Types of Cloud Review

Which statement best describes how a cloud is formed?

Which clouds are formed from ice crystals?

Which is a characteristic of stratus clouds?

Juan looked out his window and saw low level clouds in the sky. Which type of clouds did Juan see?

What needs to happen for clouds to form?

A student recorded the characteristics of cumulus clouds. Which characteristics did the student most likely record?

A student notices cumulonimbus clouds filling the sky. What type of weather will most likely occur?

This type of cloud pictured is best described as being formed mostly of ice crystals. What type of cloud is pictured?

A student is supposed to write an observation each day about the clouds she sees. The table shows what she wrote down each day. Which observation would be considered a prediction?

A group of 4th grade science students was asked to write one scientific observation about cirrus clouds. Which student's observation would be considered unscientific?

A student took a picture of the Arizona desert while he was on summer vacation. On the day he took his photo, there were puffy, lumpy-looking clouds above the desert. Which type of cloud did the student most likely see that day?

Use the image of cloud types to answer the question. Which cloud type is likely to be seen in the sky on a sunny day?

A student makes several observations about clouds viewed during the day and records them in the chart. What is the cloud type and likely weather conditions that will happen?

What is a difference between cumulus clouds and cirrus clouds?