Atmospheric Moisture and Precipitation Answers

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Which description refers to cumulus clouds?

are fluffy

form layers

are usually gray

cover most of the sky

From which type of clouds do hail pellets form?

cirrus

cumulonimbus

nimbostratus

stratus

Which statement is accurate about snowflakes?

They condense as solid water on grass.

They fall from the clouds as round pellets.

They form around particles in the atmosphere.

They form when temperatures are above freezing.

Which type of cloud is most likely present on a gray, rainy day?

cirrocumulus

cirrus

cumulus

nimbostratus

Study the image.

cirrocumulus

cumulonimbus

cumulus

stratus

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