Water Cycle / Cloud Types

These are the highest clouds in the sky. They look white, thin and wispy. They usually mean good weather.

• Cumulus

• Cirrus

• Stratus

Clouds are made up of tiny drops of ____________ or ice. The moisture in the cloud affects the weather.

• dust

• water

• oxygen

• cotton

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

These clouds are low in the sky and look soft and fluffy. They mean fair weather.

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

• Stratus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Low clouds (like fog), that are thick, cover the sky, and block the sun.

• Stratus

• Cumulus

• Cirrus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of cloud is shown?

• Cumulus

• Cirrus

• Stratus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of cloud is shown?

• Cumulus

• Cirrus

• Stratus

What type of cloud is shown?

• Cumulus

• Cirrus

• Stratus

What are cirrus clouds made of?

• Water vapor

• Water droplets

• Ozone

• Ice crystals

During which part of the water cycle do clouds form?

• condensation

• transpiration

• precipitation

• evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How do clouds form?

• Liquid water is heated and evaporates and becomes water vapor in the atmosphere.

• Water vapor in the atmosphere cools and condenses to become tiny liquid water droplets in the atmosphere.

• Tiny liquid water droplets float upwards and gather together in the atmosphere to form a cloud.

• Magic!

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4