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WorksheetsCLOUDS QUIZ
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins
These are the highest clouds in the sky. They look white, thin and wispy. They usually mean good weather.
Cumulus
Cirrus
Stratus
Clouds are made up of tiny drops of ____________ or ice. The moisture in the cloud affects the weather.
dust
water
oxygen
cotton
These clouds are low in the sky and look soft and fluffy. They mean fair weather.
Cirrus
Cumulus
Stratus
Low clouds (like fog), that are thick, cover the sky, and block the sun. Usually bring rain or snow.
Stratus
Cumulus
Cirrus
What type of cloud is shown?
Cumulus
Cirrus
Stratus
What type of cloud is shown?
Cumulus
Cirrus
Stratus
During which part of the water cycle do clouds form?
condensation
transpiration
precipitation
evaporation
How do clouds form?
Liquid water is heated and evaporates and becomes water vapor in the atmosphere.
Water vapor in the atmosphere cools and condenses to become tiny liquid water droplets in the atmosphere.
Tiny liquid water droplets float upwards and gather together in the atmosphere to form a cloud.
Magic!
Cirrus clouds are ___________ in the sky.
Lowest
Highest
Clouds are classified by altitude and precipitation types.
True
False
Clouds form during the process of...
evaporation
condensation
precipitation
runoff
Which term best describes water vapor?
Solid
Liquid
Gas
What are clouds made out of?
Molecules of pure oxygen
ozone and carbon dioxide
water droplets, dust, and smoke particles
78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% other gases
What type of clouds are shown in the picture below?
cumulus
cirrus
stratus
cumulonimbus
These clouds may bring thunder, lightning, or even a tornado.
cumulus
cirrus
stratus
cumulonimbus
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.
Cumulus
Cumulonimbus
Cirrus
Stratus
These types of clouds are associated with fair weather: __________ and _____________.
Stratus and Cumulus
Cumulus and Cirrus
Cumulus and Cumulonimbus
Stratus and Cirrus
This type of cloud is a cumulonimbus cloud. It will bring ______________.
Sunshine and nice weather
Thunderstorms and hail
Light drizzle
Fair weather
Why does precipitation happen?
It happens when water vapor turns into a cloud
It happens when water evaporates.
It happens when many water droplets form together
What type of clouds?
Cumulus
Altocumulus
Cirrus
Stratus
What type of clouds?
Altostratus
Cumulus
Cirrus
What type of clouds?
Cumulus
Stratus
Cirrocumulus
Altostratus
What type of clouds?
Cirrostratus
Cumulus
Cumulonimbus
