Question

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1. the word ____________ comes from the latin word for a heap or a pile.
2. the word ____________ comes from the latin word that means “to spread out.”
3. ____________ usually forms under different conditions than a regular cloud.
4. the word ____________ comes from the latin word for a tuft or curl of hair.
5. ____________ clouds usually form when warm, moist air is forced upward.
6. the clouds that produce heavy thunderstorms in summer are a form of ____________ clouds.
7. ____________ form only at high altitudes.
8. ____________ clouds are horizontal, layered clouds that stretch out across the sky like a blanket.
9. if the warm air is cooled below its dew point, what happens? ____________
10. ____________ clouds are very wispy and feathery looking.

Explanation:

1. The word "cumulus" comes from Latin "cumulus" meaning a heap or pile.
2. The word "stratus" comes from Latin "stare" meaning to spread out.
3. "Fog" often forms under different conditions than regular clouds.
4. The word "cirrus" comes from Latin for a tuft or curl of hair.
5. "Cumulus" clouds form when warm, moist air is forced upward.
6. The clouds that produce heavy thunder - storms in summer are a form of "cumulonimbus" clouds.
7. "Cirrus" clouds form only at high altitudes.
8. "Stratus" clouds are horizontal, layered clouds that stretch out across the sky like a blanket.
9. If warm air is cooled below its dew - point, water vapor condenses into tiny droplets or ice crystals, forming clouds or precipitation.
10. "Cirrus" clouds are very wispy and feathery looking.

Answer:

1. Cumulus
2. Stratus
3. Fog
4. Cirrus
5. Cumulus
6. Cumulonimbus
7. Cirrus
8. Stratus
9. Water vapor condenses into tiny droplets or ice crystals, forming clouds or precipitation.
10. Cirrus