WONDER #1825: What Is a Fire Cloud?

Question 1 of 3

Pyrocumulus clouds are sometimes known as what?

  1. wind clouds
  2. rain clouds
  3. sun clouds
  4. fire clouds

Question 2 of 3

Which of the following does NOT create a pyrocumulus cloud?

  1. wildfire
  2. volcanic eruption
  3. nuclear explosion
  4. sun-warmed ground

Question 3 of 3

Pyrocumulus clouds usually form between what elevations?

  1. 20-50 feet
  2. 200-500 feet
  3. 2,000-30,000 feet
  4. 60,000-300,000 feet

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