Types of Clouds QUIZ

1. Types of CloudsQUIZ

2. What is the Latin word meaning “layered”?

3. STRATUS

4. Name the cloud that • Looks like cumulus clouds pressed in layers • Found low in the sky

5. Stratocumulus

6. Name this cloud… • A low, puffy cloud bringing heavy rain, thunder, lightening • A “thunderhead” • Can also bring tornadoes

7. Cumulonimbus

8. What does the Latin word “NIMBUS” mean?

9. RAIN

10. Name this cloud… • Thin layers of high, cirrus clouds • Forms “halo” around moon or sun

11. Cirrostratus

12. Name this cloud… • A type of stratus cloud • You often see this in your front yard

13. Fog

14. Name this cloud… • Wispy, curling clouds high in the sky • Signals a change in weather

15. Cirrus

16. What does the Latin root ALTO mean?

17. MIDDLE

18. Name this cloud… • Low, puffy, white cloud • “Fair weather” clouds • Can change into cumulonimbus cloud

19. Cumulus

20. Name this cloud… • Middle clouds which look like scattered white and gray puffs

21. Altocumulus

22. Name this cloud… • Unbroken layers of low, gray clouds • Bring light rain, snow or drizzle

23. Stratus

24. What is the Latin word which means “curl”?

25. CIRRO

26. Name this cloud… • Very high, thin, white clouds that look like many small pieces of cotton

27. Cirrocumulous

28. Name this cloud… • Grayish layers of clouds found 5,000-20,000 feet in the sky

29. Altostratus

30. Name this cloud… • A low, smooth layer of gray from which a steady rain or snow falls

31. Nimbostratus

32. Name the three cloud types found in the highest level of the sky.

33. Cirrus • Cirrostratus • Cirrocumulus

34. Name the two cloud found in the middle level of the sky.

35. Altostratus • Altocumulus

36. Name 5 clouds found in the lowest level.

37. Stratus • Cumulus • Stratocumulus • Nimbostratus • Cumulonimbus