3rd Weather & Climate - Unit Quiz

1. How can you tell the difference between a stratus and a stratonimbus cloud?

• A stratus cloud is small and a stratonimbus cloud is very tall.
• A stratonimbus cloud has a lighter color.
• A stratonimbus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, and causes rain.
• A stratus cloud only covers part of the sky, and a stratonimbus cloud covers the whole sky.

2. Stratonimbus storms usually cause rain all day long because ______.

• the clouds are very wide so they spend a long time over one area.
• there is no hail in stratonimbus storms.
• they turn into cumulus clouds.
• they turn into stratus clouds.

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4. Where do clouds come from?

Answer explanation

Clouds are formed when warm air rises and cools, causing water vapor to condense into tiny droplets or ice crystals. These droplets or crystals then come together to form clouds. Therefore, clouds come from the condensation of water vapor in the atmosphere.

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5. Imagine a rain cloud is coming towards you. First, choose which kind of rain cloud it’s going to be! Now, describe your cloud below! (what type of cloud and how long will this storm last)

Answer explanation

EXAMPLE: The rain cloud I choose is a cumulonimbus cloud. This storm will last for about an hour.

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A. Animals that live here have blubber or thick fur: _____________

• temperate
• polar
• tropical
• mild
• desert

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