ACT ASPIRE SCIENCE

Look at the table. Which type of cloud can be found at the highest altitude?

• Cumulus

• Stratus

• Cirrus

• Cumulonimbus

Which of these best describes stratus clouds?

• Big and fluffy

• Feathery and thin

• Wide and flat layers

• Towering and flat at the bottom

Which clouds are storm clouds?

• Cumulus

• Stratus

• Cirrus

• Cumulonimbus

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Which clouds are fair weather clouds?

• Cumulus

• Stratus

• Cirrus

• Cumulonimbus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Look at the passage. Which of these diagrams shows how the altitude of a cloud is measured?

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Students saw bright flashes of lightning in the sky. Based on the table, which type of cloud most likely produced the lightning? Explain your answer using information from the table.

For each type of cloud the difference between the highest altitude and the lowest altitude is called the altitude range. Which type of cloud has the smallest altitude range?

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Look at the table. Which type of cloud can be described as big and fluffy at the bottom?

• Cumulus

• Stratus

• Cirrus

• Cumulonimbus

For each type of cloud the difference between the highest altitude and the lowest altitude is called the altitude range. Which type of cloud has the largest altitude range?

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Another type of cloud is the altocumulus cloud. Altocumulus clouds can be found at the altitudes of 2,000-6,000m and can be described as groups of small, puffy, white clouds.

Based off the table:

***What other type of cloud might also be found at the same altitude as the altocumulus cloud?

*** Explain your answer, and give the number or numbers you used from the table.