Clouds Introduction

Clouds Introduction

5th Grade Science

Poll

Which friend did you agree with?

• Trista

• Lee

• Manny

• Rosie

• Glenda

Multiple Choice

_____________ clouds look like cotton balls in the sky.

• Cumulus

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Cumulonimbus

Multiple Select

Which cloud types are associated with fair weather? Choose TWO answers.

• Stratus

• Cirrus

• Cumulonimbus

• Cumulus

Multiple Choice

Which cloud type is thin and wispy?

• Stratus

• Cumulus

• Cirrus

• Cumulonimbus

Multiple Choice

Which clouds are gray and cover the whole sky?

• Stratus

• Cumulus

• Cirrus

• Cumulonimbus

Multiple Choice

Which is the thunderstorm cloud?

• Stratus

• Cumulus

• Cirrus

• Cumulonimbus

Multiple Choice

Thunderstorm clouds that produce precipitation, thunder, and lighting are called_____ clouds

• nimbostratus

• cumulonimbus

• cumulus

• stratus

Multiple Choice

How do clouds form?

• Liquid water is heated and evaporates and becomes water vapor in the atmosphere.
• Water vapor in the atmosphere cools and condenses to become tiny liquid water droplets in the atmosphere.
• Tiny liquid water droplets float upwards and gather together in the atmosphere to form a cloud.

Multiple Choice

what type of cloud is shown?

• cumulus
• cirrus
• stratus

Multiple Choice

what type of cloud is shown?

• cumulus
• cirrus
• stratus

Multiple Choice

Cumulus and cirrus clouds can signal what type of upcoming weather?

• fair skies
• hot, sunny weather
• windy weather
• rainy weather

Multiple Choice

Which type of cloud is highest in the sky?

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

• Stratus

Multiple Choice

Are stratus clouds or cirrus clouds found closer to the ground?

• Cirrus
• Stratus

Multiple Choice

This type of cloud is thin, wispy, and made of ice crystals

• cumulus cloud
• stratus cloud
• cirrus cloud
• cumulonimbus cloud