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Types of Clouds

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of cloud is fluffy, white, and close to the ground?

a)

cumulus

b)

stratus

c)

cumulonimbus

d)

nimbostratus

2.

Fog is an example of white type of cloud?

a)

cumulonimbus

b)

nimbostratus

c)

stratus

d)

cumulus

3.

Which describes a cumulonimbus cloud?

a)

Fluffy, dark clouds that are close to the ground and carry rain. Thunderstorm clouds.

b)

Fluffy, dark clouds that are close to the ground and do not carry rain

c)

Clouds that form in layers that look like blankets

d)

High, wispy clouds that are formed out of ice crystals

4.

Which describes a cumulus cloud?

a)

Fluffy, dark clouds that are close to the ground and carry rain. Thunderstorm clouds.

b)

Fluffy, dark clouds that are close to the ground and do not carry rain

c)

Clouds that form in layers that look like blankets

d)

High, wispy clouds that are formed out of ice crystals

5.

Which describes a stratus cloud?

a)

Fluffy, dark clouds that are close to the ground and carry rain. Thunderstorm clouds.

b)

Fluffy, dark clouds that are close to the ground and do not carry rain

c)

Clouds that form in layers that look like blankets

d)

High, wispy clouds that are formed out of ice crystals

6.

Which describes a cirrus cloud?

a)

Fluffy, dark clouds that are close to the ground and carry rain. Thunderstorm clouds.

b)

Fluffy, dark clouds that are close to the ground and do not carry rain

c)

Clouds that form in layers that look like blankets

d)

High, wispy clouds that are formed out of ice crystals

7.

A type of cloud that looks like a blanket but is dark in color. These are rain clouds or clouds you see on an overcast day.

a)

Cumulus

b)

Nimbostratus

c)

Stratus

d)

Cirrus

8.

Which type of cloud is high in the sky and is formed by ice crystals?

a)

cumulus

b)

stratus

c)

cirrus

d)

cumulonimbus

9.

How are clouds formed?

a)

Through water vapor condensing in the sky in warm temperatures.

b)

Through water vapor condensing in the sky in cool temperatures.

c)

Through evaporation and precipitation

d)

Through a specific type of air pressure