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Different Type of Clouds

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the type of cloud that can be a storm cloud?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Cumulonimbus

d)

Nimbostratus

2.

What type of cloud is made up of ice particles

a)

Altocumulus

b)

Altostratus

c)

Nimbostratus

d)

Cirrus

3.

what does "Cirrus" mean in Latin

a)

Soup

b)

Hair

c)

Feet

d)

Slippers

4.

Why does "Cirrus" mean "Hair" in Latin?

a)

Because the cloud looks like lines of hair

b)

Because it looks like a ponytale

c)

Because it looks like braids

5.

What does a stratuse cloud look like?

a)

A shoe

b)

A mattress

c)

A sheet

6.

What part of the sky are stratuse clouds found in?

a)

Low pressure

b)

Mid pressure

c)

High pressure

7.

What part of the sky are stratuse clouds found in?

a)

Low pressure

b)

Mid pressure

c)

High pressure

8.

Why does precipitation happen?

a)

It happens when water vapor turns into a cloud

b)

It happens when water evaporates.

c)

It happens when many water droplets form together

9.

How is a cumulonimbus formed

a)

It is formed when 2 types of clouds merge

b)

It is formed when all 3 types of clouds merge

c)

It is formed when a low pressure cloud is moved to a high or mid pressure cloud

10.

How do the 3 types of clouds form?

a)

They form by just appearing in the sky

b)

They are formed by water vapor that has been evaporated

c)

They are formed by water dropplets that will not rain down