Clouds

Which type of cloud is thin and wispy?

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

• Stratus

Which type of cloud is puffy and the base is flat?

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

• Stratus

Which type of cloud is layered and is spread out covering a large area?

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

• Stratus

Which type of cloud is formed mostly of ice crystals?

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

• Stratus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which type of cloud is highest in the sky?

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

• Stratus

Which type of cloud is lowest in the sky?

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

• Stratus

Devin saw a cloud in the sky. He said that rain fell from the cloud and that is looked like a blanket across the sky. What type of cloud did Devin see?

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

• Stratus

Fog is the name for which type of cloud when it lies very close to the ground?

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

• Stratus

Which statement about clouds is true?

• Cumulus clouds mean a change of weather is coming in the next 24 hours.

• There is only one kind of cloud in the sky at a time.

• Fog is not a cloud.

• Cirrus clouds are the highest in the sky.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What can you infer from this picture?

• There is only one time of cloud in the sky at a time.

• There are different types of clouds in the sky at a time.

• The temperature is about 75 degrees.

• There is about to be a storm in the next 24 hours.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5