Can you correctly answer all of Sean's Weather Trivia questions?


  1. What clouds are whipped into wisps by steady high-altitude winds? They are often referred to as "mares' tails." These clouds are usually above 16,500 feet.

    A. Cumulus
    B. Cirrus
    C. Big puffy clouds
    D. Stratocumulus

  2. What clouds are fat and fluffy characterized by a flattish base and tops like cauliflowers? These clouds are usually between 2000-4000 feet.

    A. High Clouds
    B. Cirrocumulus
    C. Rain Clouds
    D. Cumulus Clouds

  3. Low level clouds, grey or white, that may join together in one dense drizzle-producing layer are called __________.

    A. Cumulonimbus Clouds
    B. Dark Clouds
    C. Stratocumulus Clouds
    D. Cirrus Clouds

  4. Heaped clouds with a low base that mushrooms to a massive height and often bring heavy showers and thunderstorms are called _______________.

    A. Cumulonimbus clouds
    B. Storm clouds
    C. Altonimbus clouds
    D. Blackjack clouds

  5. What clouds form as waves or dappled ripples high in the sky that are made of tiny ice crystals? Sometimes these clouds form a distinctive, scaly pattern called a "mackerel sky."

    A. Cumulus
    B. Absorbia
    C. Puff Daddy Clouds
    D. Cirrocumulus

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