Unit: Water and the Atmosphere Lesson 2: Clouds Essential Questions: 1.) How do clouds form? 2.) What are the three main types of clouds?

Main Types of Clouds What is the name of the cloud? What does the cloud look like? What type of weather does the cloud bring? Where is the cloud found?

Cirrus Clouds Wispy, feathery Fair weather High Clouds Main Types of Clouds What is the name of the cloud? What does the cloud look like? What type of weather does the cloud bring? Where is the cloud found? Cirrus Clouds Wispy, feathery Fair weather High Clouds

Cumulus Clouds Look like cotton Fair weather Middle Clouds Main Types of Clouds What is the name of the cloud? What does the cloud look like? What type of weather does the cloud bring? Where is the cloud found? Cumulus Clouds Look like cotton Fair weather Middle Clouds

Main Types of Clouds Cumulonimbus Clouds Towering clouds Thunderstorms What is the name of the cloud? What does the cloud look like? What type of weather does the cloud bring? Where is the cloud found? Cumulonimbus Clouds Towering clouds Thunderstorms

Stratus Form in flat layers Cloudy days Low Clouds Main Types of Clouds What is the name of the cloud? What does the cloud look like? What type of weather does the cloud bring? Where is the cloud found? Stratus Form in flat layers Cloudy days Low Clouds