Clouds and Weather

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Any type of liquid that falls out of clouds going to earth.

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precipitation

Front

Which fluffy, white clouds with flat bottoms are usually present during fair weather?

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Cumulus

Front

What kind of cloud most resembles a feather in the sky?

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Cirrus

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What type of cloud is associated with thunderstorms, lightning, heavy rain, hail, and tornadoes?

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Cumulonimbus

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What type of cloud indicates that the weather is going to change? Options: Cumulus, Cumulonimbus, Cirrus, Stratus

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Cirrus

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This process shows how water changes from liquid to gas and back to liquid again.

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The water cycle

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This is the process of a gas (water vapor) changing to droplets of liquid water in a cloud for example (Think steam on a mirror).

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Condensation

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This is a large group of tiny droplets of water or ice crystals together.

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A cloud

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These clouds are very common and are thin, white, whispy and form high in the sky.

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Cirrus

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These clouds are flat sheets of Gray and they cover the lower sky. They often bring rain and can be puffy at times. Fog is another type of these clouds.

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Stratus