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Different Types of Clouds

Different Types of Clouds. Ms. Felicia Fratto Fifth Grade Science. Objectives. Students 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. South Carolina Standards:

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Different Types of Clouds

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  1. Different Types of Clouds Ms. Felicia Fratto Fifth Grade Science

  2. Objectives • Students 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. South Carolina Standards: Science: 4-4.2 English and Language Arts: 3-3.2, 4-3.1, 4-3.4, 5-3.2

  3. What is a Weather Front? • Clouds can form when warm air meets cold air. • A cold front is when cold air pushes up under the warm air. • Warm air may slide over cold air resulting in a warm front.

  4. Latin Words and Meanings • Nimbus Stratus Spread out Rainstorm Cumulus Heap Cirro Wispy

  5. Stratus Cloud • Low clouds • Often cover the whole sky • Higher than fog • Sometimes a drizzle may fall

  6. Nimbostratus Cloud • Low like a Stratus Cloud • Dark gray and “wet” looking • Light precipitation often occurs

  7. Cumulus Cloud • Vertical Development  Grow Upwards • Puffy • Have a small flat base that can be close to the ground.

  8. Cumulonimbus Cloud • Cumulus Clouds that continue to grow vertically. • Contain a lot of energy inside • Can produce: • Lightning • Thunder • Tornados

  9. Cirrus Cloud • High clouds • Thin • Wispy • Long Streams Cirrus Cirrocumulus Cirrostratus

  10. Cloud Matching Games! • http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/cloudmatch.html http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/concentration/concen2.html

  11. Review Cirrus • _________ 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 _______. Stratus Cumulus Cumulonimbus Nimbostratus Red Blue

  12. Now You’re a Cloud Expert!

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