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VOL1/UNIT3: 27 States of the Sky
CDC 1W051A: Self-Test Questions
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Meteorology
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10/08/2012

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A cloud of moderate or strong vertical development and doesn’t have a cirriform top:
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L2 (cumulus)
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Consists of clouds formed by means other than the spreading out of CU and has clouds with bases at different levels:
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L8 (cumulus and stratocumulus)
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In its earliest stage of development, this cloud type usually forms in, and suggests, good weather:
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L1 (cumulus)
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Has a summit that lacks clear outline and isn’t clearly fibrous nor in the shape of an anvil:
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L3 (cumulonimbus)
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Forms from the spreading out of CU or CB clouds:
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L4 (stratocumulus)
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Forms by means other than the spreading out of CU:
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L5 (stratocumulus)
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Is in a more or less continuous sheet or layer, or in ragged shreds, or is a combination of both and bad weather isn’t present:
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L6 (stratus)
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Has a cirriform anvil:
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L9 (cumulonimbus)
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Often occurs below layers of Altostratus and Nimbostratus during bad weather:
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L7 (stratus fractus or cumulus fractus)
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The greater part of this cloud type is semitransparent and the Sun or Moon is dimly visible as though you’re viewing it through ground glass:
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M1 (altostratus)
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Forms from the spreading out of CU or CB clouds:
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M6 (altocumulus)
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Is sufficiently dense to hide the Sun or Moon:
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M2 (altostratus or nimbostratus)
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This cloud type, the greater part of which is semitransparent, doesn’t progressively invade the sky:
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M3 (altocumulus)
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Has two or more layers, is opaque in places, and doesn’t progressively invade the sky:
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M7 (altocumulus or altocumulus with altostratus)
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Is called a chaotic sky and occurs at several levels:
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M9 (altocumulus)
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Forms in patches and continually changes in appearance:
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M4 (altocumulus)
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Is arranged in bands or in one or more fairly continuous layers that progressively invade the sky:
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M5 (altocumulus)
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Forms sproutings in the form of small towers or battlements:
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M8 (altocumulus castellanus)
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Often called a “mackerel sky.”
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H9 (Cirrocumulus)
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A dense cloud and is often in the shape of an anvil:
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H3 (cirrus)
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Uniform in structure, covers the celestial dome, and may have a halo as the only indication of its presence:
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H7 (cirrostratus)
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Is in filaments, strands, or hooks that don’t progressively invade the sky:
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H1 (cirrus)
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Progressively invades the sky and generally grows more dense, but the continuous veil doesn’t reach 45º:
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H5 (cirrus and cirrostratus or cirrostratus alone)
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Can have sproutings in the form of small turrets or battlements:
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H2 (cirrus)
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Is in the form of hooks and/or filaments that progressively invade the sky and become more dense:
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H4 (cirrus)
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Progressively invades the sky and generally grows more dense. The continuous veil extends to more than 45º:
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H6 (cirrus and cirrostratus or cirrostratus alone)
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This cloud type isn’t progressively invading the sky and doesn’t completely cover the celestial dome:
Definition
H8 (cirrostratus)
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