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