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You look up at big fluffy clouds in the sky. What are they made of?

Tiny bits of water or ice.

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  1. Tiny water drops or ice bits ✔
  2. Smoke from chimneys
  3. Puffs of dust

Why: Water vapor condenses into tiny water drops or ice bits. Lots of those tiny pieces together make a cloud.

Huh, didn't know that: Clouds can look white, gray, yellow, orange or red.

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What did one cloud say to the other cloud? I mist you!
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Answer: Tiny water drops or ice bits. Water vapor condenses into tiny water drops or ice bits. Lots of those tiny pieces together make a cloud.

  1. NOAA JetStream: Clouds www.noaa.gov/jetstream/clouds
    Clouds are the visible aggregate of minute particles of water and/or ice that form when water vapor condenses in the atmosphere.
    Checked 2026-10-11.

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