METEOROLOGY: CLOUD PHYSICS

Question 1

is the study of the physical processes that lead to the formation, growth and precipitation of atmospheric clouds

Answer 1

Cloud Physics

Question 2

is a puffy thing in the sky which is a mass of water drops or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere.

Answer 2

Cloud

Question 3

TYPES OF CLOUDS

Answer 3

LOW-LEVEL CLOUDS
MIDDLE-LEVEL CLOUDS
HIGH-LEVEL CLOUDS
VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT CLOUDS

Question 4

LOW-LEVEL CLOUDS

Answer 4

STRATUS
STRATOCUMULUS
CUMULUS
CUMULONIMBUS

Question 5

often look like thin, white sheets covering the whole sky

Answer 5

STRATUS

Question 6

are patchy gray or white clouds that often have dark honey-comb
appearance.

Answer 6

STRATOCUMULUS

Question 7

look like fluffy, white cotton balls in the sky

Answer 7

CUMULUS

Question 8

grow on hot days when warm, wet air rises very high into the sky.

Answer 8

CUMULONIMBUS

Question 9

MIDDLE-LEVEL CLOUDS

Answer 9

ALTOSTRATUS
ALTOCUMULUS

Question 10

are gray or blue-gray clouds composed of ice crystals and water droplets

Answer 10

ALTOSTRATUS

Question 11

have several patchy white or gray
layers and seem to be made up of many small rows of fluffy ripples.

Answer 11

ALTOCUMULUS

Question 12

HIGH-LEVEL CLOUDS

Answer 12

CIRRUS
CIRROSTRATUS
CIRROCUMULUS

Question 13

are delicate feathery clouds that are made mostly of ice crystals.

Answer 13

CIRRUS

Question 14

are thin, white clouds that cover the
whole sky like a veil.

Answer 14

CIRROSTRATUS

Question 15

are thin, sometimes patchy, sheet-like clouds.

Answer 15

CIRROCUMULUS

Question 16

VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT CLOUDS

Answer 16

NIMBOSTRATUS

Question 17

are dark, gray clouds that seem
to fade into falling rain or snow

Answer 17

NIMBOSTRATUS

Question 18

CLOUD FORMATION

Answer 18

EVAPORATION
CONVECTION
ADIABATIC COOLING
SATURATION
CONDENSATION
CLOUD GROWTH
PRECIPITATION

Question 19

are large bodies of air with uniform temperature and humidity characteristics, formed over source regions with similar surface properties.

Answer 19

AIR MASSES

Question 20

boundaries between contrasting air
masses with different temperature, humidity, and density properties, leading to dynamic atmospheric instability and cloud formation.

Answer 20

FRONTS

Question 21

TYPES OF FRONTS

Answer 21

COLD FRONTS
WARM FRONTS

Question 22

When warm air advances and rises over cooler air, leading to gradual cloud development and precipitation.

Answer 22

WARM FRONTS

Question 23

When cold air advances and displaces warm air, leading to rapid uplift, condensation, and the formation of cumulonimbus clouds and severe weather

Answer 23

COLD FRONTS