Weather+2

. [|**http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webunits/weather/clouds.html**]
 * Use this web site to answer the following questions. **

1. What are clouds? clouds are millions of mist and ice particles 2. Explain how clouds form. When air cools below its saturation point 3. What are the 3 "families" of clouds and what do their Latin names mean?cirrus=curl of hair cumula=heap stratus=layer 4. Follow the links to learn about each type of cloud and then complete the table.


 * **Cloud Type** || **Description** || **Possible Weather** ||
 * Cirrus || Curly, six miles high. || a sighn of rain ||
 * Altocumulus || A thin sheet. || rain or snow ||
 * Nimbostratus || Solid gray spread out. || rainstorm ||
 * Cumulus || Cotton ball || rain ||
 * Cumulonimbus || Puffy dark || hail, thunder, rain ||

To help you identify clouds, download, print and construct the following "Cloud Key". []

After completing the chart, you could try a Cloud Quiz at; []