Cloud Formation Quiz

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Which type of cloud is flat and layered?

Cirrus

Cumulus

Stratus (correct)

Nimbus

Which prefix indicates mid altitude clouds?

Nimbo-

Alto- (correct)

Cirro-

Strato-

Which type of cloud is wispy and made of ice crystals?

Nimbus

Cumulus

Cirrus (correct)

Stratus

Which type of cloud can occur in patterns resembling fish scales?

Cirrus Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cloud is rounded and puffy?

Cumulus Signup and view all the answers

What type of cloud is often associated with thunderstorms and severe weather?

Cumulonimbus Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cloud brings rain?

Nimbus Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cloud can sometimes persist for days?

Stratus Signup and view all the answers

Which layer of the atmosphere do all clouds form in?

Troposphere Signup and view all the answers

What is the initial process in cloud formation?

Condensation of water vapor into liquid droplets Signup and view all the answers

What are the particles to which water vapor attaches during cloud formation?

Condensation nuclei Signup and view all the answers

What determines the type of cloud that forms?

The altitude in the troposphere Signup and view all the answers

What happens when cloud droplets become heavy enough?

They fall to earth as precipitation Signup and view all the answers

What causes rising humid air to cool and condense into clouds?

Decrease in air temperature Signup and view all the answers

What creates ever-changing weather and cloud formation?

The movement of air masses of varying temperatures Signup and view all the answers

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