Quiz about Cloud Types Quiz

Question 1

A thin wispy cloud that forms at high altitudes

Accepted Answer

cirrus clouds

Answer

stratus clouds

Answer

cumulus clouds

Answer

Fog

Question 2

A cloud that is puffy, bright white on top and flat and gray on the bottom

Accepted Answer

cumulus clouds

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cirrus clouds

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status clouds

Answer

Fog

Question 3

A thick flat cloud that forms in layers

Accepted Answer

stratus clouds

Answer

cirrus clouds

Answer

cumulus clouds

Answer

fog

Question 4

The sun causes___ to change into water vapor in the atmosphere.

Accepted Answer

water

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water vapor

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clouds

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shapes

Question 5

The air in the atmosphere heats up and ___ taking the water vapor with it.

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rises

Answer

clouds

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water

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shape

Question 6

As the air begins to cool, the ___ changes into water droplets or ice crystals.

Accepted Answer

water vapor

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clouds

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shapes

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rises

Question 7

___ are made of million of tiny water droplets or ice crystals

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clouds

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water vapor

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water

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shape

Question 8

A cloud is categorized based on its ___ and the altitude at which it is formed

Accepted Answer

shape

Answer

clouds

Answer

water

Answer

rises

Question 9

___ is any water that falls from the atmosphere as a liquid or solid to the earth's surface

Accepted Answer

precipitation

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condensation

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water

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shape

Question 10

Water droplets or ice crystals group together in the clouds and become ___

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heavy

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light

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water

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shape

Question 11

Snow forms when water vapor changes into

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ice crystals

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water droplets

Question 12

Sleet is precipitation that forms when rain falls through the air that has a temperature

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below freezing

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above freezing

Question 13

_____ is frozen precipitation that forms when rain drops are lifted back into clouds again

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hail

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rain

Question 14

Rain, snow, hail and wind are all forms of precipitation

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False

Answer

True

Question 15

When water droplets become too heavy to stay in the atmosphere, they fall from clouds as rain

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True

Answer

False

Question 16

When it's too heavy, sleet falls as chunks of ice to the ground.

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False

Answer

True

Question 17

Water droplets always freeze when they hit the ground, so they form sheets of ice.

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False

Answer

True

Question 18

Hail can range in size from 5-50 millimeters in diameter.

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True

Answer

False

Question 19

___ is a form of precipitation.

Accepted Answer

All the above

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Rain

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Snow

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Hail

Question 20

Hail is a type of frozen precipitation that forms when

Accepted Answer

rain droplets are lifted back into the clouds and freezes

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water vapor changes into ice crystals

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ice crystals group together

Answer

water vapor changes into water droplets

Cloud Types Quiz

20 questions

A thin wispy cloud that forms at high altitudes

A cloud that is puffy, bright white on top and flat and gray on the bottom

A thick flat cloud that forms in layers

The sun causes___ to change into water vapor in the atmosphere.

The air in the atmosphere heats up and ___ taking the water vapor with it.

As the air begins to cool, the ___ changes into water droplets or ice crystals.

___ are made of million of tiny water droplets or ice crystals

A cloud is categorized based on its ___ and the altitude at which it is formed

___ is any water that falls from the atmosphere as a liquid or solid to the earth's surface

Water droplets or ice crystals group together in the clouds and become ___

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