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Which clouds are described as high clouds, composed of small white flakes or scaly globular masses, and often banded together to form a "mackerel sky"?

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Which clouds are described as high clouds, composed of small white flakes or scaly globular masses, and often banded together to form a "mackerel sky"?

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• High-level cloud types and the typical altitude ranges of cirrus-family clouds • Visual appearance of cirrocumulus vs cirrus vs altostratus (shape, texture, and pattern) • Traditional description of a "mackerel sky" in marine weather

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• Which of the options are classified as high clouds and which are middle or low level? Eliminate any that are clearly not high clouds. • Think about which cloud type looks like small, patchy flakes or ripples, sometimes compared to fish scales, rather than wispy streaks or a uniform sheet. • Among the remaining choices, which one is most often associated in seamanship texts with the phrase "mackerel sky" and possible weather changes?

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• Verify which choices belong to the cirrus (high) cloud family and which are not. • Check which cloud type is described as small white patches or flakes, often arranged in rows or ripples. • Confirm which option is not a tall thunderstorm cloud and not a broad, featureless layer cloud, so you don’t pick those by mistake.

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Question 1 of 20

Which clouds are described as high clouds, composed of small white flakes or scaly globular masses, and often banded together to form a "mackerel sky"?

Cirrocumulus

Cumulonimbus

Altostratus

Cirrus

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Which clouds are described as high clouds, composed of small white flakes or scaly globular masses, and often banded together to form a "mackerel sky"?

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