Understanding Clouds and Climate

What is the primary mystery surrounding clouds in relation to climate?

• Their color changes

• Their movement patterns

• Their impact on climate change

• Their formation process

What percentage of the sun's incoming energy is reflected back to space?

• 70%

• 50%

• 30%

• 10%

What is the effect of high altitude clouds on the climate?

• They have a net warming effect

• They cause more rain

• They have no effect

• They have a net cooling effect

What happens when low altitude cloud coverage decreases?

• More heat is added to the Earth's system

• Less heat is added to the Earth's system

• The Earth's system remains unchanged

• The Earth's system cools down

How do clouds contribute to the water cycle?

• By absorbing sunlight

• By reflecting solar radiation

• By producing rain and snowfall

• By blocking wind

What triggers the formation of clouds in the atmosphere?

• Decrease in temperature

• Saturation of air with water vapor

• Increase in sunlight

• Increase in air pressure

What is NASA's mission regarding clouds?

• To understand cloud physics

• To increase cloud coverage

• To reduce cloud formation

• To eliminate clouds

Which instruments are used by NASA to study clouds?

• Hubble and Voyager

• Pioneer and Mariner

• Ceres and Modis

• Apollo and Gemini

What is a key ingredient in unraveling the mystery of clouds?

• Reducing carbon emissions

• Studying ocean currents

• Increasing cloud coverage

• Collecting global accurate climate data

Why is it important to understand the physics of clouds?

• To enhance solar energy absorption

• To decrease global temperatures

• To improve climate and weather models

• To increase rainfall