cirrus
cirrocumulus
altostratus
cumulonimbus
第1题:
The first indications a mariner will have of the approach of a warm front will be ______.
A.large cumulonimbus (thunderclouds) building up
B.high cirrus clouds gradually changing to cirrostratus and then to altostratus
C.fog caused by the warm air passing over the cooler water
D.low dark clouds accompanied by intermittent rain
第2题:
Which general weather conditions should you expect to find in a low pressure system ________.
A.Fair weather
B.Precipitation and cloudiness
C.Scattered clouds at high elevations
D.Gradual clearing and cooler temperatures
第3题:
Cumulonimbus clouds are most likely to accompany a(n) ______.
A.high pressure system
B.cold front
C.warm front
D.occluded front
第4题:
Early indications of the approach of a hurricane may be all of the following EXCEPT_____
A.short confused swells
B.gradually incresing white clouds (mare’s tails)
C.pumping barometer
D.continuous fine mist-like rain
第5题:
Altocumulus clouds are defined as______.
A.high clouds
B.middle clouds
C.low clouds
D.vertical development clouds
第6题:
In many areas "atoll" clouds (clouds of vertical development) are produced over small islands. These are the result of ______.
A.rising air currents produced by the warm islands
B.warm air from the sea rising over higher land areas
C.cool land air mixing with warm sea air
D.descending air over the islands
第7题:
Clouds with the prefix“nimbo”in their name ______.
A.are sheet or layer clouds
B.have undergone great vertical development
C.are middle or high altitude clouds
D.are rain clouds
第8题:
An indication of an overloaded main propulsion diesel engine is( ).
A.white smoke in the exhaust
B.high exhaust gas pyrometer readings
C.sparks in the exhaust
D.blue smoke in the exhaust
第9题:
Cumulonimbus clouds can produce ______.
A.dense fog and high humidity
B.gusty winds, thunder, rain or hail, and lighting
C.clear skies with the approach of a cold front
D.a rapid drop in barometric pressure followed by darkness
第10题:
High clouds, composed of small white flakes or scaly globular masses, and often banded together to form a mackerel sky, would be classified as ______.
A.cirrus
B.cirrocumulus
C.altostratus
D.Cumulonimbus