learning abaut types of clouds by lt flores
- 2. How clouds are formed? How does a cloud feel? Types of clouds Game: identify the cloud
- 4. Have you ever thought how a cloud is formed?
- 5. In the air there is invisible water vapor that, when it condenses, forms water droplets therefore forming a cloud in the sky.
- 7. At the end of the day, clouds are formations of vapor, droplets and sometimes ice, this might feel like the steam in your shower.
- 8. Do they look similar to you?
- 9. There are many types of clouds in the sky but I am going to show you the majority of clouds that we can see every moment of the day.
- 10. HIGH CLOUDS Located at an altitude between 5,000 and 13,000 m. High clouds include: cirrus, cirrocumulus, and cirrostratus. These clouds are generally composed of ice crystals.
- 11. filamentary and frayed appearance allows them to be easily identified. Its fibrous texture, made up of ice, If it increases in extension it announces a cold front.
- 12. Woolly textured sky with small groupings that look like sea waves. They are generally white clouds. CIRROCUMULUS
- 13. Thin layer of ice crystals that produces striking crowns and rings around the sun. These announce rain. CIRROSTRATES
- 14. MEDIUM CLOUDS Located at an altitude between 2,000 and 7,000 m. Middle clouds include: cumulonimbus and altocumulus. They are generally water clouds, except when the temperature in the atmosphere at that altitude is low enough for ice crystals to form.
- 15. They are known as storm clouds. They are clouds associated with torrential rain, snow, hail, lightning and tornadoes. CUMULONIMBUS
- 16. Its color is grayish-white and one part of the cloud is darker than the other. They usually appear in groups. Altocumulus clouds on a hot, humid day indicate that there will be a thunderstorm in the afternoon. ALTOCUMULUS
- 17. Low Clouds They are clouds whose bases are below 2,000 meters and that are almost always composed of water droplets; although in cold climates they may also contain ice and snow particles.
- 18. The word means stretched out. These clouds can be fairly gray or white and they hang very low above the ground. It’s the type of cloud you would look on a gloomy day.
- 19. They are dark gray and have an irregular base. They are associated with rain and snow. Sometimes they cover the entire sky and the cloud axes cannot be seen. NIMBOESTRATES
- 20. The word means “heap” these clouds look like cauliflower or like cotton balls when they’re together.