Facts About Clouds Trivia Quiz

Answer: nacreous

These clouds are very rare and are high in the stratosphere, well above the clouds in the troposphere. They are visible mostly in polar regions in the winter and at high latitudes like Alaska, Northern Canada and Scandinavia. These clouds shine very brightly for up to two hours after sunset and before sunrise. They have unbelievable bright iridescent colors. They are slow moving and cannot be mistaken as any other type of cloud that you have ever seen. They are spectacular to see!

Answer: Turn your high beam headlight on.

When in the fog you should always use your low-beam headlights. Having your headlight on high-beam will reflect in the fog right back to the driver causing even more reduced visibility.

Answer: sheet-like and high level

The cirrostratus cloud is a high-level, sheet-like cloud composed of ice crystals. They can cover the entire sky and be thousands of feet thick, but because they are quite transparent, we can easily see the moon or the sun through them.

Answer: a narrow and shallow stream of wind which is usually westerly, strong and concentrates in the upper troposphere of the sky.

The jet stream is actually a high speed flow of air in the upper troposphere. It is like having rivers of air several hundred miles wide. This air generally moves from west to east, marking the boundary between two global air masses that have differences of temperature that are significant.

Answer: skullcap

Pileus is Latin for skullcap. The pileus cloud is smooth and is found attached to the top of a mountain or as part of a tower of cumulus clouds.

Answer: thunderstorms

Altocumulus clouds may appear as rounded masses or as parallel bands of cloud. A portion of these clouds will appear shaded. These clouds form by convection where there is an unstable layer of air in advance of a cold front. These clouds, being more seasonal, on a humid and warm summer day are sometimes followed by thunderstorms as the day progresses.

Answer: funnel clouds

A funnel cloud is a funnel-shaped cloud filled with condensed water droplets. This type of cloud is associated with a rotating column of air which starts at the base of the cloud in the sky. There are usually very large and towering cumulus clouds that spawn funnel clouds. A funnel cloud is a weak tornado that has not reached the ground

Answer: somewhat like the tail of a kite

Contrails are a cirrus-like trail of water vapor that is condensed. They are formed at high altitudes where water droplets are frozen in a matter of seconds before they can evaporate. The exhaust fumes from jet engines inject water vapor into the atmosphere forming the contrail.

Answer: Orographic clouds

When air has to steer past a mountain, the air gets lifted over the mountain and is cooled as it rises. If it cools to its saturation point and water vapor condenses, then an orographic cloud is formed.

Answer: ice cubes

Fill a bottle with enough warm water to cover the bottom of the bottle. Light a match and let it burn a few seconds, blow it out and place the head of the match into the bottle while you hold the match and let the smoke from the match fill the bottle.

After a few seconds the smoke will seem to be gone, so quickly screw the cap onto the bottle, taking care not to squeeze the bottle until the cap is tight. Once the cap is on, squeeze the sides of the bottle hard, about six or seven times, wait a few seconds, then squeeze the bottle again by holding the squeeze, then quickly releasing the squeeze. Watch the formation of your very own cloud in the bottle.