1. Types of
Clouds

2. Cumulus Clouds

3. Cumulus Clouds
Cumulus clouds are white, puffy clouds which form in 
​warm air on sunny days. They often mean fair weather.
Cumulus clouds can quickly change into cumulonimbus 
​clouds!

4. Cumulonimbus Clouds Cumulonimbus clouds or thunderheads are
huge, puffy, dark clouds which are a type of cumulus 
​cloud.

5. Stratus Clouds

6. Stratus Clouds
Stratus clouds are low, flat gray clouds which are layered.
When stratus clouds lie close to the ground, they are called fog.

7. Cirrus Clouds

8. Cirrus Clouds
Cirrus clouds are high, thin, white clouds that are made of tiny 
​ice pieces.

9. A Cloud's Location

10. Cloud names come from latin words.
Latin Roots
Cloud names come from latin words.
See the chart below:
Latin Root
Meaning
cirrus
curl, filament, tuft
cumulus
heap, mass
stratus
stretched out, extended
nimbus
heavy rain; rain cloud
altus
high

11. Using what you have learned, what kind 
​of cloud is this?

12. Using what you have learned, what kind 
​of cloud is this?
Cirrus

13. Using what you have learned, what kind 
​of cloud is this?

14. Using what you have learned, what kind 
​of cloud is this?
Cumulus

15. Using what you have learned, what kind 
​of cloud is this?

16. Using what you have learned, what kind 
​of cloud is this?
Stratus

17. Using what you have learned, what kind 
​of cloud is this?

18. Using what you have learned, what kind 
​of cloud is this?
Cumulonimbus

19. Click the link on the picture below to learn 
​more and play a game about forecasting the 
​weather based on cloud types.