Earth Science

1
Earth Science

• Clouds

Prepared by Miriam Gonzalez
2
How do clouds form?
dust
dust
warm air dust cloud
dust
dust
droplets
warm air
water vapor
dust
3
What do some clouds look like?
High clouds that look feathery, as if theyd
been swept, are called cirrus clouds.

• Lower clouds that look like pieces of floating
  cotton,
• are called cumulus clouds.

4
How do clouds move?
These are wind blown cirrus clouds.
5
Why do clouds turn gray?
Some clouds are thin and other clouds are thick.
6
Why are clouds red in the evening?
sunset
7
Why does it rain?
rain clouds
8
Why does fog form?
fog
9
Why do clouds disappear?




10
First Grade Clouds Chart
cirrus clouds
sunset
rain clouds / nimbostratus
cumulus clouds
thin/thick clouds
fog
?
11
NJCCCS

• Standard 5.8 Earth Science
• Strand B-Atmosphere and Weather
• Cumulative Progress Indicator
• 3. Describe current weather conditions
• and recognize how those conditions
• affect our daily lives.