1. Clouds and their characteristics

2. How Clouds form
Clouds form when warm air moves upward, as the air moves up it gets colder,

3. Cumulus Clouds White and puffy, resemble cotton balls
Lifetime is mins.
Air bubbles called “Thermals” are inside these clouds giving them their appearance
Can cause short, heavy rainfall
Partly responsible for creating cold fronts
Warm air rises, then cools and condenses to form a cumulus cloud

4. Cirrus Clouds Thin and wispy Generally occur in fair weather
Considered “high clouds”
Usually move from west in east

5. Stratus Clouds Usually associated with overcast weather
Fog or mist are usually results of low stratus clouds
Known for drizzle
When heavy rain falls from them their title is changed to “nimbostratus”

6. Nimbus Clouds A cloud in which rain or snow is falling from it
Dark, dense, and low
Sky is usually dark
Form when air is cooled

7. Time for a game!
I will read descriptions of the types of clouds we have discussed, after each description hold up the picture of the cloud you believe fits the description
We will play within our groups
First, as a warm up, I will show each name and hold up the corresponding picture

8. Cumulus

9. Nimbus

10. Stratus

11. Cirrus

12. The result of these clouds are usually fog and mist
Description 1:
The result of these clouds are usually fog and mist

13. Answer:
Stratus Clouds

14. Description 2:
Dark, dense and low

15. Answer:
Nimbus Clouds

16. Description 3:
Thin and wispy
Associated with fair weather

17. Answer:
Cirrus Clouds

18. Description 4
White and puffy
Lifetime of minutes

19. Answer
Cumulus clouds