Clouds and Precipitation: MCQ Test
25 questions · pick one option for each · submit when you finish to see your score and the correct answers.
Question 1 of 25
What is measured by Nephometer?
- Aamount of rainfall
- Bdirection and speed of clouds
- Cocean salinity
- Dall of the above
Question 2 of 25
What type of rainfall generally occurs in temperate regions?
- Aconductor
- Bcyclonic
- Cmountainous
- Dmonsoonal
Question 3 of 25
Which cloud is formed at the highest altitude in the atmosphere?
- Acirrus cloud
- Bstratus clouds
- Ccumulus mid cloud
- Drain layer cloud
Question 4 of 25
Which of the following clouds is called "mother of pearl"?
- Acirrus cloud
- Bcumulus clouds
- Crain layer cloud
- Dstratus clouds
Question 5 of 25
Which type of rain is accompanied by lightning and thunder?
- Amountain rain
- Bcyclonic rainfall
- Cconvectional rainfall
- Dnone of these
Question 6 of 25
Which of the following regions receives rainfall only in the winter season?
- Atundra
- Bmonsoonal
- CMediterranean
- Dequatorial
Question 7 of 25
Why don't clouds precipitate and rain in the desert?
- Awind speed
- Blow pressure
- Clow temperature
- DLow humidity
Question 8 of 25
The windward slopes are more visible than the leeward slopes, this is a characteristic of which rainfall?
- Acyclonic
- Banticyclonic
- Csustainable
- Dmountainous
Question 9 of 25
Lightning storm and torrential rain are important characteristics of which cloud?
- Acumulonimbus clouds
- Brain layer cloud
- CCotton Cloud
- Dcirrus cloud
Question 10 of 25
Which of the following clouds appears like a "cabbage flower"?
- Astratus clouds
- Bcirrus cloud
- Ccumulus clouds
- Dcirrus cloud
Question 11 of 25
What is a fibrous cloud called?
- Acottony
- Bstratus clouds
- Ccirrus
- Dstratus interstitial clouds
Question 12 of 25
Which of the following clouds is a rain-bearing cloud?
- Acumulus clouds
- Bstratus clouds
- Crain clouds
- Dcirrus cloud
Question 13 of 25
What is the meaning of cloud burst?
- ASowing crop seeds in cloudy weather
- BCreation of artificial rain
- Cunusually heavy rain with heavy thunderstorms
- DPresence of scattered clouds in the sky
Question 14 of 25
What type of rainfall occurs in the equatorial region?
- Amountain rain
- Bcyclonic rainfall
- Cconvectional rainfall
- Dmonsoon rain
Question 15 of 25
Which cloud is commonly seen in the equatorial region?
- Acirrus
- Bcumulonimbus rain
- Cparietal layer
- Dlevel
Question 16 of 25
Which is the driest place in the world?
- APatagonia
- BSupport
- CAtacama
- DThar
Question 17 of 25
The rainfall of a particular place depends on-
- Atowards the mountains
- Bon sea level evaporation
- Con the harshness of summer
- Dnone of these
Question 18 of 25
Which of the following regions receives rainfall throughout the year?
- Atundra
- Bmonsoonal
- CMediterranean
- Dequatorial
Question 19 of 25
What is the average annual rainfall in the world?
- A70 cm
- B100 cm
- C130 cm
- D160 cm
Question 20 of 25
Most of the world's rainfall occurs in which of the following forms?
- Aconvectional rainfall
- Bmountain rain
- Ccyclonic rainfall
- Dmonsoon rain
Question 21 of 25
Which of the following types of clouds has the property of continuous precipitation?
- Acirrus cloud
- Bcumulus clouds
- Crain layer cloud
- Dcumulonimbus clouds
Question 22 of 25
What are those dense grey clouds called that bring rain?
- APrabha Mandala Rain Cloud
- Brain layer cloud
- Ccumulus clouds
- Dcirrus cloud
Question 23 of 25
The place with the highest rainfall in the world is-
- AReunion Island
- BAmazon Valley
- CMawsynram
- DCherrapunji
Question 24 of 25
Clouds do not rain in deserts.
- Adue to high wind speed
- Bdue to low temperature
- Cdue to low wind speed
- Ddue to low humidity
Question 25 of 25
What is called rain shadow area?
- Athe windward slope of the mountains
- Bthe windward slope of mountains
- Cto the foothills of the mountains
- Drainless area