Clouds and Precipitation

Front

What is a round pellet of ice that only forms in cumulonimbus clouds? Options: sleet, snow, hail, freezing rain.

Back

hail

Front

Clouds that look like fluffy, rounded piles of cotton are _________________ clouds.

Back

cumulus

Front

Clouds are formed by the process of ______________________.

Back

condensation

Front

What forms when water vapor in a cloud is converted directly into ice crystals?

Back

snowflake

Front

A tool used to measure amounts of rainfall is a(n) _____________________.

Back

rain gauge

Front

Wispy, feathery clouds are __________ clouds.

Back

cirrus

Front

What is the dew point?

Back

the temperature at which condensation begins

Front

What is the only type of precipitation to fall as water but freezes when it hits a cold surface?

Back

freezing rain

Front

What type of clouds form in low, flat layers? Options: Cirrus, Stratus, Nimbostratus, Cumulonimbus

Back

Stratus

Front

The most common type of precipitation is _______________.

Back

rain