How can you tell the difference between a stratus and a stratonimbus cloud?

• a. A stratus cloud is small and a stratonimbus cloud is very tall.

• A stratonimbus cloud has a lighter color.

• A stratonimbus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, and causes rain

• A stratus cloud only covers part of the sky, and a stratonimbus cloud covers the whole sky.

Tropical climate zones are very wet and humid because __________.

• the temperature is cold.

• they have many types of plants.

• he Earth travels in a circle around the sun.

• sunbeams shine directly on them, causing more water evaporation and rainfall.

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Stratonimbus storms usually cause rain all day long because ______.

• the clouds are very wide so they spend a long time over one area.

• there is no hail in stratonimbus storms.

• they turn into cumulus clouds.

• they turn into stratus clouds

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Where do clouds come from?

• Clouds are made of giant cotton balls.

• Clouds are made of tiny liquid water drops. When the water on the surface of the earth evaporates, it rises into the air and forms a cloud.

• Clouds are made of fog.

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Imagine a rain cloud is coming towards you. Choose which kind of rain cloud it’s going to be! How long will the storm last?

• cumulous cloud

  all day

• stratus cloud

  several hours

• cumulonimbus cloud

  a couple of hours (not all day)

• nimbus cloud

  all day

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Which climate is being described below?

Animals that live here have blubber or thick fur.

• temperate

• polar

• tropical

• mild

• desert

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Which climate is being described below?

Many animals hibernate in winter, come back out in springtime.

• temperate

• polar

• tropical

• mild

• desert

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Which climate is being described below?

Trees lose their leaves in the autumn.

• temperate

• polar

• tropical

• mild

• desert

Which climate is being described below?

It’s hot in December and in June.

• temperate

• polar

• tropical

• mild

• desert

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Which climate is being described below?

Animals that live here don’t pant to cool off, otherwise they would lose water.

• temperate

• polar

• tropical

• mild

• desert

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