Weekly Science Quiz March 22, 2024

This type of cloud is thin, wispy, and may have curls?

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

Which type of cloud is white and puffy, like cotton balls?

• cumulus

• cirrus

• stratus

• cumulonimbus

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

• Cirrus
• Stratus

Clouds form during the process of...

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• runoff

Which term best describes water vapor?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

What are clouds made out of?

• Molecules of pure oxygen

• ozone and carbon dioxide

• water droplets, dust, and particles

• 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% other gases

Condensation occurs when water vapour....

• loses heat

• gains heat

Condensation involves a change of state from ___ to ___

• Liquid to Solid

• Liquid to Gaseous

• Solid to Liquid

• Gaseous to Liquid

Formation of clouds is an example of ___

• condensation

• evaporation

The change of state from a liquid to a gas

• water cycle
• evaporation
• precipitation
• condensation