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clouds

You can predict the weather by looking at the clouds!

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These clouds are wispy or curly, white, thin & feather-like

• cumulus
• cumulonimbus
• cirrus
• stratus

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Tiny, water droplets that form when water vapor cools and condense are __.

• rain

• clouds

• precipitation

• biomass

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During which step of the Water Cycle do clouds form?

• evaporation

• precipitation

• transpiration

• condensation

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Which clouds are low, gray and indicate precipitation?

• stratus

• cumulus

• cirrius

• cumulonimbus

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Which clouds are high, wispy and typically made of ice crystals?

• cumulus

• cirrus

• stratus

• numbus

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Fog is another type of __ cloud.

• cumulus

• cumulonimbus

• stratus

• cirrus

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Thunderclouds with flat, dark bottoms are called __ clouds.

• cumulonimbus

• stratus

• cirrus

• cumulus

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when liquid water changes to water vapor

• evaporation

• condensation

• run-off

• precipitation

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Clouds form when water vapor:

• freezes

• stays in same location

• rises

• cools and condenses

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Name this cloud that indicates fair weather and is white and cottony

• cumulus

• stratus

• cirrus

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During cloud formation, what does warm air do?

• stays in same location

• sinks

• rises

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These high, wispy clouds are called:

• fog

• stratus

• cumulus

• cirrus

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Which cloud is typically seen during a thunderstorm with a tornado?

• stratus

• cumulus

• cumulonimbus

• cirrus

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The air pressure is HIGH and humidity is LOW. What type clouds are most likely in the sky?

• stratus

• cumulus

• cumulonimbus

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Choose ALL of the following that describes a day with LOW Air Pressure

• stratus clouds

• snow

• cirrus clouds

• sunny

• thunderstorm, tornadoes

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Choose ALL of the following that describes a day with HIGH Air Pressure

• cumulus clouds

• cumulonimbus clouds

• cirrus clouds

• sunny

• rain

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Name this low, gray cloud

• stratus

• cumulus

• cirrus

• cumulonimbus

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Name this cloud that brings thunderstorms and tornadoes

• stratus

• cumulus

• cirrus

• cumulonimbus

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Name this low, gray cloud

• stratus

• cumulus

• cirrus

• cumulonimbus

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Name this high, feathery cloud that indicates fair, nice weather

• stratus

• cumulus

• cirrus

• cumulonimbus

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These clouds are very high in the sky.

• cumulus
• cumulonimbus
• cirrus
• stratus

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These clouds are made of ice crystals.

• cumulus
• cumulonimbus
• cirrus
• stratus

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These clouds appear with fair, sunny weather, but indicate the weather could change in the next 24-48 hours.

• cumulus
• cumulonimbus
• cirrus
• stratus

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These clouds are puffy and white and sometimes appear to have a flat bottom.

• cumulus
• cumulonimbus
• cirrus
• stratus

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These clouds are all made of water drops.

• cumulus, cirrus, stratus
• cumulus, cumulonimbus, stratus
• cirrus, cumulonimbus, cumulus
• cumulus, cumulonimbus, cirrus, stratus

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These clouds indicate fair weather.

• cumulus
• cumulonimbus
• cirrus
• stratus

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These are the clouds that we commonly see shapes in.

• cumulus
• cumulonimbus
• cirrus
• stratus

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These clouds appear in blanket-like layers.

• cumulus
• cumulonimbus
• cirrus
• stratus

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These clouds bring rainy or overcast weather.

• cumulus
• cumulonimbus
• cirrus
• stratus

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Fog is this type of cloud when it is close to the ground

• cumulus
• cumulonimbus
• cirrus
• stratus

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These clouds are large, dark, billowing clouds with an anvil shaped top.

• cumulus
• cumulonimbus
• cirrus
• stratus

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These clouds can bring thunderstorms, heavy rain, lightening, and sometimes hail.

• cumulus
• cumulonimbus
• cirrus
• stratus

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Which cloud is this?

• cumulus
• cumulonimbus
• cirrus
• stratus

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Which cloud is this?

• cumulus
• cumulonimbus
• cirrus
• stratus

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Which cloud is this?

• cumulus
• cumulonimbus
• cirrus
• stratus

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Which cloud is this?

• cumulus
• cumulonimbus
• cirrus
• stratus

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Which cloud is this?

• cumulus
• cumulonimbus
• cirrus
• stratus

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Which cloud is this?

• cumulus
• cumulonimbus
• cirrus
• stratus

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Which cloud is this?

• cumulus
• cumulonimbus
• cirrus
• stratus

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Which cloud is this?

• cumulus
• cumulonimbus
• cirrus
• stratus

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These clouds are associated with high air pressure.

• cumulus, cumulonimbus

• cumulus, cirrus

• cirrus, stratus

• stratus, cumulonimbus

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These clouds are associated with low air pressure.

• cirrus, cumulus

• cumulus, stratus

• stratus, cumulonimbus

• cumulonimbus, cirrus

Cumulus Clouds

Cumulus clouds are the large, fluffy type of clouds. They are flat on the bottom and fluffy on top.

Cumulus Clouds

These clouds are associated with calm, mild , fair weather.

Cumulonimbus Clouds

When cumulus clouds grow tall and dark, they become cumulonimbus clouds.

Cumulonimbus Clouds

Cumulonimbus clouds are associated with bringing severe weather including high winds, hail, and thunderstorms.

Cirrus Clouds

Cirrus clouds are delicate, feathery clouds that are made mostly of ice crystals.

Cirrus Clouds

Cirrus clouds are usually associated with fair weather. They often indicate that rain or snow will fall within several hours.

Stratus Clouds

Stratus clouds are smooth, gray clouds that cover the whole sky. They block out direct sunlight.

Stratus Clouds

Light rain and drizzle are usually associated with stratus clouds.

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Which type of clouds are associated with fair weather?

• Stratus clouds

• Cumulonimbus clouds

• Cumulus clouds

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What type of clouds are fluffy and white with flat bottoms?

• Stratus Clouds

• Cirrus Clouds

• Cumulus Clouds

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Which type of clouds cover the whole sky and block out direct sunlight?

• Stratus clouds

• Cumulonimbus clouds

• Cirrus clouds

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Which clouds are feathery?

• Stratus clouds

• cumulonimbus clouds

• cirrus clouds

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Which type of clouds may bring thunderstorms?

• Cumulus clouds

• Stratus clouds

• Cumulonimbus clouds

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Which type of clouds are associated with light rain and drizzle?

• Stratus clouds

• Cumulus clouds

• Cumulonimbus clouds

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What are the 3 main types of clouds?

• Cumulus, Stratus, Cirrus

• Condensed, Slushy, Candy

• Clouds don't exist

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Stratocumulus clouds are ______

• Big white clouds

• Lumpy, gray clouds

• Thin, layered clouds

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What color is a Nimbostratus cloud?

• White

• Beige

• Dark gray

• Light blue

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Cumulus clouds look like cotton balls, but you can also think of them as:

• layered clouds

• horse tails

• cotton balls

• The clouds from Toy Story