Vocabulary
to change from a gas to a liquid
condense
puffy, white clouds that are spread out with large spaces of blue sky between them and usually seen in nice weather
Cumulus Clouds
fall from cold clouds when ice crystals stay frozen as they fall
snow
Are cumulus clouds found High in the atmosphere, the middle of the atmosphere, or low in the atmosphere?
Low in the atmosphere
A blanket of gases that surrounds the Earth
Atmosphere
wispy and feather-like clouds found high in the sky and are made up of ice-crystals
Cirrus clouds
form when raindrops fall through very cold air near the ground
sleet
Are stratus clouds found low in the atmosphere, middle of the atmosphere, or high in the atmosphere?
Low in the atmosphere
When a cloud produces rain or snow we call it a
Nimbus cloud
low sheets of gray clouds spread out like a blanket and can bring rain
Stratus clouds
ice pellets that collect a new layer of ice each time they are bounced up and down in the atmosphere with updrafts and downdrafts
hail
Cirrus clouds are found high in the atmosphere, the middle of the atmosphere, or low in the atmosphere?
High in the atmosphere