Go to the Quizzes Page Types of Clouds 0% 49 Created by AbuBakrShalabi Click "Watch Now" to watch the video. Then, answer the following questions: Please write your name and email to receive your certificate. 1 / 15 What role does the Sun play in cloud formation? Heat from the Sun provides energy for water to evaporate from the Earth's surface. The Sun revolves around the Earth causing clouds to form. The Sun does not have a role in the formation of clouds. When the Sun sets, it allows temperatures on Earth to cool, leading to cloud formation. 2 / 15 This type of cloud is thin, wispy, and made of ice crystals. cirrus cloud cumulonimbus cloud cumulus cloud stratus cloud 3 / 15 Which type of cloud is low to the ground and covers the sky like a blanket? cirrus stratus cumulonimbus cumulus 4 / 15 Which type of cloud is white and puffy? stratus cirrus cumulus cumulonimbus 5 / 15 What are clouds made out of? ozone and carbon dioxide molecules of pure oxygen 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% other gases water droplets, dust, and smoke particles 6 / 15 Which type of cloud is highest in the sky? Stratus Cumulus Cirrus 7 / 15 Which of the following statements best defines clouds? floating collections of condensed water droplets or ice crystals dust particles suspended in the sky pollution from Earth's surface that is a mixture of smoke and fog steam from the ground that has risen into the sky 8 / 15 Clouds form during the process of... condensation evaporation runoff precipitation 9 / 15 Which type of cloud is lowest in the sky? Cirrus Cumulus Stratus 10 / 15 What type of clouds are called "fair weather clouds" and look like floating cotton? Stratus Cumulonimbus Cumulus Nimbus 11 / 15 What is the process called when water vapor (a gas) becomes a liquid. freezing evaporation condensation melting 12 / 15 Based on this picture of clouds, which of the following weather patterns are most likely to occur? light rain and fog no precipitation thunderstorm earthquake 13 / 15 Which term best describes water vapor? Liquid Solid Gas 14 / 15 What type of clouds are shown in the picture below? stratus cirrus cumulus cumulonimbus 15 / 15 What is the first step in the formation of clouds? Water vapor in the air cools and condenses, forming water droplets. Many water droplets collect to form clouds. Evaporated water rises into the atmosphere. Sunlight warms the surface, causing water to evaporate. Your score is 0% Restart quiz Go to the Quizzes Page