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Clouds

Cumulus, cirrus, stratus, cumulonimbus: real photos of clouds to name, and what each kind tells us about the weather.

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  1. 1

    What kind of cloud is this?

    • Cirrus
    • Cumulonimbus
    • Cumulus
    • Stratus

    Answer: Cumulus

  2. 2

    What kind of cloud is this?

    • Cirrus
    • Cumulus
    • Nimbostratus
    • Stratus

    Answer: Cirrus

  3. 3

    What kind of cloud is this?

    • Cirrus
    • Cumulonimbus
    • Cumulus
    • Stratus

    Answer: Stratus

  4. 4

    What kind of cloud is this?

    • Cirrus (wispy cloud)
    • Cumulonimbus (storm cloud)
    • Cumulus (fluffy cloud)
    • Stratus (flat grey cloud)

    Answer: Cumulonimbus (storm cloud)

  5. 5

    What kind of cloud is this?

    • Altocumulus
    • Cirrus
    • Cumulonimbus
    • Stratus

    Answer: Altocumulus

  6. 6

    What kind of cloud is this?

    • Cirrus
    • Cumulus
    • Fog
    • Lenticular

    Answer: Lenticular

  7. 7

    What is this?

    • Fog
    • Rain
    • Smoke
    • Snow

    Answer: Fog

  8. 8

    What is this?

    • A cloud
    • A rainbow
    • A sunset
    • Lightning

    Answer: A rainbow

  9. 9

    What is this?

    • A meteor
    • A rainbow
    • Fireworks
    • Lightning

    Answer: Lightning

  10. 10

    What is this?

    • A rainbow
    • A sunset
    • Fog
    • Moonrise

    Answer: A sunset

  11. 11

    What are clouds made of?

    • Cotton
    • Smoke
    • Steam from cars
    • Tiny drops of water or ice

    Answer: Tiny drops of water or ice

  12. 12

    Which clouds look like big white cotton balls?

    • Cirrus clouds
    • Cumulus clouds
    • Fog
    • Stratus clouds

    Answer: Cumulus clouds

  13. 13

    Which clouds are thin and wispy, high in the sky?

    • Cirrus clouds
    • Cumulus clouds
    • Fog clouds
    • Stratus clouds

    Answer: Cirrus clouds

  14. 14

    Which clouds bring thunderstorms?

    • Cirrus clouds
    • Cumulonimbus clouds
    • Fog
    • Small cumulus clouds

    Answer: Cumulonimbus clouds

  15. 15

    Which clouds cover the sky like a grey blanket?

    • Cirrus clouds
    • Cumulus clouds
    • Lenticular clouds
    • Stratus clouds

    Answer: Stratus clouds

  16. 16

    What is fog?

    • A cloud on the ground
    • Dust
    • Smoke from fires
    • Steam from the sea only

    Answer: A cloud on the ground

  17. 17

    What do you need to see a rainbow?

    • Only clouds
    • Only night
    • Only snow
    • Sun and rain at the same time

    Answer: Sun and rain at the same time

  18. 18

    What do we call a scientist who studies weather?

    • A biologist
    • A geologist
    • A meteorologist
    • An astronaut

    Answer: A meteorologist

  19. 19

    What does "nimbus" mean in a cloud name?

    • It brings rain
    • It is pink
    • It is very high
    • It is very small

    Answer: It brings rain

  20. 20

    In a storm, which do we notice first?

    • Neither
    • We hear the thunder first
    • We notice both together
    • We see the lightning first

    Answer: We see the lightning first

  21. 21

    How many colours are in a rainbow?

    • Five colours
    • Seven colours
    • Three colours
    • Twelve colours

    Answer: Seven colours

  22. 22

    What makes rain fall from clouds?

    • Birds shake them
    • The Sun pulls them
    • The wind pushes them
    • Water drops get too heavy

    Answer: Water drops get too heavy