Cloud Types and Weather Instruments

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

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

Which type of cloud is white and puffy?

• cumulus

• cirrus

• stratus

• cumulonimbus

Clouds form during the process of...

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• runoff

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What type of clouds are called "fair weather clouds" and look like floating cotton?

• Cumulus
• Stratus
• Nimbus
• Cumulonimbus

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

• Cirrus
• Stratus

Which type of cloud is highest in the sky?

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

• Stratus

Which type of cloud is lowest in the sky?

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

• Stratus

Which term best describes water vapor?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The dew point is

• the point at which water vapor evaporates.

• the point at which water vapor condenses.

• the point at which hail starts.

• the point that water vapor becomes saturated.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

This weather instrument is a...

• anemometer
• barometer
• wind vane
• thermometer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5