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Name Observing Clouds

Cloud Types

Use the pictures above to answer the following questions:

1. Stratus clouds look like ___________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Cumulus clouds look like ___________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Cirrus clouds look like ___________________________________________________________________________________________

4. What word part means “rain”? ___________________________________________________________________________________________

5. What word part means “middle height”? ___________________________________________________________________________________________

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Name Observing Clouds

Multiple Choice (darken the circle of the correct answer)1. Clouds form when the temperature of the air

Ⓐ Gets colderⒷ Gets warmerⒸ Stays the same

2. If the clouds are 100% full of water, Ⓐ It will not rainⒷ Rain is likelyⒸ Rain will occur with or without clouds

3. Clouds form because ofⒶ EvaporationⒷ CondensationⒸ Precipitation

4. The air also contains Ⓐ Water vaporⒷ DustⒸ Both water vapor and dust

5. Clouds are made of Ⓐ Cotton ballsⒷ Water vaporⒸ Tiny water droplets

Identify the types of clouds below.Word Bank: Altocumulus, cirrus, cumulonimbus, cumulus, nimbostratus, stratocumulus

Cloud Types

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