Go to the Quizzes Page Types of Clouds 0% 366 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? Solid Liquid Gas 2 / 15 Which type of cloud is highest in the sky? Stratus Cirrus Cumulus 3 / 15 What is the process called when water vapor (a gas) becomes a liquid. melting evaporation condensation freezing 4 / 15 This type of cloud is thin, wispy, and made of ice crystals. cirrus cloud cumulonimbus cloud cumulus cloud stratus cloud 5 / 15 What are clouds made out of? molecules of pure oxygen water droplets, dust, and smoke particles ozone and carbon dioxide 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% other gases 6 / 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. 7 / 15 Clouds form during the process of... precipitation runoff condensation evaporation 8 / 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 9 / 15 Which type of cloud is lowest in the sky? Cirrus Stratus Cumulus 10 / 15 What role does the Sun play in cloud formation? 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. 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. 11 / 15 Which type of cloud is white and puffy? stratus cirrus cumulus cumulonimbus 12 / 15 What type of clouds are called "fair weather clouds" and look like floating cotton? Cumulus Stratus Nimbus Cumulonimbus 13 / 15 What type of clouds are shown in the picture below? cumulonimbus stratus cirrus cumulus 14 / 15 Which of the following statements best defines clouds? dust particles suspended in the sky floating collections of condensed water droplets or ice crystals pollution from Earth's surface that is a mixture of smoke and fog steam from the ground that has risen into the sky 15 / 15 Which type of cloud is low to the ground and covers the sky like a blanket? cirrus cumulus stratus cumulonimbus Your score is 0% Restart quiz Go to the Quizzes Page