Types of Clouds

Cirrus clouds are found at ___________ altitudes.

• high

• middle

• low

• many

Alto clouds are ________ clouds.

• high

• middle

• low

• anywhere

Which of the pictures shows a cirrus cloud?

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Which clouds can predict rain or snow 12-24 hours before a storm?

• cirrus

• altocumulus

• cirrocumulus

• cirrostratus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What characteristic do cirrus clouds have in common?

• bumpy and form in piles

• layered and flat

• curly or wispy

• grey and cover the sky

Cloud G and E in the picture and in the _________ category.

• cirrus clouds

• alto clouds

• stratus clouds

• nimbus clouds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

which cloud is gray, covers the entire sky, and can predict rain or snow?

• altocumulus

• cirrus

• cirrostratus

• altrostratus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

altocumulus clouds form in groups and can predict

• thunderstorms

• snow or rain

• hurricanes

• tornados

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Clouds A, B, and C are considered which cloud type?

• cirrus

• alto

• stratus

• cumulus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5