Clouds and Precipitation

Hail typically occurs during which TWO types of weather?

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Which of the following are forms of precipitation?

• rain

• wind

• snow

• sleet

• air pressure

On a hot summer afternoon, the wind speed increases and large dark clouds begin to form. Which weather conditions are most likely to occur?

• clear skies

• low winds

• freezing rain

• thunderstorms

What type of cloud is this?

• Cumulus

• Stratus

• Cirrus

Which best explains why it is important for people to be able to identify cumulonimbus clouds?

• Cumulonimbus clouds can cause mild showers

• Cumulonimbus clouds can cause severe thunderstorms

• Cumulonimbus clouds can form near the Earth's surface, causing fog

• Cumulonimbus clouds form when the temperature is below freezing.

What clouds are associated with foggy, drizzly, or misty weather?

• Stratus

• Cumulus

• Cirrus

My temperature never gets below freezing as I fall to the ground and I remain a liquid all the way to Earth.

• sleet

• rain

• hail

• snow

• freezing rain

What means to change from a gas to a liquid?

• Atmosphere

• Condense

• Nimbus

• Weather

Which type of cloud is this?

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Cumulus

• Cumulonimbus

Clouds are made of... dust, smoke, and _____________.

• water droplets

• condensation

• fog

• clouds