Clouds and Cloud Formation

Clouds that are made up entirely of ice crystals are _ clouds.

• middle

• high

A _ cloud is thin, wispy, and made of ice crystals.

• cumulus

• cirrus

Clouds can be classified by shape.

• true

• false

_ can occur when a warm air mass rises over a cold air mass.

• Orographic lifing

• frontal lifting

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occurs when an obstacle, such as a mountain range, forces a mass of air upward.

• frontal lifting

• orographic lifting

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What three ingredients must you add to a cloud formation bottle model to create a cloud? 

• dust, water vapor, and low air presssure

• dust, water vapor and high air pressure

• water droplets, low air pressure, and heat

• coolness, dust and low pressure 

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Which will most likely form during the condensation process?

• rain

• hail

• clouds

• runoff

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What prevents cloud formation?

• high pressure

• warm temperature

• wind

• Low pressure

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What happens to cloud formation when air pressure rises (high pressure)?

• amount of clouds decreases

• amount of clouds increases

• clouds scatter

• clouds come together

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When the weather gets cloudy, that's a good sign that _____________________

• higher air pressure is coming in

• temperatures are going up

• temperatures are moving down

• lower air pressure is coming in

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