Clouds

Complete the Chart Complete the chart naming the different types of clouds. Clouds Cumulus Stratus Low Altitude Stratocumulus Nimbostratus Middle Altitude Altocumulus Altostratus High Altitude Cirrocumulus Cirrostratus Vertical Development Cumulonimbus None Label the Picture Fill in the blanks using the words below.Altocumulus, Cirrocumulus, Cirrus, Cumulus, Stratocumulus, Cumulonimbus, Stratus, Altostratus Cumulonimbus Cirrus Cirrocumulus Altostratus Altocumulus Cumulus Stratus Stratocumulus Matching Match the cloud type with the correct definition. Nimbostratus Low altitude stratus cloud Stratocumulus Low altitude cumulus cloud Altocumulus Medium altitude cumulus cloud Altostratus Medium altitude stratus cloud Cirrus High altitude stratus cloud Cirrocumulus High altitude cumulus cloud Cumulus Cloud that resembles a cotton ball Stratus Wispy cloud Cumulonimbus Vertical development storm cloud Fill in the Blank The actual amount of water vapor on the air at a given time and place is called the specific humidity. The air is considered saturatedwhen the air cannot contain any more water vapor. Relative humiditycompares the actual amount of water vapor in the air with the maximum amount of water vapor that can be present in the air at a given temperatureand pressure. The temperature at which saturation occurs and condensation begins is called the dew point. When air cools to its dew point through contact with a coldersurface, water vapor condenses directly onto that surface. Fogforms when a cold surface cools the warmer moist air above it. As water vapor condensesin the air, tiny droplets fill the air and form fog.