Clouds Word Search

Words in the Clouds word search

Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.

rain

Water that falls from clouds once droplets grow heavy

sky

The open air above us where clouds travel

white

Common cloud color, since droplets scatter all sunlight

fluffy

Word often used for puffy, cotton-like fair weather clouds

fog

A cloud sitting right at ground level

mist

Thin, light fog that you can still see through

storm

Rough weather brought by tall, dark cloud systems

drift

To float slowly along, the way clouds move with wind

shade

Cooler shadow a cloud casts on the ground

vapor

Water in gas form, the raw material of clouds

cumulus

Puffy heaped clouds with flat bottoms and rounded tops

cirrus

Thin icy streaks high in the sky, often called mares' tails

stratus

Flat gray sheet cloud that covers the whole sky

thunder

Sound made by air heated fast along a lightning bolt

wispy

Thin and stringy, the look of high cirrus clouds

nimbus

Latin word part meaning a cloud that gives rain

droplet

A tiny water bead; clouds hold billions of them

altitude

Height above the ground, used to classify cloud types

overcast

Sky fully covered by cloud with no blue showing

condense

To change from water vapor back into liquid drops

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