Science 3

1. Types
of
Clouds

2. Cumulus Clouds

3. Cumulus Clouds
Cumulus clouds are white, puffy clouds which form
in warm air on sunny days. They often mean fair
weather.
Cumulus clouds can quickly change into
cumulonimbus clouds!

4. Cumulonimbus Clouds
Cumulonimbus clouds
or thunderheads are
huge, puffy, dark clouds which are a type of
cumulus ​cloud.

5. Stratus Clouds

6. Stratus Clouds
Stratus clouds are low, flat gray clouds which are
layered.
When stratus clouds lie close to the ground, they are
called fog.

7. Cirrus Clouds

8. Cirrus Clouds
Cirrus clouds are high, thin, white
clouds that are made of tiny ice
pieces.

9. A Cloud's Location

10. Latin Roots
Cloud names come from latin words.
See the chart below:
Latin Root Meaning
cirrus curl, filament, tuft
cumulus heap, mass
stratus stretched out, extended
nimbus heavy rain; rain cloud
altus high

11. Using what you have learned, what kind ​of cloud is this?

12. Using what you have learned, what kind of cloud is this?
Cirrus

13. Using what you have learned, what kind of cloud is this?

14. Using what you have learned, what kind ​of cloud is this?
Cumulus

15. Using what you have learned, what kind of cloud is this?

16. Using what you have learned, what kind of cloud is this?
Stratus

17. Using what you have learned, what kind of cloud is this?

18. Using what you have learned, what kind ​of cloud is this?
Cumulonimbus