clouds and precipitation
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Cloud powerpoint for weather unit.TRANSCRIPT
CloudsClouds
• What are What are clouds?clouds? • How are they How are they
formed?formed?
•What do they What do they indicate about the indicate about the weather?weather?
What Causes Clouds?What Causes Clouds? Building on What We Know Building on What We Know
•Sun heats Sun heats surfaces.surfaces.
•Surfaces heat Surfaces heat the airthe air..
•Warm air Warm air rises.rises.
What Causes What Causes Clouds?Clouds?Step 1: Step 1:
EvaporationEvaporation•Liquid water Liquid water eevaporvaporates into ates into
water water vapor.vapor.
•Liquid changes Liquid changes to to gas.gas.
What Causes Clouds?What Causes Clouds?EvaporationEvaporation
• Water vaporWater vapor rises with rises with warm airwarm air
•Liquid waterLiquid water eevaporvaporates, ates, becoming vapor, or gasbecoming vapor, or gas
•Water vapor Water vapor fits in between fits in between air moleculesair molecules
•Notice warm air holds Notice warm air holds more more water vapor water vapor than than cold air.cold air.
What Causes Clouds?What Causes Clouds?Step 2: CondensationStep 2: Condensation
• Water vaporWater vapor cools along cools along with the air as it gets farther with the air as it gets farther from Earth’s surfaces.from Earth’s surfaces.
•DDroplets attach to dust particles.
•Clouds Clouds formform.
•Vapor condenses Vapor condenses into tiny drops of into tiny drops of liquid water.liquid water.
What Causes Clouds to What Causes Clouds to Form?Form?
A Summary:A Summary:• Sun’s energy heats water.Sun’s energy heats water.
• Water evaporates into water vapor.Water evaporates into water vapor.
• Vapor rises with warm air.Vapor rises with warm air.
• Vapor cools.Vapor cools.
• Vapor condenses into water droplets .Vapor condenses into water droplets .
• Clouds form.Clouds form.
What Are What Are the Three Main Types the Three Main Types
of Clouds?of Clouds?
Cumulus Clouds
Puffy
Flat bottoms
Formed from water droplets
Indicate fair weather
Cumulus Clouds
Cirrus Clouds
High in the sky Formed from ice
crystals Shaped like thin
threads or feathers Indicate warm air
and moisture coming
Mares’ tails
Stratus Clouds
Low in the sky
Formed from water droplets
Cover the sky like a blanket
Indicate rain or snow
Stratus Clouds
Other Types of Clouds Mixed together Cirro+cumulus High up Hard to see Small, fleecy like
sheep Mouton or
mackerel sky
Cirrocumulus
Cirrostratus High up
Cover sky in thin, milky-white sheets
Form halo
Bed-sheet clouds
Cumulonimbus
Name the Three Main Types of Clouds
Cumulus
Stratus
Cirrus
Thanks to…. www.googleimages.com Annie Lenox “Why” Mrs. McColgan’s photos