Clouds and Weather Quiz

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.

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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Tropical climate zones are very wet and humid because _________.

• the temperature is cold.

• they have many types of plants.

• the Earth travels in a circle around the sun.

• sunbeams shine directly on them, causing more water evaporation and rainfall.

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Where do clouds come from?

• Evaporation of water from the Earth's surface

• Condensation of water vapor in the atmosphere

• Photosynthesis in plants

• Volcanic eruptions

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Imagine a rain cloud is coming towards you. Choose which kind of rain cloud it’s going to be!

• Cumulonimbus

• Stratus

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

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Which climate experiences all four seasons? We live in this climate.

• tropical

• temperate

• polar

• desert

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Animals that live here have blubber or thick fur would live in this climate.

• polar

• desert

• rainforest

• savannah

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In which climate do trees lose their leaves in the autumn?

• temperate

• tropical

• arid

• polar

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In this climate, many animals hibernate in winter and come back out in springtime.

• temperate

• arctic

• tropical

• desert

It’s very hot in December and in June in this climate.

• tropical

• arctic

• temperate

• polar

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