[Surfnetkids] Clouds

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Clouds
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Clouds Printable(** for Premium Members only)
https://www.surfnetkids.com/printables/files/printables-club/clouds.pdf

A cloud is a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating above the earth. In 1802, amateur meteorologist Luke Howard named three principal categories of clouds: cumulus, stratus, and cirrus. These categories became the basis of today’s cloud classification system, which also includes a fourth component: nimbus.

Ducksters: Earth Science for Kids: Clouds

“Most clouds form as warm air rises in the atmosphere and cools down. All air contains some water vapor and warm air can hold more water vapor than cold air. As warm air cools the water vapor turns into tiny droplets of water or ice. As more and more air cools down, more droplets form and they eventually become a cloud.” Visit for a one-page introduction to clouds, with links to additional weather topics, including atmosphere, climate, weather forecasting and seasons.

NASA: Kids Cloud Identification Guide

Educator Paula McKean created this printable guide to cloud classification and identification. Using both the altitude system (how high is the cloud?) and the characteristic system (what does it look like?), this handy e-book includes checklists for verifying your classification. The cumulus checklist begins, ” Is it a sunny day? Is the cloud low in the sky? Does it look like a big puffy cotton ball?”

UCAR Center for Science Education: Clouds

How do clouds form? What are the cloud types? These are just a few of the questions answered at this University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) site for teachers and students. Play a matching game, browse a cloud gallery, or peruse the resources on thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes and winter storms.

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Printables Club Members Also Get …

Surfnetkids Printables Club Members also get the following printables to use in the classroom, the computer lab, the school library, or to send home with students:

Clouds Printable
Clouds Wikipedia Printable
Static Electricity Printable
Water Cycle Printable
Weather Printable
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