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Ms. Felicia FrattoFifth GradeScienceDifferent Types of CloudsStudents will understand how clouds form.Students will be able to identify the three basic cloud types.Students will understand the prefixes and suffixes used with cloud vocabulary.ObjectivesSouth Carolina Standards:Science: 4-4.2 English and Language Arts: 3-3.2, 4-3.1, 4-3.4, 5-3.2 Warm air may slide over cold air resulting in a warm front.
A cold front is when cold air pushes up under the warm air.
What is a Weather Front?
Clouds can form when warm air meets cold air.Nimbus
Latin Words and MeaningsCumulusStratusCirroSpread outRainstormHeapWispyLow cloudsOften cover the whole skyHigher than fogSometimes a drizzle may fall
Stratus Cloud
Low like a Stratus Cloud
Dark gray and wet looking
Light precipitation often occurs
Nimbostratus Cloud
Vertical Development Grow UpwardsPuffyHave a small flat base that can be close to the ground.
Cumulus Cloud
Cumulus Clouds that continue to grow vertically.Contain a lot of energy insideCan produce:LightningThunderTornados
Cumulonimbus Cloud
High cloudsThin
Cirrus Cloud
WispyLong Streams
CirrusCirrocumulusCirrostratushttp://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/cloudmatch.htmlCloud Matching Games!http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/concentration/concen2.html_________ is a cloud that is high in the sky. In comparison, a __________ cloud is usually very low in the sky. Sometimes a puffy, __________ cloud can turn into a thunderstorm cloud called, ____________.This cloud ____________, is known for sitting low in the sky and producing some moisture.A warm front is shown with ______ symbols, as a cold front is shown with _______.
ReviewCirrusStratusCumulusCumulonimbusNimbostratusRedBlueNow Youre a Cloud Expert!