What type of cloud is shown?

How do clouds form?

What kind of clouds are most likely to produce thunderstorms?

Observing clouds can help you:

Cumulonimbus clouds mean ...

9. Which cloud is this?

Clouds that look like fluffy, rounded piles of cotton and usually mean fair weather

Wispy, feathery clouds made mostly of ice crystals that form at high levels

Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

Clouds that are low-level, uniform layer, usually very dark, that bring strong, steady precipitation

Thunderstorm cloud

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

What is it called when water changes from a liquid to a gas?

A cloud at ground level:

This type of cloud is made of millions of tiny ice crystals.

Precipitation in the form of ice pellets formed in cumulonimbus clouds during thunderstorms by strong updrafts of wind:

An affix added to names of clouds to indicate precipitation or rain:

Precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals (occurs when temperature from sky to ground is below freezing):

A flat, low-lying cloud that covers the sky like a blanket; can produce rain or snow:

Clear ice pellets precipitation, forms when snow falls through layer of warm air, melts partially, then refreezes before hitting the ground: