Cloud Types

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Cloud Types

• By Amy Rizor

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Cumulus Clouds

• Cumulus clouds look like puffy cotton balls
  floating in the sky.
• Cumulus clouds are made up of bubbles of air that
  condense to form cloud droplets.

http//gershwin.ens.fr/vdaniel/Enseignement/Module
-ImageSat/partie2/para2.html
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Cirrus Clouds

• Cirrus clouds are thin and wispy.
• Cirrus clouds are high level clouds.
• They are composed of ice crystals.
• They are transparent and the sun shines right
  through them.

http//www.alanbauer.com/Weather.htm
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Stratus Clouds

• Stratus clouds are layered and act as a blanket
  for the sky.
• Stratus clouds form by moist, warm air passing
  cool air.
• The water vapor condenses to form the cloud.

http//www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/geog101/tex
tbook/atmospheric_moisture/clouds_3.html
Information source http//schoolscience.rice.edu
/duker/weatypeclouds.html
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What type of clouds are made of ice crystals?

• Cumulus
• Stratus
• Cirrus
• None of the above

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Sorry, Try Again

• Read through the slides one more time, then try
  the question again.

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Excellent!

• You are a cloud expert!

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Authors Information

• Amy was born in Battle Creek, Michigan.
• She hopes to become an Elementary School Teacher.
• Amy enjoys reading, spending time with friends,
  and volunteering in a 2nd grade classroom.