WorksheetsStormy Skies Review
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is a fluid (such as air) that has no fixed shape and tends to expand without limit?
hail
evaporation
fog
gas
What kind of clouds cover the entire sky, often making it look light gray?
cumulonimbus
cirrus
stratus
cumulus
____ is fine particles of water floating in the atmosphere near the ground.
gas
fog
evaporation
hail
What kind of clouds are similar to stratus clouds, but appear darker and can cause a storm underneath?
stratonimbus
cirrus
cumulonimbus
cosgrovenimbus
To pass off into vapor from a liquid state is caled
gas
fog
hail
evaporation
Small lumps of ice that fall from clouds sometimes during thunderstorms is called
rain
fog
hail
snow
These wispy and white clouds are called
stratus clouds.
cumulowaters clouds.
cirrus clouds.
cumulus clouds.
What kind of clouds look fluffy, are small to medium sized and are often out when the weather is nice?
cirrus
cumulus
nimbus
cumulonimus
Which cloud is similar to the cumulus cloud but are much taller and cause rainfall underneath?
rainstorm
cumulonimbus
condensation
stratonimbus
What does step 4 in this water cycle diagram show?
clouds start as liquid water on the ground
water evaporates into a gas and rises into the air
when the water in the clouds gets too heavy, it drops down as liquid
when the gas gets high enough, it turns back into small liquid droplets
What happens when water evaporates?
Clouds start as liquid water
Water turns into a gas and rises up in the air
The gas turns into liquid drops
Rain falls from the sky
What does the first step in the water cycle show?
water evaporating
clouds start as liquid water on the ground
rain falling from the sky
transpiration
What is the third step in the water cycle process shown here?
gas turning back into water droplets, forming a cloud
water getting too heavy for the cloud
clouds starting out as liquid water on the ground
water turning into a gas
Why do puddles on the sidewalk shrink and disappear?
Animals drink the water
The sidewalk drinks the water
The liquid puddle slowly turns into a gas and evaporates, making the puddle shrink
This is an ongoing mystery
