Clouds & Weather Quiz

What type of cloud is this?

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Cumulus

• Fog

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What kind of clouds are most likely to produce thunderstorms?

• cumulonimbus

• cirrus

• cumulus

• stratus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which most likely produces clear skies and fair weather?

• a high pressure system

• a low pressure system

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Observing clouds can help you:

• Predict how cold it is

• See how much rain is in the sky.

• Tell what kind of weather is on the way.

• Know what the sky looks like.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

9. Which cloud is this?

• cumulus

• cumulonimbus

• stratus

• cirrus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Clouds that look like fluffy, rounded piles of cotton and usually mean fair weather

• cirrus

• cumulus

• stratus

• nimbostratus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

• transpiration

• evaporation

• precipitation

• condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Clouds that are low-level, uniform layer, usually very dark, that bring strong, steady precipitation

• cirrus

• nimbostratus

• stratus

• cumulonimbus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is it called when water changes from a liquid to a gas?

• evaporation

• condensation

• transpiration

• precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What type of air pressure is rising through our atmosphere?

• High Pressure

• Low Pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5