Cloud Family Sorting

Students use this worksheet to sort various clouds into their correct family groups: cirrus, stratus, cumulus, or nimbus. After reviewing brief cloud descriptions, they label each numbered item with the correct family abbreviation. This activity strengthens understanding of cloud characteristics, such as height, shape, and weather implications. It requires students to compare similar cloud types and distinguish between them using fine details. The exercise promotes scientific vocabulary development and reinforces classification skills vital to weather study.

Curriculum Matched Skills

Science – Weather and Atmospheric Science Concepts

Science – Identifying Patterns in Nature

Reading – Using Context Clues in Scientific Descriptions

Critical Thinking – Sorting and Matching Tasks

Science Literacy – Understanding Weather Terminology

This worksheet is part of our Cloud Types and Formation Worksheets collection.