Go to the Quizzes Page Types of Clouds 0% 45 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? Gas Liquid Solid 2 / 15 This type of cloud is thin, wispy, and made of ice crystals. stratus cloud cirrus cloud cumulonimbus cloud cumulus cloud 3 / 15 What type of clouds are called "fair weather clouds" and look like floating cotton? Nimbus Stratus Cumulus Cumulonimbus 4 / 15 What is the first step in the formation of clouds? Evaporated water rises into the atmosphere. Sunlight warms the surface, causing water to evaporate. Many water droplets collect to form clouds. Water vapor in the air cools and condenses, forming water droplets. 5 / 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 6 / 15 Based on this picture of clouds, which of the following weather patterns are most likely to occur? light rain and fog no precipitation earthquake thunderstorm 7 / 15 Which type of cloud is highest in the sky? Stratus Cirrus Cumulus 8 / 15 Which of the following statements best defines clouds? steam from the ground that has risen into the sky pollution from Earth's surface that is a mixture of smoke and fog dust particles suspended in the sky floating collections of condensed water droplets or ice crystals 9 / 15 Clouds form during the process of... runoff evaporation precipitation condensation 10 / 15 Which type of cloud is low to the ground and covers the sky like a blanket? cirrus cumulonimbus cumulus stratus 11 / 15 What type of clouds are shown in the picture below? cumulonimbus stratus cumulus cirrus 12 / 15 What is the process called when water vapor (a gas) becomes a liquid. melting freezing condensation evaporation 13 / 15 Which type of cloud is white and puffy? stratus cumulus cumulonimbus cirrus 14 / 15 Which type of cloud is lowest in the sky? Cirrus Stratus Cumulus 15 / 15 What role does the Sun play in cloud formation? The Sun does not have a role in the formation of clouds. 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 revolves around the Earth causing clouds to form. Your score is 0% Restart quiz Go to the Quizzes Page