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Read pages 506 – 509 and answer the following questions. 1. Why do clouds form? 2. How do snow and rain happen? 3. How are cloud type and precipitation related?. Clouds. Clouds are made of water drops or ice crystals. Clouds form when water vapor condenses and sticks to dust particles.
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Read pages 506 – 509 and answer the following questions. • 1. Why do clouds form? • 2. How do snow and rain happen? • 3. How are cloud type and precipitation related?
Clouds • Clouds are made of water drops or ice crystals. • Clouds form when water vapor condenses and sticks to dust particles. • Clouds only form in the troposphere. • The prefix nimbo- refers to a cloud that brings rain or snow. • A stratus cloud that forms at ground level is fog. • Precipitation occurs when water drops become too heavy to remain hanging in the air. • The 4 types of precipitation are rain, snow, sleet and hail.