2021-22 Weather 2

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

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

What are the four classes of clouds based on altitude?

• cirrus, nimbus, stratus, cumulus
• low, middle, high, vertically developed
•  troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere , thermosphere
• classes of clouds are not based on altitude

This type of cloud is thin and flat, and the edges are not clearly defined

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

This type of cloud is thick and puffy on top, and generally flat on the bottom. It has well-defined edges and can change shape rapidly.

• cumulus cloud
• stratus cloud
• cirrus cloud
• cloud 9

Nimbostratus and cumulonimbus clouds can signal what type of upcoming weather?

• fair skies
• hot, sunny weather
• windy weather
• rainy weather

Cumulus and cirrus clouds can signal what type of upcoming weather?

• fair skies
• hot, sunny weather
• windy weather
• rainy weather

Which of the following is an example of a cloud of vertical development?

• nimbostratus cloud
• cumulonimbus cloud
• cirrus cloud
• stratus cloud

Which type of cloud is white and puffy?

• cumulus

• cirrus

• stratus

• cumulonimbus

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