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Questions for CLOUD

Answer the following questions

1. A plain in Western Europe at 500m (1600ft) AMSL is covered with a uniform alto - cumulus cloud during summer months. At what height AGL is the base of the cloud expected?
2. Which of the following will indicate medium level instability, possibly leading to thunderstorms?
3. What cloud does hail fall from?
4. Lack of cloud at low level in a stationary high is due to
5. Ceilometers measure
6. What are Lenticularis clouds a possible indication of?
7. What type of cloud is usually found at high level?
8. Flying conditions in Ci cloud and horizontal visibility
9. When a CC layer lies over a West European plane in summer, with a mean terrain height of 500 m above sea level, the average cloud base could be expected
10. Clouds classified as low level are considered to have a base height of
11. Which of the following clouds may extend into more than one layer?
12. From which cloud do you get hail?
13. What is the most common freezing precipitation?
14. CB cloud in summer contains
15. What is the base of alto cumulus in summer?
16. To dissipate cloud
17. Cu is an indication of
18. Which cloud would you encounter the most intensive rain?
19. What would be reflected to radar?
20. When would you mostly likely get fair weather Cu?
21. A layer of air cooling at the SALR compared to the DALR would give what kind of cloud?
22. Over flat dry land what would cause cloud?
23. In a Tropical Downpour the visibility is sometimes reduced to
24. What will snow most likely fall from?
25. Which of the following cloud types can stretch across all three cloud levels (low, medium and high level)?
26. Which of the following cloud types can stretch across at least two cloud levels?
27. What type of cloud is associated with drizzle?
28. Altostratus is
29. Fair weather cumulus gives an indication of
30. If you see Alto Cu Castellanus what does it indicate?
31. From which of the following clouds are you least likely to get precipitation in summer?
32. Which clouds are evidence of stable air?
33. What cloud types are classified as medium cloud?
34. What type of cloud extends into another level?
35. What is the composition of Ci cloud?
36. Which cloud would produce showers?
37. In what cloud is icing and turbulence most severe?