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Pennsylvania Sea Grant Cloud Class & Meteorology APPALACHIAN TRAIL Water Cycle WATER CYCLE EVAPORA-TION CONDENSA-TION PRECIPITA-TION Why is the sky blue? What Makes Clouds? Types of Clouds Cirrus Cloud High wispy ice clouds-Good weather but can mean a change in the weather Cumulus Cloud Fluffy lower clouds-fair weather Stratus Cloud Flat layer of low clouds-light rain drizzle overcast skies Stratocumulus Cloud Dark, heavy water clouds-Rain or snow likely Altocumulus Cloud Thick blue-gray blanket of clouds-Rain or snow likely Cumulonimbus Giant towering thunderhead clouds-Heavy rain winds and lightening are on the way NAME THAT CLOUD GAME ??????????????? ????????????????? ???????????????????????? ??????????????????? ???????????????????? ????????????????????????????? •What is the process that causes water droplets to rise above the land and water? • What process causes water vapor to form clouds? • What is the name of the process that causes water droplets to fall as rain? Why is the sky blue? What are the three “tions” that make up the water cycle? What cloud formation indicates a change in the weather? What cloud formation signals a thunderstorm and high winds? Temperature in Air and Water Air Column Water Column WIND & WAVES Cause of wind Cause of waves TORNADOS & WATER SPOUTS What does weather on land and over water have in common? LAKE EFFECT WEATHER CLOUD FORMATION ACTIVITY WATER DROPLET ACTIVITY
