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Transcript of Clouds
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Revised and edited by Tracy Sikes, Mount Bethel Elementary
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When water vapor in the air becomes liquid water or ice crystals.
How do clouds form?
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CondensationWhen the water vapor reaches the high cool air, it turns into water drops that form the clouds.This is condensation and is part of the water cycle.
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TYPES OF CLOUDSThere are many types of clouds.Clouds are classified by:1. Their color
2. Their shape and size 3. Where they form in the
atmosphere.
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STRATUSSheets of low, grey clouds that bring light
snow, rain, or drizzle.
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FOGA cloud in contact with the ground. Fog is a
type of Stratus cloud.
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NIMBOSTRATUSThicker layer than stratus clouds that
completely block out the sun. They cause steady rain or snow.
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CUMULUSWhite and puffy clouds that usually
mean good weather.
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CUMULUSCumulus clouds are fun to watch.People often see “pictures” in the sky made by Cumulus clouds.
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CUMULONIMBUSDark, towering clouds that are also called “thunderheads”. These clouds produce
heavy rain, thunder, and lighting.
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CUMULONIMBUSOften referred to as Nimbus.
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CIRRUSThin, featherlike clouds that are made of ice
crystals high in the atmosphere. Usually means a change in the weather is coming.
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CIRRUS CLOUDS
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What does the color of a cloud tell you?
The color of a cloud lets you know how much water it contains.White clouds have little water.Dark clouds usually mean
heavy rain.Grey clouds can mean
snow or rain.
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Where do clouds form?
Clouds form along weather fronts.