Clouds - A cloud is a large collection of very tiny droplets of water or ice crystals.
The droplets are so small and light that they can float in the air.

Question ~ What are the specific cloud types?

There are three main types of clouds.

Type of Cloud

Description

Picture

Cirrus cloud

Thin and wispy.
They are so high in the sky that they
contain ice crystals.
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Curly, wispy, feathery white clouds

Cumulus cloud

White and puffy.
Can produce rain.
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They often look like floating pieces of cotton.

Stratus cloud

They are in low sheets or layers that can
also produce a light, steady rain called drizzle.
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Layered gray clouds that block the sun,
sometimes covering the whole sky

To learn more about clouds, visit these websites:

Track Clouds in the Sky

Cloud WebQuest

What are Clouds?

Weather Wiz Kids

 

Observing Clouds

Cloud Game

Cloud Cover

Make a Cloud Book