Cloud Types
How do clouds form?
Clouds come from water on the surface of the earth.
100 Bonus Points if the word evaporation is used!
What continent is considered to have a polar climate?
Antarctica
Describe a cumulus cloud:
large, fluffy clouds that do NOT cause rain
In what kind of climate do trees lose their leaves in the fall?
Temperate
Stratonimbus storms usually cause rain all day long because...
Tropical climates zones are humid because...
sunbeams shine directly on them, causing more water evaporation and rainfall.
A cumulonimbus cloud is...
A puffy, large dark cloud that causes rain, thunder and lightning.
This climate is hot in December and June:
Tropical
How can you tell the difference between a stratus and a stratonimbus cloud?
A stratonimbus cloud is darker and causes rain.
Winters in this climate are warm, but not hot:
mild