Clouds

Characteristics of a Cumulonimbus cloud are...

• Low-level clouds, form in layers, and usually bring rain

• Thin clouds, look like feathers, made of ice crystals

• Thunderstorm clouds, very big, Mrs. Huicochea's favorite

• Small, white and puffy, mid level

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Characteristics of a Cirrus cloud..

• Thin clouds that look like feathers, high in the sky

• High in the sky, look like cotton balls bunched together

• usually mean rain

• Flat on bottom

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Characteristics of a Stratus cloud are..

• high clouds, look like tiny cotton balls

• low, puffy, gray clouds

• low level clouds, usually bring rain, form in layers

• flat on bottom, fair weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Characteristics of a Circumlocutions cloud are...

• High clouds, look like tiny cotton balls

• low, puffy clouds

• low, form in layers

• Brings thunderstorms

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

• fluffy cloud, flat on the bottom

• dark gray, means rain

• Thunderstorm cloud, very big

• low, puffy, gray clouds, produce rain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What are the characteristics of an alto-stratus cloud?

• Thunderstorms likely, very tall

• Dark gray covering cloud, means rain

• fluffy clouds, form low in the sky

• fair weather, flat on top

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What are the characteristics of a alto-cumulus cloud?

• small, white and puffy, middle level cloud

• low, puffy, produce rain

• high, looks like cotton balls bunched together

• fluffy clouds, flat on the bottom

What are the characteristics of a cumulus cloud?

• small, white and puffy

• low, puffy, gray clouds

• fluffy clouds, flat on the bottom, fair weather

• made of ice crystals, look like featehrs

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is fog?

• clouds that form high in the sky

• clouds that form close to the ground

• clouds that form around the sun

• clouds that produce snow

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is a cloud?

• a puffy pillow birds use to sleep on

• puffs of air that shade us from the sun

• dew that rises from plants

• tiny droplets of water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4