Cloud Types

What is the primary role of clouds in the environment?

• To provide shade

• To deliver fresh water from oceans to land

• To create wind patterns

• To produce snow only

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which type of cloud is known for its flat, horizontal layers?

• Cumulus

• Cirrus

• Stratus

Which type of cloud is large and fluffy?

• Cumulus

• Stratus

• Cirrus

Which type of cloud looks like wisps of hair high in the atmosphere?

• Cumulus

• Stratus

• Cirrus

Which cloud descriptor would indicate that a cloud is located "very high" in the atmosphere?

• Alto

• Cirro

• Nimbus

Which cloud descriptor would indicate a cloud moving to the mid-levels of the atmosphere? These clouds would be slightly smaller than normal.

• Alto

• Cirro

• Nimbus

Which type of cloud is huge and might vertically fill ALL the levels of the atmosphere?

• Nimbostratus

• Cirrocumulus

• Altostratus

• Cumulonimbus

Which cloud descriptor indicates that a cloud will bring rain?

• Alto

• Cirro

• Nimbus

Which cloud type is associated with the formation of tornadoes?

• Altostratus

• Cirrostratus

• Cumulonimbus

• Stratocumulus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Pick your favorite type of cloud! (Cumulus, stratus, cirrus, or cumulonimbus?)

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6