Types of Clouds

What are clouds made of? 

• tiny droplets of water and ice crystals 
• dirt
• water vapor 
• cotton 

Match the following. There are 3 choices for each column

Groups:

(a) Stratus

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(b) Cumulus

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(c) Cirrus

• thin, wispy, feathery

• freezes the water droplets into ice

• gray, covers the whole sky like a blanket

• can turn into cumulonimbus clouds

• fog

• fair weather and sunny day

• light rain or drizzle

• big, white puffy clouds

• warm, sunny day; good weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which cloud is being shown?

• cirrus
• cumulus
• stratus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which cloud is being shown?

• cirrus
• cumulus
• stratus

Which cloud is being shown?

• cirrus
• cumulus
• stratus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What type of cloud is fog an example of?

• Nimbus
• Stratus
• Cirrus
• Cumulus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which 3 facts describe nimbostratus clouds?

• Big, white puffy clouds

• Thick, dark gray clouds

• Rain or snow is coming

• Fair weather

• Flat and spread out

Which 3 facts describe cumulonimbus clouds?

• gray, flat clouds that cover the whole sky

• Very large, tall clouds; very dark near bottom, flat on top

• can bring heavy rain, snow, hail, lightning, and even tornadoes

• light rain or drizzle

• Thunderstorm clouds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of cloud is this?

This cloud causes rain or snow showers.

• Nimbostratus

• Fog

• Cirrcocumulus

• Cirrostratus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What cloud am I?

This type of cloud will bring thunderstorms.

• status

• cumulus

• cirrus

• nimbostratus

• cumulonimbus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5