Clouds

How are clouds classified?

• Height and Shape

• Composition

• How they are formed

• The weather they bring

These clouds are high level clouds and usually bring pleasant weather. 

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  Cumulonimbus

  
  

• Stratus

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

These two clouds are low- level clouds.

• Altostratus and Cirrus

• Stratus and Cirrus

• Cumulus and Cumulonimbus

• Cumulus and Stratus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Cumulus clouds can grow upward, develop into other clouds, and create thunderstorms. 

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Stratus clouds can bring what type of weather?

• thunderstorms

• pleasant weather

• light mist or drizzle

• rain or snow

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Cumulus and stratus clouds are made up of ice crystals.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How are clouds formed?

• water vapor changes into liquid or ice crystals onto tiny particles of dust.

• liquid water changing water vapor onto tiny particles of dust.

• liquid water falling to the Earth's surface

• solid water changes into water vapor onto tiny particles of dust.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

These clouds can indicate that a rain or snowstorm will be approaching soon. 

• Nimbostratus

• Cirrus

• Stratocumulus

• Cirrostratus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A cloud's composition (what it is made up of) depends on its ___________

• altitude

• shape

• name

• movement

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

This type of cloud indicates what type of weather?

• long, steady rain

• nice, pleasant

• thunderstorms

• drizzle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5