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S4 – Weather Unit

S4 – Weather Unit. Clouds. We will learn about different types of clouds. Thin wispy high clouds. Cirrus. High, small, puffy and patchy. Cirrocumulus. Tall, fluffy angry looking grey clouds. Cumulonimbus. Medium height, small puffy clouds , patchy lines. Altocumulus. Thin and uniform.

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S4 – Weather Unit

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  1. S4 – Weather Unit

  2. Clouds We will learn about different types of clouds

  3. Thin wispy high clouds Cirrus

  4. High, small, puffy and patchy Cirrocumulus

  5. Tall, fluffy angry looking grey clouds Cumulonimbus

  6. Medium height, small puffy clouds, patchy lines Altocumulus

  7. Thin and uniform Altostratus

  8. Low, puffy and piled up Cumulus

  9. Uniform, thin to thick layered clouds, ill-defined Stratus

  10. Broad and flat on the bottom, puffy on top Stratocumulus

  11. Clouds Cirro- given to high altitude clouds- means wispy - like hair. Alto- given to mid-altitude clouds- means high. Nimbo(prefix) or nimbus (suffix)- is used for clouds that bring rain. Cumulo- means heap and refer to piles of clouds. Stratus- means layer and refers to flat wide layered clouds. Learn

  12. 1

  13. 2 What does the term nimbus refer to when used to describe clouds?

  14. 3

  15. 4 What does the term cirro mean?

  16. 5

  17. 6 The term cirro is usually given to clouds of high or low altitude?

  18. 7

  19. 8 Which term means heap when referring to clouds?

  20. 9

  21. 10 Layers of clouds are given the name…

  22. Answers

  23. 1 Cirrus

  24. 2 What does the term nimbus refer to when used to describe clouds? Rain

  25. 3 Cumulonimbus

  26. 4 What does the term cirro mean? Wispy or delicate

  27. 5 Cirrus

  28. 6 The term cirro is usually given to clouds of high or low altitude? High

  29. 7 Cumulus

  30. 8 Which term means heap when referring to clouds? Cumulus

  31. 10 Stratus

  32. 10 Layers of clouds are given the name… Strato- or stratus

  33. POST IT Draw a weather circle with the following information: Cloud cover: 3 Oktas Wind direction: South East Wind speed: 15 knots Present weather: drizzle Temperature: 10 °C

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