Weather Review

What are the three main types of clouds?

• stratocumulus, nimbostratus, and altostratus

• cumulus, stratus, and cirrus

• nimbus, altostratus, and stratocumulus

• altostratus, nimbostratus, and stratocumulus

Which type of cloud is often described as fluffy and white?

• stratus

• cirrus

• nimbus

• cumulus

What type of cloud is associated with thunderstorms?

• Nimbostratus

• Cirrus

• Cumulonimbus

• Stratus

What is the instrument used to measure wind speed?

• thermometer

• barometer

• hygrometer

• anemometer

Which instrument is used to measure air pressure?

• anemometer

• barometer

• hydrometer

• thermometer

What is the instrument used to measure rainfall?

• thermometer

• barometer

• anemometer

• rain gauge

Which type of cloud is thin and wispy?

• cirrus cloud

• nimbus cloud

• cumulus cloud

• stratus cloud

What is the instrument used to measure temperature?

• thermometer

• compass

• ruler

• barometer

Which type of cloud is often described as a blanket covering the sky?

• stratus cloud

• cumulus cloud

• cirrus cloud

• nimbus cloud

What is the instrument used to measure humidity?

• barometer

• thermometer

• anemometer

• hygrometer