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Mystery Science: Stormy Skies

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kind of cloud is this?

a)

Nimbus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Stratus

d)

Cumulonimbus

2.

What kind of cloud is this?

a)

Cumulus

b)

Stratus

c)

Stratonimbus

d)

Cumulonimbus

3.

What kind of cloud is this?

a)

Stratus

b)

Cumulonimbus

c)

Stratoniumbus

d)

Cumulus

4.

What kind of cloud is this?

a)

Stratus

b)

Nimbus

c)

Cumulonimbus

d)

Stratonimbus

5.

I am small to medium sized and fluffy. The weather is nice when I'm out. Who am I?

a)

Cumulus

b)

Stratus

c)

Stratonimbus

d)

Cumulonimbus

6.

I am similar to a cumulus cloud, but I am much taller and cause rain. Who am I?

a)

Stratus

b)

Stratonimbus

c)

Cumulus

d)

Cumulonimbus

7.

I am a cloud that covers the entire sky, making it look light grey. Who am I?

a)

Stratus

b)

Stratonimbus

c)

Cumulus

d)

Cumulonimbus

8.

I am similar to stratus clouds, but I am darker and cause storms underneath. Who am I?

a)

Stratus

b)

Stratonimbus

c)

Cumulus

d)

Cumulonimbus

9.

Clouds covering the whole sky means it's going to rain.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

It depends on what kind of cloud is covering the whole sky.

10.

Why do stratonimbus storms last all day long?

a)

Stratus clouds cover the whole sky, so when they are blown by wind it will take a long time to pass.

b)

They don't move with the wind.

c)

The day is longer with those kinds of clouds.

11.

Why do cumulonimbus storms only last for a short time?

a)

The rain falls faster out of them.

b)

They are not very wide clouds, so when the wind blows them, they travel to a different location.

c)

The do not last for a short time.