Types of clouds
Vocabulary
Characteristics of clouds
100

This cloud is big, white and fluffy

What is Cumulus

100

The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place

Weather

100

Give me one word that describes a Cumulus cloud

What is big, white, fluffy

200

These clouds are similar to cumulus clouds, but taller.

cumulonimbus

200

The pattern of weather a place has over a long period of time

Climate

200
This is what clouds are made of

Droplets of water that stick to particles in the sky

300

These clouds cover the entire sky.

stratus

300

Scientists who study and forecast weather

Meteorologists

300

Give me a word that describes stratus clouds

What is stormy or grey

400

These clouds clouds cover the entire sky but are dark.

Stratonimbus

400

Wind moves so fast that it makes a funnel.

Tornado

400

Give me a word that describes Cirrus clouds

What is feathery or wavy

500

Describe the look of a cloud that is NOT a storm cloud.

Fluffy, whispy, short, long

500

A huge storm that forms over the ocean and sometimes moves over land.

Hurriccane

500

Name a weather tool and what it is used for. 

Thermometer, barometer, rain gauge, anonometer.