types of precipitation
true or false
severe weather
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types of clouds
100
water droplets that fall from the clouds
rain
100
a tornado is a type of severe weather
true
100
a strong snowstorm
blizzard
100
tornado
100
this type of cloud forms high in the sky and looks wispy. 
cirrus
200
flakes of frozen water that fall
snow
200
precipitation is different types of water that falls from clouds
true
200
when too much rain falls, and water from rivers and the ground overflows
flood
200
hail
200
forms in the middle of the sky and looks white and puffy
cumulus
300
chunks of ice that fall from clouds
hail
300
a thermometer is used to measure wind speed
false
300
a STRONG cone of wind. It only lasts a few minutes, but can cause lots of damage.
tornado
300
hurricane
300
forms low in the sky and can look grey
stratus
400
a mix of snow and rain
sleet
400
humidity it the amount of moisture (or water) in the air
true
400
forms in a cumulonimbus cloud. It has lots of rain, thunder, and lightning.
thunderstorm
400
meteorologist OR forecast
400
huge clouds that form thunderstorms
cumulonimbus
500
is wind a type of precipitation?
No. Wind is air that is moved when air pressure changes.
500
a weather forecast is a prediction about the weather for the next few days
true
500
a huge storm with swirling winds that forms over an ocean. It can last days or weeks.
hurricane
500
thermometer
500
Which is NOT a type of cloud?
Cirrus, cumulostratus, cumulus, statues, cumulonimbus
cumulostratus