Clouds
Weather
Vocabulary
Stormy Weather
Trivia
100
Gray clouds that cover the lower part of the sky; rain or snow falls from them
What are stratus clouds?
100

A heavy snowstorm with wind

blizzard

100
Most common type of storm
What is a thunderstorm?
100

What goes up when the rain comes down?

umbrella

200
White, puffy clouds that look like piles of cotton; they are known as fair-weather clouds
What are cumulus clouds?
200

pellets of frozen rain

Hail

200
Spinning cloud with a funnel shape
What is a tornado?
200

What bow can't be tied?

rainbow

300
Thin, feathery clouds that appear high in the sky; they are a sign that rain or snow is on the way
What are cirrus clouds?
300

person who reports the weather

weatherman

300
Large, powerful storm that occurs over large bodies of water
What is a hurricane?
300

What falls and never gets up?

snow

400
Cloud that forms at the earth’s surface
What is fog?
400
A light wind is called...

a breeze

400
Water overflow that is caused by a large amount of rainfall
What is a flood?
400

What did the cloud say to the lightning bolt?

You're shocking!

500
Clouds are made of tiny water __________ that float in the air and group together

droplets

500

A light snowfall that barely covers the ground

Flurry

500
Another name for a hurricane
What is a typhoon?
500

What does the cloud wear under its clothes?

Thunderwear

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