Clouds and Weather

A collection of tiny drops of water or ice that can be seen in the air is a(n)__________.

• Cloud
• Rain
• Tornado 
• Fog

Thin, Wispy white clouds that form high in the sky are called________.

• Cumulus 
• Cirrus 
• Stratus

On a sunny day, it is possible to see white, puffy clouds with flat bottoms, or ____________ clouds. 

• Cirrus
• Cumulus 
• Stratus 

A stratus cloud that forms near the ground is _______. 

• Smoke 
• Clouds
• Fog 
• Air

Low, flat layers of clouds covering most of the sky are ___________ clouds.

• Stratus
• Cumulus 
• Cirrus

Liquid water _________ and becomes a(n) __________ when the sun shines on it. 

• Shrinks, pool
• Evaporates, gas
• Drys up, gas
• Grows, cloud

Water vapor rises into the air, cools, and ___________ to form clouds.

• Condenses
• Evaporates
• Multiplies 
• Explodes 

You can make simple predictions about the weather just by looking at the ____________. 

• Radar
• Clouds
• TV
• Outside

Dark, thick cumulonimbus clouds often bring rain, hail, thunder, and __________.

• Tornados
• Wind
• Lightening
• Snow

Stratus clouds in the sky usually mean a light ______ or drizzle may be coming. 

• Storm
• Rain
• Snow
• Tornado