The Different Types of Clouds
- 1. Which cloud type is typically associated with thunderstorms?
A) Cumulonimbus
B) Stratus
C) Nimbostratus
D) Cirrus
- 2. What type of cloud forms in layers and often covers the entire sky?
A) Cirrostratus
B) Altostratus
C) Stratus
D) Cumulus
- 3. Which clouds are high-altitude and thin, often resembling hair?
A) Stratocumulus
B) Nimbostratus
C) Cirrostratus
D) Cirrus
- 4. What term describes low, puffy white clouds that often indicate fair weather?
A) Cumulus
B) Altocumulus
C) Nimbostratus
D) Stratus
- 5. Which type of cloud is associated with continuous, steady precipitation?
A) Nimbostratus
B) Stratus
C) Cirrus
D) Cumulus
- 6. Which cloud type can create halos around the sun or moon?
A) Cumulus
B) Nimbostratus
C) Cirrostratus
D) Cumulonimbus
- 7. Which cloud is often found in the middle altitude range?
A) Stratus
B) Cirrus
C) Cumulus
D) Altostratus
- 8. What cloud type is often referred to as 'sheep clouds'?
A) Stratus
B) Altocumulus
C) Cirrus
D) Cumulonimbus
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