouds?

A

Cirrus
Cirrostratus
Cirrocumulus

22
Q

What are the 2 middle clouds?

A

Altocumulus
Altostratus

23
Q

Where is ‘middle’ in terms of clouds?

A

2km to 6km

24
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What are the 4 low clouds?

A

Stratus
Nimbostratus
Cumulus
Stratocumulus

25
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What is the vertical cloud?

A

Cumulonimbus

Geography Grade 8 Term 1 And 2 (5 decks)

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