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WorksheetsClouds
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Clouds are made up of tiny drops of ______ or ice. The moisture in the cloud affects the weather.
a)
dust
b)
water
c)
cloud particles
d)
precipitation
2.
They are highest clouds in the sky. They look curly, white and feathery. Usually mean good weather.
a)
Cumulus
b)
Cumulonimbus
c)
Cirrus
d)
Stratus
3.
This is sometimes called a thunderhead cloud. It looks very tall like mountains and heavy rain comes from it.
a)
Cumulus
b)
Cirrus
c)
Stratus
d)
Cumulonimbus
4.
They are low in the sky and look soft and fluffy.
a)
Cirrus
b)
Cumulonimbus
c)
Cumulus
d)
Stratus
5.
what type of cloud is shown?
a)
cumulus
b)
cirrus
c)
stratus
6.
Low clouds (like fog), that are thick, cover the sky, and block the sun. Usually bring continuous precipitation (rain or snow).
a)
stratus
b)
cumulus
c)
cirrus
d)
nimbo
7.
what type of cloud is shown?
a)
cumulus
b)
cirrus
c)
stratus
8.
Clouds form when...
a)
liquid water is heated and evaporates to become water vapor in the atmosphere.
b)
water vapor in the atmosphere cools and condenses becoming water droplets in the atmosphere
c)
water droplets float upwards and gather together in the atmosphere to form a cloud.
9.
Clouds are classified by their
a)
color and size
b)
color and shape
c)
height and size
d)
height and shape
10.
Identify this cloud type (in the pic behind the question)
a)
cirrus
b)
cumulus
c)
stratus
d)
cumulonimbus
11.
The amount of water vapor in the atmosphere compared to how much it could hold.
a)
Saturation
b)
Vaporicity
c)
Humidity
d)
Relative Humidity
12.
What is an example of gas in the atmosphere?
a)
Ice Crystals
b)
Water Droplets
c)
Water Vapor
13.
Which of these is NOT a way in which clouds affect climate?
a)
clouds cool Earth's surface
b)
clouds warm Earth's surface
c)
clouds deliver precipitation
d)
clouds block all harmful radiation
14.
This type of cloud is thick and puffy on top, and generally flat on the bottom. It has well-defined edges and can change shape rapidly.
a)
cumulus cloud
b)
stratus cloud
c)
cirrus cloud
d)
cloud 9
15.
Nimbostratus and cumulonimbus clouds can signal what type of upcoming weather?
a)
fair skies
b)
hot, sunny weather
c)
windy weather
d)
rainy weather
16.
Cumulus and cirrus clouds can signal what type of upcoming weather?
a)
fair skies
b)
hot, sunny weather
c)
windy weather
d)
rainy weather
17.
These clouds are made of ice crystals.
a)
cumulus
b)
cumulonimbus
c)
cirrus
d)
stratus
18.
These clouds are all made of water drops.
a)
cumulus, cirrus, stratus
b)
cumulus, cumulonimbus, stratus
c)
cirrus, cumulonimbus, cumulus
d)
cumulus, cumulonimbus, cirrus, stratus
19.
These are the clouds that we commonly see shapes in.
a)
cumulus
b)
cumulonimbus
c)
cirrus
d)
stratus
20.
These clouds appear in blanket-like layers.
a)
cumulus
b)
cumulonimbus
c)
cirrus
d)
stratus
21.
These clouds can bring thunderstorms, heavy rain, lightening, and sometimes hail.
a)
cumulus
b)
cumulonimbus
c)
cirrus
d)
stratus
22.
What can you infer about a stratocumulus cloud?
a)
High altitude and "fluffy"
b)
Sheet-like and "fluffy"
c)
Low altitude and wispy
d)
Sheet-like and wispy
23.
What can you infer about an altostratus cloud?
a)
High altitude and sheet-like
b)
Low altitude and sheet-like
c)
High altitude and wispy
d)
Low altitude and fluffy
24.
What can you infer about a nimbostratus cloud?
a)
Fluffy cloud bringing precipitation
b)
Wispy cloud bringing precipitation
c)
Sheet-like cloud bring precipitation
d)
High altitude sheet-like cloud
25.
What can you infer about about a cumulonimbus cloud?
a)
Sheet-like cloud bringing heavy precipitation
b)
Sheet-like cloud bringing fair weather
c)
"Fluffy" cloud bringing fair weather
d)
"Fluffy" cloud bringing heavy precipitation
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