6th Grade Science - Chapter 9 Lesson 2 Clouds

What 2 conditions are required for cloud formations?

What is the dew point?

Scientists classify clouds into 3 main types based on what?

What determines whether condensed air turns into liquid droplets or ice crystals?

Which type of cloud indicates a storm is on the way and is a high level cloud?

The sky is mostly blue with some high, feathery clouds. Which type of weather is most likely to occur?

In the water cycle, clouds are formed by the process of what?

What holds more water vapor?

What cloud looks like rows of cotton balls?

What type of cloud is a mid-level cloud that indicates precipitation?

Ice deposited by the atmosphere on a surface that is below freezing is called?

Clouds form when water vapor in the air condenses to form __________.

What is the name of the towering cloud with a flat top that brings thunderstorms?

What type of cloud is high level, thin (see-through) and spread out?

What type of weather does a cumulus cloud bring?

What does stratus mean?

Is a cirrus cloud a low, medium, or high cloud?

What cloud is a fluffy white pile of cotton?

What flat layer cloud is a darker grey and brings rain?

What cloud is wispy/feathery and made of ice crystals?

What does the word Alto mean?

What does the word nimbus mean?

What is the usually low, flat cloud that is a dull grey color?

What is the name of the middle level cloud that brings fair weather and sunny days?

Cloud formation requires cool temperatures and the presence of particles.
The dew point is the temperature at which condensation begins, leading to cloud formation.
Condensation is the process that forms clouds in the water cycle.

Clouds are classified into three main types based on shape and altitude.
Temperature determines whether moisture in the air forms liquid droplets or ice crystals.
Cirrocumulus clouds are high-level clouds signaling the approach of a storm.
Ice and water are the components that create clouds when water vapor condenses.
Cumulonimbus clouds are towering and flat-topped, associated with thunderstorms.

Fair weather is indicated by a mostly blue sky with high, feathery clouds.
Altostratus clouds are mid-level and signify potential precipitation.
Cumulus clouds are fluffy, resembling cotton, and are typically linked to fair weather.
Nimbostratus clouds are darker grey, flat layers that bring rain.

Cirrostratus clouds are thin, high-level, and spread out, often causing a halo effect around the sun or moon.
Stratus clouds are low, flat, and dull grey, usually covering the entire sky.
Cirrus clouds are wispy and feathery, composed of ice crystals.
Altocumulus clouds are middle-level clouds that indicate fair weather and sunny days.

"Nimbus" refers to rain, indicating cloud types that produce precipitation.
"Alto" means high, indicating mid-level clouds above the typical low-level clouds.
"Stratus" describes clouds that spread out across the sky, typically low in elevation.