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 This type of cloud is thin, wispy, and made of ice crystals. cumulonimbus cloud cumulus cloud stratus cloud cirrus cloud 2 / 15 What type of clouds are called "fair weather clouds" and look like floating cotton? Nimbus Stratus Cumulus Cumulonimbus 3 / 15 Which type of cloud is white and puffy? cumulus cumulonimbus stratus cirrus 4 / 15 Which term best describes water vapor? Solid Gas Liquid 5 / 15 Which type of cloud is highest in the sky? Stratus Cumulus Cirrus 6 / 15 Which type of cloud is low to the ground and covers the sky like a blanket? stratus cumulus cirrus cumulonimbus 7 / 15 What is the process called when water vapor (a gas) becomes a liquid. melting evaporation condensation freezing 8 / 15 What is the first step in the formation of clouds? Water vapor in the air cools and condenses, forming water droplets. Many water droplets collect to form clouds. Evaporated water rises into the atmosphere. Sunlight warms the surface, causing water to evaporate. 9 / 15 Clouds form during the process of... condensation evaporation precipitation runoff 10 / 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. 11 / 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 12 / 15 Based on this picture of clouds, which of the following weather patterns are most likely to occur? light rain and fog earthquake no precipitation thunderstorm 13 / 15 Which type of cloud is lowest in the sky? Cirrus Stratus Cumulus 14 / 15 What are clouds made out of? 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% other gases water droplets, dust, and smoke particles ozone and carbon dioxide molecules of pure oxygen 15 / 15 What type of clouds are shown in the picture below? cumulus stratus cirrus cumulonimbus Your score is 0% Restart quiz Go to the Quizzes Page