Mid-Term Review

Which type of cloud is white and puffy?

• cumulus

• cirrus

• stratus

• cumulonimbus

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

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

Clouds form during the process of...

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• runoff

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

• Cumulus
• Stratus
• Nimbus
• Cumulonimbus

Which type of cloud is highest in the sky?

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

• Stratus

Which type of cloud is lowest in the sky?

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

• Stratus

That Latin root alto means

• precipitation

• high altitude

• low altitude

• middle altitude

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.

Which clouds form near the ground?

• Fog
• Cirrocumulus
• Nimbostratus 
• Altocumulus 

Nimbus is a prefix that means...

• fair
• rain
• sun
• snow