Clouds, Clouds Quiz

Clouds are classified by altitude and shape.

• True

• False

The ________ is the driving force of cloud formation.

• sun

• moon

• stars

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What is the water cycle?

• a bike made of water

• the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth

• when water melts

• when clouds form

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This type of cloud is thin, wispy, and high.

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

Which type of cloud is white and puffy?

• cumulus

• cirrus

• stratus

• cumulonimbus

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Which is the opposite of condensation?

• runoff

• evaporation

• precipitation

• transpiration

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Clouds form during the process of...

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• runoff

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

• Cumulus

• Stratus

• Nimbus

• Cumulonimbus

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Name the two types of low level clouds

• Altostratus and Altocumulus
• Cirrus and Cumulus
• Cirrocumulus and Cumulonimbus
• Stratus and Nimbostratus

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

• Cirrus
• Stratus