Weather and Clouds Quiz

Clouds are formed when water vapor condenses around dust specks in the air.

• True

• False

Clouds are a form of condensation.

• True

• False

Hail is not a form of precipitation.

• True

• False

Changes in the pressure of the atmosphere cause the movement of air called wind.

• True

• False

A cold and wet climate will probably receive very little precipitation.

• True

• False

The changing of a liquid to a gas in the water cycle is called _____.

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

• rain

Clouds that are flat and form in blanket-like layers are _____ clouds.

• cirrus

• cumulus

• stratus

• storm

A stratus cloud that forms near the ground is called _____.

• steam

• fog

• water vapor

• a cumulus cloud

Which type of cloud is pictured below?

• cirrus clouds

• cumulus clouds

• stratus clouds

• fog

Clouds that are thin, wispy or feathery in shape are _____ clouds.

• cirrus

• cumulus

• stratus

• fog