Exploring Cloud Formation and Types

The video explains how the sun heats water, causing evaporation and forming clouds. These clouds play a crucial role in climate control by acting as parasols during the day and blankets at night. Different types of clouds, such as stratus, cumulus, and cirrus, have unique characteristics and functions. Clouds also help distribute water across the planet through precipitation.

What happens to water when the sun heats it?

• It turns into ice.

• It evaporates into tiny droplets.

• It sinks into the ground.

• It becomes salt.

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How do clouds help control the planet's climate during the day?

• By releasing heat.

• By producing rain.

• By reflecting sunlight like parasols.

• By absorbing sunlight.

What do clouds do at night to help the planet?

• They disappear.

• They release heat into the sky.

• They cover the earth with a blanket to retain heat.

• They produce more clouds.

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Which type of clouds always travel low and can hide mountains?

• Cumulus

• Stratus

• Nimbus

• Cirrus

What shape are cumulus clouds usually?

• Dark and stormy

• Thin and wispy

• Round and white like cotton balls

• Flat and gray

What happens to cumulus clouds with a regular supply of evaporated water?

• They turn into stratus clouds.

• They fall as rain.

• They disappear.

• They grow larger and turn into tubular shapes.

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At what heights do cirrus clouds form?

• Low altitudes

• Medium altitudes

• Near the ground

• Extreme heights

What are cirrus clouds made of?

• Ice crystals

• Smoke

• Dust particles

• Water droplets

What is one of the main duties of clouds?

• To block the moon

• To control the climate and distribute water

• To create thunderstorms

• To produce wind

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