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?

<p>Cirrus (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cloud is rounded and puffy?

<p>Cumulus (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Cumulonimbus (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cloud brings rain?

<p>Nimbus (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cloud can sometimes persist for days?

<p>Stratus (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which layer of the atmosphere do all clouds form in?

<p>Troposphere (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the initial process in cloud formation?

<p>Condensation of water vapor into liquid droplets (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Condensation nuclei (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What determines the type of cloud that forms?

<p>The altitude in the troposphere (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when cloud droplets become heavy enough?

<p>They fall to earth as precipitation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Decrease in air temperature (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What creates ever-changing weather and cloud formation?

<p>The movement of air masses of varying temperatures (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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