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Gr5 Weather#1

types of clouds

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flat, layered clouds that look like a gray blanket across the sky; they form close to the Earth's surface and usually mean light rain or snow is coming stratus clouds
white, puffy clouds that are sometimes called fair-weather clouds because they are common on bright summer afternoons; they form higher in the atmosphere than stratus clouds cumulus clouds
clouds that look like wispy streaks or feathers; they are made of tiny ice crystals; they form at very high altitudes; usually mean cool, fair weather cirrus clouds
a stratus-like cloud that develops at ground level fog
a type of precipitation that is liquid and happens when water droplets in clouds combine and become large and heavy enough to fall. rain
a solid type of precipitation that happens when raindrops freeze as they fall through a layer of cold air sleet
a solid type of precipitation that happens when frozen raindrops become coated with water, which then freezes. This happens over and over, so the pellet grows larger and larger hail
a solid type of precipitation that happens when water vapor condenses as ice crystals, not water droplets. The ice crystals fall without melting. snow
the most common type of precipitation on Earth is .... rain
weather that may be dangerous or may cause damage is called... severe weather
the most common type of severe weather thunderstorms
a type of severe weather that may have strong winds, heavy rain, lightning, thunder, and sometimes hail thunderstorms
a violent, spinning funnel of air that extends from the bottom of a thundercloud to the ground is called a ..... tornado
a huge, powerful storm that produces extremely strong winds and heavy rain over a large area is called a ... hurricane
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