WorksheetsPPQuiz_All About Clouds_23April2022
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
What is a cloud?
A ball of gases
Frozen water
Aerosol
collection of dirt particles
What is the original colour of a cloud?
White
Grey
Pale yellow
They are colourless
Why does a cloud look grey sometimes?
Because it is formed of dust
Because it has become too bulky/heavy
Because it is made of frozen droplets
Because it is the natural colour of a cloud
Which clouds are short, detached and look like tufts of hair?
Cirrus
Cirrostratus
Cirrocumulus
Altocumulus
Which clouds are grey or blue-grey and usually cover the whole sky?
Cirrostratus
Altocumulus
Stratus
Altostratus
What happens when cumulus clouds grow too big?
They disperse throughout the sky
They disintegrate into cirrus clouds
They become thunderstorms
They burst
.............................. are a mixture of water vapour and dust particles
Rain
Clouds
Droplets
Lightning
Clouds are a very important part of the ............................ cycle
Atmospheric
Tectonic
Seismic
Hydrologic
Which of the following do clouds NOT precipitate in?
Water
Hail
Smog
Sleet
How many types of clouds are there in all?
5
10
50
3
What is the result of two heavy clouds coming in contact with each other?
Lightning
Thunder
Hailstorm
Cloud Burst
Which type of cloud appears only in summers and springs?
Cumulus
Altostratus
Shelf
Cumulonimbus
What is the meaning of the word 'cloud'?
Rain God
Rock Mass
Mountain of Air
Collected Water
Which Hindu God is the God of clouds and rain?
Varun
Indra
Mitra
Soma
What is the main Latin word for clouds?
Cirrus
Nimbus
Cumulus
Cumulonimbus
Which of these clouds causes rains?
Cirrus
Shelf
Nimbostratus
Stratus
How do clouds get their white colour?
Because they are naturally white
Because they are made of ice
Due to the sunlight's reflection
Because clouds are made of snow
A heavy cloud that develops vertically is called ............................
Stratus
Cumulonimbus
Altostratus
Cumulus Congestus
What is the average size of a cloud?
Upto 15,000 feet
Upto 30,000 feet
Upto 45,000 feet
Upto 60,000 feet
Which energy do clouds reflect back to space and produce cooling?
Kinetic
Potential
Solar
Gravitational
Which clouds are mushroom shaped?
Altostratus
Stratus
Cirrus
Cumulonimbus
What happens when a cloud rather than growing horizontally start growing vertically?
They become towering clouds
They become flat clouds
They disintegrate into many horizontal clouds
They become shelf clouds
Which clouds produce rain but no lightning or thunder?
Stratus
Stratocumulus
Nimbostratus
Altocumulus
Which of these is a middle level cloud?
Cirrus
Nimbostratus
Altocumulus
Cumulus
What is the first step of cloud formation?
Evaporation
Precipitation
Creation of pressure
Condensation
Which clouds have characteristics like like large dark, rounded masses, usually in groups, lines, or waves?
Nimbostratus
Stratus
Stratocumulus
Altocumulus
Which type of clouds are mainly composed of ice crystals because of the height they are found at?
Cirrus
Shelf
Nimbostratus
Altocumulus
Which clouds shine brightly when sunlight passes through them?
Altocumulus
Cirrus
Altostratus
Cirrocumulus
Which clouds can produce drizzle or a small amount of snow?
Stratocumulus
Nimbostratus
Stratus
Cirrostratus
.................................. appear circular and spreads in the sky like a sheet
Cirrus
Cirrostratus
Cirrocumulus
Stratus
Which clouds contain both water droplets and ice crystals?
High Level Clouds
Medium Level Clouds
Low Level Clouds
Vertical Clouds
Which clouds do we see on a breezy, pleasant day?
Cirrocumulus
Nimbostratus
Shelf
Cirrostratus
Which clouds indicate a rainy day?
High-level clouds
Middle-level clouds
Low-level clouds
When do clouds form vertically?
When they grow from one layer to another
When horizontal clouds make a horizontal chain
When they are heavy
When they are the lightest
Which clouds are huge with a flat bottom?
Cumulonimbus
Cumulus
Stratus
Cirrus
....................................... clouds are small mid-level layers or patches of clouds which are usually round in shape
Altostratus
Stratus
Cumulus
Altocumulus
These clouds form at elevations below 6,500 feet
High-level clouds
Middle-level Clouds
Low-Level Clouds
Which are the main clouds that cause precipitation?
Cumulus
Cumulonimbus
Shelf
Cirrus
Which clouds cannot be classified by their height?
Contrails
Unusual Clouds
Clouds with Vertical Growth
Low Clouds
Altostratus and Altocumulus clouds come in which category?
High Level Clouds
Contrails
Mid Level Clouds
Low Level Clouds
When excess raindrops come together the cloud turns ................. in color
White
Grey
Black
Brown
................................. clouds are found at elevations of 20,000 feet
High Level
Low Level
Contrails
Unusual
............................ clouds look like small dots spread across the sky
Altostratus
Nimbostratus
Cirrocumulus
Cirrus
Which of these is not a low level cloud?
Cirrostratus
Stratus
Nimbostratus
Stratocumulus
What is the second step in the formation of clouds?
Condensation
Precipitation
Evaporation
Formation of pressure
When a few ............................... come together they become droplets
Clouds
Dust Particles
Contrails
Water Vapours
How is pressure created in the environment?
By a combination of nitrogen and CO2
By a combination of warm air and cold air
By a combination of two clouds
By evaporated water vapours that condense into rain
A ..................................... cloud is a multi-level, amorphous, nearly uniform cloud.
Nimbostratus
Shelf
Altostratus
Stratus
True or False- Clouds regulate the earth's temperature
True
False
Which clouds look like a thin crust of clouds?
Cirrus
Altocumulus
Shelf
Nimbostratus
