Clouds

What is the difference between STRATUS and CUMULUS clouds?

• CUMULUS clouds are blanket-like clouds that cover the sky which can be white or gray depending on their thickness, while STRATUS clouds are puffy clouds that rise up from a flat base.

• CUMULUS clouds are thin, wispy clouds, while STRATUS clouds are blanket-like clouds that cover the sky which can be white or gray depending on their thickness.

• CUMULUS clouds are puffy clouds that rise up from a flat base, while STRATUS clouds are clouds.

• CUMULUS clouds are puffy clouds that rise up from a flat base, while STRATUS clouds are blanket-like clouds that cover the sky which can be white or gray depending on their thickness.

What is the difference between HUMIDITY and RELATIVE HUMIDITY???

• RELATIVE HUMIDITY is the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere at a given place and time, while HUMIDITY is how much water vapor is in the air, compared to how much it could hold at a certain temperature. Often shown as a percentage.

• RELATIVE HUMIDITY is the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere at a given place and time, while HUMIDITY is how much water vapor is in the air, compared to how much it could hold at a certain temperature. Often shown as a percentage.

• RELATIVE HUMIDITY is the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere at a given place and time, while HUMIDITY is how much water vapor is in the air, compared to how much it could hold at a certain temperature. Often shown as a percentage.

• HUMIDITY is the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere at a given place and time, while RELATIVE HUMIDITY is how much water vapor is in the air, compared to how much it could hold at a certain temperature. Often shown as a percentage.

Which TWO are not clouds?

• Nimbostratus

• Nimbocirrus

• Humidity

• Cumulus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which type of cloud is shown above?

• Stratus

• Cumulus

• Cirrus

• A cloud

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Which type of cloud is shown above?

• Stratus

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

• Nimbostratus

What type of cloud is shown above?

• Cumulus

• Nimbostratus

• Cirrus

• Stratus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Clouds are made up of tiny drops of ______ or ice. The moisture in the cloud affects the weather.

• mice

• water

• cloud particles

• precipitation

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What weather might you see when you see a stratus cloud?

• Fair weather

• Overcast

• Rainy for a long period of time

• Turbulent weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Clouds are classified by the ________ that they start at and ___________ they look like.

• Altitude and What

• Weight and Look

• Altitude and Look

• Weight and What

What type of cloud is shown above?

• Cirrus

• Nimbostratus

• Cumulonimbus

• Stratus

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