Name ____________________________

Name that Cloud or Type of Precipitation

rain snow sleet freezing rain hail

cumulus cirrus stratus cumulonimbus

Directions: Choose a word from the word bank to identify the type of cloud or precipita-
tion being described in each statement. You will use some of the words more than once.

1. _______________________ flat, gray clouds that cover most of the sky

2. _______________________ white, puffy clouds with flat bottoms

3. _______________________ type of precipitation that hits as a liquid and then freezes

instantly when it hits the ground

4. _______________________ type of precipitation that melts as it falls through the sky but
then refreezes BEFORE it hits the ground as a solid ball of ice

5. _______________________ this type of precipitation grows in layers each time it is pushed

up or down in the cloud

6. _______________________ this type of precipitation melts on its way to the ground and
stays a liquid drop of water as it hits the above freezing ground

7. _______________________ huge, tall cloud that starts as a cumulus cloud

8. _______________________ cloud that usually covers all or most of the sky like a blanket
and blocks out most direct sunlight

9. _______________________ type of precipitation that falls through a sky that is ALL below
freezing so that the precipitation stays an ice crystal

10. _______________________ high, wispy cloud made of ice crystals

11. _______________________ “Thunderstorm Clouds”

12. _______________________ fog is a type of this cloud

13. _______________________ cumulonimbus clouds start as these types of clouds

14. _______________________ this frozen precipitation may fall during warm summer seasons

15. _______________________ this precipitation can be particularly dangerous since it can

cause surfaces to be covered in solid sheets of ice.

16. Name the three type of precipitation that hit the ground as a solid:

_______________________

_______________________

_______________________

17. Name the two type of precipitation that hit the ground as a liquid:

_______________________

_______________________
 Name ____________________________

Name that Cloud or Type of Precipitation

rain snow sleet freezing rain hail

cumulus cirrus stratus cumulonimbus

Directions: Choose a word from the word bank to identify the type of cloud or precipita-
tion being described in each statement. You will use some of the words more than once.

stratus
1. _______________________ flat, gray clouds that cover most of the sky
cumulus
2. _______________________ white, puffy clouds with flat bottoms
freezing rain
3. _______________________ type of precipitation that hits as a liquid and then freezes
instantly when it hits the ground
sleet
4. _______________________ type of precipitation that melts as it falls through the sky but
then refreezes BEFORE it hits the ground as a solid ball of ice
hail
5. _______________________ this type of precipitation grows in layers each time it is pushed
up or down in the cloud
rain
6. _______________________ this type of precipitation melts on its way to the ground and
stays a liquid drop of water as it hits the above freezing ground
cumulonimbus huge, tall cloud that starts as a cumulus cloud
7. _______________________
stratus
8. _______________________ cloud that usually covers all or most of the sky like a blanket
and blocks out most direct sunlight

snow
9. _______________________ type of precipitation that falls through a sky that is ALL below
freezing so that the precipitation stays an ice crystal

cirrus
10. _______________________ high, wispy cloud made of ice crystals
cumulonimbus “Thunderstorm Clouds”
11. _______________________

stratus
12. _______________________ fog is a type of this cloud
 cumulus
13. _______________________ cumulonimbus clouds start as these types of clouds

hail
14. _______________________ this frozen precipitation may fall during warm summer seasons
freezing rain
15. _______________________ this precipitation can be particularly dangerous since it can

cause surfaces to be covered in solid sheets of ice.

16. Name the three type of precipitation that hit the ground as a solid:

snow
_______________________
sleet
_______________________
hail
_______________________

17. Name the two type of precipitation that hit the ground as a liquid:

freezing rain
_______________________
rain
_______________________