Water Cycle/Clouds

Which of the following is a thunderstorm cloud?

• cumulonimbus
• cumulus
• stratus
• cirrus

Which of the following is considered precipitation?

• rain
• sleet
• snow
• All of the above

Which cloud is made of ice crystals?

• cumulus
• stratus
• cirrus
• nimbostratus

Evaporation is when....

• a liquid changes to a gas
• a gas changes to a liquid
• a liquid changes to a solid
• a gas changes to a solid

Which cloud is wispy and feathery looking?

• stratus
• cumulonimbus
• cumulus
• cirrus

What 2 processes of the water cycle have heat energy as their source?

• transpiration and condensation
• runoff and groundwater
• evaporation and transpiration
• precipitation and evaporation

Which is the cloud in which you will have rain all day long?

• nimbostratus
• cumulonimbus
• stratus
• cirrus

The type of precipitation we would get depends on what weather factor?

• temperature
• runoff
• condensation
• evaporation

The cloud which is fluffy and puffy and looks like a marshmallow is called what?

• cumulonimbus
• cirrus
• stratus
• cumulus

The cloud which brings rain and fog is ....?

• cirrus
• stratus
• cumulus
• nimbostratus