Go to the Quizzes Page Types of Clouds 0% 56 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 Solid Liquid 2 / 15 What type of clouds are shown in the picture below? cumulonimbus cirrus cumulus stratus 3 / 15 What is the first step in the formation of clouds? Water vapor in the air cools and condenses, forming water droplets. Evaporated water rises into the atmosphere. Sunlight warms the surface, causing water to evaporate. Many water droplets collect to form clouds. 4 / 15 Which type of cloud is lowest in the sky? Cirrus Stratus Cumulus 5 / 15 Which type of cloud is white and puffy? cirrus stratus cumulus cumulonimbus 6 / 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. 7 / 15 Which type of cloud is highest in the sky? Cirrus Cumulus Stratus 8 / 15 This type of cloud is thin, wispy, and made of ice crystals. cumulonimbus cloud cirrus cloud stratus cloud cumulus cloud 9 / 15 Which of the following statements best defines clouds? floating collections of condensed water droplets or ice crystals 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 10 / 15 Based on this picture of clouds, which of the following weather patterns are most likely to occur? thunderstorm earthquake light rain and fog no precipitation 11 / 15 What type of clouds are called "fair weather clouds" and look like floating cotton? Nimbus Cumulonimbus Stratus Cumulus 12 / 15 What is the process called when water vapor (a gas) becomes a liquid. melting condensation evaporation freezing 13 / 15 Clouds form during the process of... precipitation condensation evaporation runoff 14 / 15 What are clouds made out of? 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% other gases ozone and carbon dioxide water droplets, dust, and smoke particles molecules of pure oxygen 15 / 15 Which type of cloud is low to the ground and covers the sky like a blanket? cumulus stratus cumulonimbus cirrus Your score is 0% Restart quiz Go to the Quizzes Page