Types of Clouds-2

Which type of cloud is described as being high and wispy?

• cirrus

• cumulus

• stratus

• nimbus

Which type of cloud is white and puffy?

• cirrus

• cumulus

• stratus

• nimbus

Which type of cloud is low to the ground and covers the sky like a blanket?

• stratus

• cirrus

• cumulus

• nimbus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What do nimbus clouds look like?

• light and long

• purple

• puffy and white

• dark and gray

Picture this:

You are on a walk with your family. Your parents are looking at the clouds and have determined that there will be a huge thunderstorm later that day.

You look at the sky and it is filled with cumulus clouds, which are puffy and white.

How do you reply to your parent's remark?

• Cumulus clouds, which are puffy and white, mean "fair-weather" and that means that it will probably NOT rain.

• You are right, cumulus clouds mean lots of thunderstorms!

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which clouds are considered storm clouds?

• cirrus

• stratus

• cumulus

• nimbus

What does this tool measure?

• wind speed

• air pressure

• wind direction

• temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which tool measures wind speed?

• anemometer

• barometer

• wind vane

• hygrometer

The weather forecast tomorrow says there will be a 15 mph northeast wind and a high temperature of 52 degrees. What three instruments will a meteorologist use to make this prediction?

• thermometer, satellite image, hygrometer

• anemometer, wind vane, thermometer

• barometer, hygrometer, wind vane

• wind vane, satellite image, barometer

Which tool measures air pressure?

• anemometer

• wind vane

• hygrometer

• barometer