Quiz about Clouds Review

Question 1

What does precipitation mean?

Accepted Answer

water falling from clouds

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gather

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water turning to water vapor

Question 2

A stratus cloud that forms close to the surface of the earth is called...

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fog

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cumulus

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cirrus

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dew

Question 3

type of precipitation that is frozen pellets of rain

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hail

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snow

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rain

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sleet

Question 4

What type of weather can be predicted from cirrus clouds?

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changing weather

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fair weather

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storms

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light rain

Question 5

What type of cloud is puffy and white?

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cumulus

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cirrus

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stratus

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cumulonimbus

Question 6

What type of weather can be predicted from cumulus clouds?

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fair weather

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stormy weather

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light rain showers

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changing weather

Question 7

Which type of cloud is tall and dark?

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cumulonimbus

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cumulus

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cirrus

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stratus

Question 8

Which type of cloud forms when fog is lifted from the ground, stretches, and covers the sky?

Accepted Answer

stratus

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cumulus

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cirrus

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cumulonimbus

Question 9

What type of weather is associated with cumulonimbus clouds?

Accepted Answer

thunderstorms

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fair weather

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light rain showers

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changing weather

Question 10

What type of weather is associated with stratus clouds?

Accepted Answer

light rain showers

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fair weather

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stormy weather

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changing weather

Question 11

Using the picture above, which letter represents cirrus clouds? ____

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C

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A

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B

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D

Question 12

Using the picture above, which cloud can develop into a cumulonimbus cloud?

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B

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A

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C

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D

Question 13

Using the picture above, we would expect clouds of type _______ to form above heights 6000 meters and be made of ice crystals.

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C

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A

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B

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D

Question 14

A cloud will appear gray if it

Accepted Answer

contains water

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has germs

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contains fog

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has circulation

Question 15

Cirrus clouds form ______________ in the atmosphere.

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high

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low

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dark

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white

Question 16

Cirrus clouds contain ________________________ that come from freezing drops of rain.

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ice

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hail

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snow

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rain

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