WorksheetsClouds
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does "cumulus" mean in Latin?
a)
Pile or heap
b)
Sheet
c)
Curl or tuft
d)
Rain
2.
What type of clouds are thick, white, and puffy and resemble cotton balls?
a)
Cumulus
b)
Cirrus
c)
Cumulonimbus
d)
Stratus
3.
True or False: Cirrus clouds tend to form in stormy weather.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Which type of cloud means "blanket or sheet" in Latin?
a)
Cumulonimbus
b)
Stratus
c)
Cirrrus
d)
Cumulus
5.
What type of cloud is fog an example of?
a)
Cumulonimbus
b)
Stratus
c)
Cirrus
d)
Cumulus
6.
What type of clouds are low, flat and large layers that resemble a blanket?
a)
Stratus
b)
Cumulonimbus
c)
Cirrus
d)
Cumulus
7.
True or False: Cumulus clouds often produce rain or drizzle.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
True or False: Cumulonimbus means "curl" or "tuft" in Latin.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Which type of clouds are thin, wispy curls that resemble a feather?
a)
Cirrus
b)
Cumulus
c)
Cumulonimbus
d)
Stratus
10.
True or False: Cirrus clouds form high in the sky.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
What does "nimbus" mean in Latin?
a)
Rain
b)
Curl
c)
Heap
d)
Spread out
12.
What shape do cumulonimbus clouds resemble?
a)
Anvil
b)
Cotton Ball
c)
Blanket
d)
Curl
13.
Which type of cloud usually predicts an upcoming thunderstorm?
a)
Cumulonimbus
b)
Cirrus
c)
Stratus
d)
Cumulus
14.
What type of cloud is this?
a)
Cumulus
b)
Cirrus
c)
Cumulonimbus
d)
Stratus
15.
What type of cloud is this?
a)
Cumulus
b)
Cirrus
c)
Cumulonimbus
d)
Stratus
16.
What type of cloud is this?
a)
Cumulus
b)
Cirrus
c)
Cumulonimbus
d)
Stratus
17.
What type of cloud is this?
a)
Cumulonimbus
b)
Cirrus
c)
Nimbus
d)
Stratus
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