Go to the Quizzes Page Types of Clouds 0% 329 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? Cumulus Cirrus Stratus 2 / 15 Which type of cloud is lowest in the sky? Stratus Cirrus Cumulus 3 / 15 What is the process called when water vapor (a gas) becomes a liquid. melting condensation freezing evaporation 4 / 15 What is the first step in the formation of clouds? Sunlight warms the surface, causing water to evaporate. Evaporated water rises into the atmosphere. Water vapor in the air cools and condenses, forming water droplets. Many water droplets collect to form clouds. 5 / 15 Which of the following statements best defines clouds? steam from the ground that has risen into the sky 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 6 / 15 What type of clouds are shown in the picture below? stratus cumulonimbus cumulus cirrus 7 / 15 Clouds form during the process of... runoff condensation precipitation evaporation 8 / 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. 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. 9 / 15 Based on this picture of clouds, which of the following weather patterns are most likely to occur? earthquake light rain and fog thunderstorm no precipitation 10 / 15 This type of cloud is thin, wispy, and made of ice crystals. stratus cloud cirrus cloud cumulonimbus cloud cumulus cloud 11 / 15 Which type of cloud is low to the ground and covers the sky like a blanket? cumulonimbus cirrus cumulus stratus 12 / 15 Which term best describes water vapor? Solid Liquid Gas 13 / 15 What type of clouds are called "fair weather clouds" and look like floating cotton? Cumulus Cumulonimbus Stratus Nimbus 14 / 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 15 / 15 Which type of cloud is white and puffy? cirrus cumulonimbus cumulus stratus Your score is 0% Restart quiz Go to the Quizzes Page