Clouds

This process shows how water changes from liquid to gas and back to liquid again.

• The life cycle

• The motorcycle

• The water cycle

• The bicycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

This is the process of liquid changing to gas (think hot sun on water).

• Seahawk nation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

This is the process of a gas (water vapor) changing to droplets of liquid water in a cloud for example (Think steam on a mirror).

• Condensation

• conversation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

This is a large group of tiny droplets of water or ice crystals together.

• A tornado

• A cloud

• A hurricane

• Wind

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This is when water or ice falls from the sky in the form of rain, hail, snow, or sleet.

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Animation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

These clouds are very common and are thin, white, whispy and form high in the sky.

• Cumulus

• Alto

• Stratus

• Cirrus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

These clouds are mid-level clouds they're usually White on the edges and Gray or Blue in the middle. They can cover the entire sky or be scattered like puffballs. They come several hours before a thunderstorm.

• Alto

• Cumulus

• Stratus

• Cirrus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

These clouds are flat sheets of Gray and they cover the lower sky. They often bring rain and can be puffy at times. Fog is another type of these clouds.

• Cumulus

• Alto

• Cirrus

• Stratus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

These clouds are very dramatic looking and look like big puffs of cotton that are flat on the bottom and fluffy on top. They usually predict nice weather but if they grow tall in the sky and the fluffy top flattens out they will become thunderstorm clouds.

• Stratus

• Alto

• Cumulus

• Cirrus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5