Man Who Named the Clouds Comprehension

What did Luke Howard wonder about as a boy?

• snakes and snails

• weather and clouds

• sports and hunting

• checkers and chess

What did Luke do when he first got serious about studying the clouds?

• He talked to the weatherman.

• He kept a journal to describe what he saw in the sky.

• He built a weather vane.

• He spent many days and nights outside.

During this time period, what did farmers and sailors use to help them predict storms?

• signs in nature

• the internet

• the local paper

• the color of the trees

What did sailors believe about a red-colored sky in the morning?

• Storms had already happened.

• Storms were no where to be found.

• Storms were currently happening.

• Storms would soon be coming from the west.

What language did Luke learn in school that came in handy many years later when he was naming clouds?

• English

• German

• Spanish

• Latin

What did Luke use a barometer to measure?

• He used it to measure the pressure of the atmosphere on the Earth's surface.

• He used it to measure the temperature.

• He used it to measure the wind speed.

• He used it to measure the amount of rain received over night.

Why did Luke get sent away to work as a chemist in a Quaker chemist shop?

• He needed to earn money to pay for his school.

• His dad thought cloud watching was a waste of time, and he wanted his son to learn a trade.

• The town was in desperate need of a chemist.

• That is what all Quaker boys did at that age.

Why was the village of Plaistow a good place for Luke and his wife and family to live?

• There were beautiful homes in the village.

• The schools were excellent for his kids.

• There were lots of meetings for chemists to attend.

• There were wide open spaces and fewer tall buildings that allowed Luke to see the sky.

After Luke joined a club, he found it hard to discuss clouds with the other members. Why was this?

• They all spoke different languages.

• Everyone described cloud shapes differently.

• Nobody was interested in clouds.

• Everyone thought Luke was making up facts about clouds.

How did a Swedish botanist, Carl von Linne, help Luke with his cloud studies?

• He had created a system for classifying plants and animals using Latin names.

• He taught him more about clouds.

• He was a meteorologist.

• He was helpful when it came to taking notes.