2-4 Clouds

Clouds are made of __.

• Water droplets

• Rain

• Gases

• Warm air

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This process must occur in order for clouds to form.

• Condensation

• Erosion

• Conduction

• Precipitation

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Which temperature of air holds more water vapor?

• warm

• cold

When one side of a mountain receives more moisture than the other side, it is called a ___.

• hurricane

• earthquake

• rain shadow

• landslide

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When an air mass rises up one side of a high mountain, what happens to the air?

• It cools and drops moisture as rain.

• The air is dry and it warms up.

• It produces a drought.

• It warms and rains.

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True or False: It is easier for water vapor to condense into water droplets when it has a solid particle (such as dust or pollen) to condense upon.

• True

• False

True or False: Clouds that form near the Earth's surface are called fog.

• True

• False

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Cumulonimbus clouds are likely to bring what type of weather?

• clear and sunny

• light rain

• hurrricanes

• thunderstorms

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Layered clouds that often cover much of the sky are called ___ clouds.

• cumulus

• stratus

• cirrus

• cumulonimbus

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Cumulus clouds usually bring ___ weather.

• stormy

• fair and sunny

• rainy

• monsoons

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