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Name: _______________________________ Date: __________________________
Clouds Assessment (4-4.2)
Directions: Read each statement or question. Choose the correct answer choice.
Check your work.
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1. Clouds are made of tiny, liquid-water droplets. They are formed when water
vapor —
A
B
C
D
moves from a warm place on land to a cool place in the atmosphere and
condenses.
gathers together in large bodies of water like lakes and oceans and bubbles up.
collects lots of dust and rises to the sky.
falls from the atmosphere and settles on wind drifts in the air.
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2. Rain usually falls from clouds that are colored ―
A
B
C
D
pink.
light gray.
white.
dark gray.
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3. Look at the picture to the right. What
type of cloud is shown?
A
B
C
D
stratus
cumulus
cirrus
nimbus
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4. A student is recording an observation in her science journal. She describes
the clouds over her back yard fence as “spread out all over the sky in lots of
layers. The clouds are covering up all of the blue sky. The sun is even
covered up.” What type of clouds does she see?
A
B
C
D
cirrus
cumulus
stratus
stirrup
Name: _______________________________ Date: __________________________
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5. If you look outside of your window and see cirrus clouds, you can expect —
A
B
C
D
fair weather.
light rain and drizzle.
huge thunder storms.
fast winds.
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6. When cumulonimbus clouds have formed in the sky, you can expect the
weather to be —
A
B
C
D
sunny.
humid.
foggy.
rainy.
Name: _______________________________ Date: __________________________
Clouds form by condensation of water vapor, but different kinds of weather
conditions produce different clouds. Use the information in the chart below to
answer the next 4 questions.
Picture of Cloud
Description of Cloud
(1)
These clouds form when large bubbles
of warm air rise rapidly. These clouds
look piled up and puffy and usually
mean that the weather will be fair.
(2)
These clouds bring thunderstorms and
sometimes hail. They can be called
thunderheads or thunderclouds.
(3)
These clouds form as warm air is
slowly pushed upward over colder air.
These clouds usually form in layers
and can produce foggy conditions.
(4)
These clouds are formed high in the
sky, typically found around 20,000 feet
above sea-level. These clouds are thin
and often wispy.
Name: _______________________________ Date: __________________________
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7. Based on the picture and description in the chart, what type of cloud is
number 1?
A
B
C
D
cirrus cloud
stratus cloud
cumulus cloud
cumulonimbus cloud
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8. Based on the picture and description in the chart, what type of cloud is
number 2?
A
B
C
D
cirrus cloud
stratus cloud
cumulus cloud
cumulonimbus cloud
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9. Based on the picture and description in the chart, what type of cloud is
number 3?
A
B
C
D
cirrus cloud
stratus cloud
cumulus cloud
cumulonimbus cloud
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10. Based on the picture and description in the chart, what type of cloud is
number 4?
A
B
C
D
cirrus cloud
stratus cloud
cumulus cloud
cumulonimbus cloud