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Clouds

Published on Jan 01, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

LOOK A CLOUD

I WONDER WHAT KIND OF CLOUD IT IS?
Photo by Werner Kunz

CUMULUS

  • Puffy and sometimes looks like floating pieces of cotton .
  • The base is usually flat.
  • And below 6,000 feet usually makes little or no precipitation .

STRATUS

  • Grayish that often cover most of the sky and below 6,000 feet.
  • Usually no precipitation falls from these clouds.
  • However , there is sometimes drizzle .

CIRRUS

  • Thin and wispy blown by high wind into long steamers and are made out of ice.
  • Moves across sky west to east and are above 18,000 feet.
  • Usually means fair and pleasant weather .

FOG

  • Forms near the ground when condensation occurs near the ground.
  • Forms when the air is to its dew point, it is the water vapor condenses and forms FOG!
  • Usually forms on clear nights in thick blankets which cover valleys and low areas .

THE END!!!

MADE BY ADDY PENNER