ATSC 113 FULLY SOLVED TEST PAPER GRADED
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◉ Difference between Nimbostratus and Stratus
Answer: Nimbostratus produces percipitation and have washed out
cloud bases
◉ What are Stratocumulus Clouds?
Answer: Mix of Cumuliform or Stratiform Groups
- low altitude layer of lumpy clouds
◉ What are Castellanus Clouds?
Answer: Type of Special Cloud
- look like castle turrets
- small diameter
- form when thin layers of cold and warm hair mix
◉ What are Billow or Kelvin Helmholtz Clouds?
Answer: Type of Special Cloud
- look like waves
- form when wind speed or direction changes
,◉ What are Lenticular or Cap Clouds?
Answer: Type of Special Cloud
- look like stakcs of plates
- formed when wind hits a mountain and causes vertical oscillation
- may not be harmful
◉ What are Rotor Clouds?
Answer: Type of Special Cloud
- turbulent, ragged looking clouds usually under a lenticular cloud
- form at lower altitudes under crest of mountain waves
◉ What are Banner Clouds?
Answer: Type of Special Cloud
- surround mountain top
- formed on downside of mountain peak
◉ What are Pyrocumulus Clouds?
Answer: Type of Special Cloud
- brownish or grey in colour
- form over forest fires or volcanoes
, ◉ What are Pileus Clouds?
Answer: Type of Special Cloud
- little top over a cumulus cloud
- short lived
- formed due to rapid forming cumulus cloud
- not harmful
◉ What are Fractus or Scud Clouds?
Answer: Type of Special Cloud
- turbulent, ragged looking clouds
- form in humid turbulent air near the ground
- not harmful
◉ What are Fumulus Clouds?
Answer: Type of Special Cloud
- found over cooling towers
- formed over cooling towers
- not harmful
◉ What are Contrails Clouds?
Answer: Type of Special Cloud
- jet trails
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◉ Difference between Nimbostratus and Stratus
Answer: Nimbostratus produces percipitation and have washed out
cloud bases
◉ What are Stratocumulus Clouds?
Answer: Mix of Cumuliform or Stratiform Groups
- low altitude layer of lumpy clouds
◉ What are Castellanus Clouds?
Answer: Type of Special Cloud
- look like castle turrets
- small diameter
- form when thin layers of cold and warm hair mix
◉ What are Billow or Kelvin Helmholtz Clouds?
Answer: Type of Special Cloud
- look like waves
- form when wind speed or direction changes
,◉ What are Lenticular or Cap Clouds?
Answer: Type of Special Cloud
- look like stakcs of plates
- formed when wind hits a mountain and causes vertical oscillation
- may not be harmful
◉ What are Rotor Clouds?
Answer: Type of Special Cloud
- turbulent, ragged looking clouds usually under a lenticular cloud
- form at lower altitudes under crest of mountain waves
◉ What are Banner Clouds?
Answer: Type of Special Cloud
- surround mountain top
- formed on downside of mountain peak
◉ What are Pyrocumulus Clouds?
Answer: Type of Special Cloud
- brownish or grey in colour
- form over forest fires or volcanoes
, ◉ What are Pileus Clouds?
Answer: Type of Special Cloud
- little top over a cumulus cloud
- short lived
- formed due to rapid forming cumulus cloud
- not harmful
◉ What are Fractus or Scud Clouds?
Answer: Type of Special Cloud
- turbulent, ragged looking clouds
- form in humid turbulent air near the ground
- not harmful
◉ What are Fumulus Clouds?
Answer: Type of Special Cloud
- found over cooling towers
- formed over cooling towers
- not harmful
◉ What are Contrails Clouds?
Answer: Type of Special Cloud
- jet trails