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