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CLOUDS QUIZ

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

These are the highest clouds in the sky. They look white, thin and wispy. They usually mean good weather.

a)

Cumulus

b)

Cirrus

c)

Stratus

2.

Clouds are made up of tiny drops of ____________ or ice. The moisture in the cloud affects the weather.

a)

dust

b)

water

c)

oxygen

d)

cotton

3.

These clouds are low in the sky and look soft and fluffy. They mean fair weather.

a)

Cirrus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Stratus

4.

Low clouds (like fog), that are thick, cover the sky, and block the sun. Usually bring rain or snow.

a)

Stratus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Cirrus

5.

What type of cloud is shown?

a)

Cumulus

b)

Cirrus

c)

Stratus

6.

What type of cloud is shown?

a)

Cumulus

b)

Cirrus

c)

Stratus

7.

During which part of the water cycle do clouds form?

a)

condensation

b)

transpiration

c)

precipitation

d)

evaporation

8.

How do clouds form?

a)

Liquid water is heated and evaporates and becomes water vapor in the atmosphere.

b)

Water vapor in the atmosphere cools and condenses to become tiny liquid water droplets in the atmosphere.

c)

Tiny liquid water droplets float upwards and gather together in the atmosphere to form a cloud.

d)

Magic!

9.

Cirrus clouds are ___________ in the sky.

a)

Lowest

b)

Highest

10.

Clouds are classified by altitude and precipitation types.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Clouds form during the process of...

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

runoff

12.
What type of clouds are called "fair weather clouds" and look like floating cotton?
a)
Cumulus
b)
Stratus
c)
Nimbus
d)
Cumulonimbus
13.
Name the two types of low level clouds
a)
Altostratus and Altocumulus
b)
Cirrus and Cumulus
c)
Cirrocumulus and Cumulonimbus
d)
Stratus and Nimbostratus
14.

Which term best describes water vapor?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

15.

What are clouds made out of?

a)

Molecules of pure oxygen

b)

ozone and carbon dioxide

c)

water droplets, dust, and smoke particles

d)

78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% other gases

16.

What type of clouds are shown in the picture below?

a)

cumulus

b)

cirrus

c)

stratus

d)

cumulonimbus

17.

These clouds may bring thunder, lightning, or even a tornado.

a)

cumulus

b)

cirrus

c)

stratus

d)

cumulonimbus

18.

These clouds are wispy, feather like clouds that are formed high in the sky. They appear during fair weather, but could mean that rain or snow will occur in a few hours.

a)

Cumulus

b)

Cumulonimbus

c)

Cirrus

d)

Stratus

19.

These types of clouds are associated with fair weather: __________ and _____________.

a)

Stratus and Cumulus

b)

Cumulus and Cirrus

c)

Cumulus and Cumulonimbus

d)

Stratus and Cirrus

20.

This type of cloud is a cumulonimbus cloud. It will bring ______________.

a)

Sunshine and nice weather

b)

Thunderstorms and hail

c)

Light drizzle

d)

Fair weather

21.

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

22.

What type of clouds?

a)

Cumulus

b)

Altocumulus

c)

Cirrus

d)

Stratus

23.

What type of clouds?

a)

Altostratus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Cirrus

24.

What type of clouds?

a)

Cumulus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cirrocumulus

d)

Altostratus

25.

What type of clouds?

a)

Cirrostratus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Cumulonimbus