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