Learning Standard: 2.ESS.2
Water is present in the atmosphere. It is called a water vapor. Water vapor is present in the atmosphere in the form of clouds, steam, fog, rain, ice, snow, sleet, or hail. When water in the air cools down, it forms small droplets of water that can be seen as clouds. Water changes from liquid to vapor that goes in the air and vapor to liquid that forms raindrops. Water vapor or water droplets can change into solid form such as snow, sleet, or hail.
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Types of clouds formed when water is present in the atmosphere:
Cloud types are given with different names based on their shape and their height in the sky. Some clouds are puffy like cotton while some are gray and uniform. Some clouds are near the ground, while some clouds are all the way up. The diagram below shows the different types of clouds and their location in the sky.
Types of Clouds in Low Location:
Stratus Cloud
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Cumulus Cloud
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They are low and have a uniform gray in color and can cover most or all of the sky. Stratus clouds can look like a fog that doesn't reach the ground. Light mist or drizzle is sometimes falling when stratus clouds are in the sky.
Stratocumulus CloudThey are low, lumpy, and gray. Sometimes they line up in rows and other times they spread out. Only light rain (drizzle) falls from stratocumulus clouds.
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They are puffy white or light gray clouds that look like floating cotton balls. Cumulus clouds have sharp outlines and a flat base at a height of 1000 m. Cumulus clouds can be associated with fair or stormy weather.
NimbostratusThey are dark gray, have ragged bases and sit low in the sky. Nimbostratus clouds are associated with continuous rain or snow.
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Source: scied.ucar.edu/
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Questions to be asked during class discussion:
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