How Do Clouds Form
How Do Clouds Form
Use the words below and clues at the bottom to fill in the labels that
describe how a cloud is formed.
5.
4.
Evaporation
takes place as water
molecules escape into
the air from water, like a
puddle, a lake, a stream,
or just a droplet of water. 3.
1. 2.
1. Rays of the sun heat up the moisture in the air close to the ground.
2. As these pockets of air are heated they begin to rise. .
3. As these heated pockets of air rise they cool. .
4. As it cools, the water vapor turns to tiny droplets of liquid water. .
5. The droplets crowd together and form a .
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How Do Clouds Form?
Use the words below and clues at the bottom to fill in the labels that
describe how a cloud is formed.
5. cloud
4. liquid water
Evaporation
takes place as water
molecules escape into
the air from water, like a
puddle, a lake, a stream,
or just a droplet of water. 3. cool
1. heat 2. rise
1. Rays of the sun heat heat up the moisture in the air close to the ground.
2. As these pockets of air are heated they begin to rise. rise .
3. As these heated pockets of air rise they cool. cool .
4. As it cools, the water vapor turns to tiny droplets of liquidliquid
water. water .
5. The droplets crowd together and form a cloud .
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2010-2011 by Education.com More worksheets at www.education.com/worksheets