Chapter 12 Section 5 Notes How do clouds form? Name: _________________________________
Date: _____________ Objective: ❖ _______________ how _______________ form. ❖ Identify _______________ of clouds. Cloud Formation ❖ _______________ form from condensation in the _______________. ➢ _______________ droplets and _______________ form around _______________ and other particles in the _______________. ➢ Many billions of _______________ water droplets and _______________ crystals form _______________. ➢ A cloud’s _______________ is determined by _______________ it is formed. 1. NAME: What process forms clouds? ____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________ Kinds of Clouds ❖ Cirrus clouds ➢ made up of _______________ crystals ➢ sometimes _______________ at heights above 10,000 m ❖ Cumulus clouds ➢ form from rising _______________ or _______________ air that build to great heights ➢ the _______________ is usually _______________ ❖ Stratus clouds ➢ form _______________ upon _______________ ➢ usually at _______________ altitudes 2. LIST: What are the three basic kinds of clouds? ____________________________________________________________
Fog ❖ Fog: a _______________ that forms near the _______________ ➢ Forms from _______________ ➢ The _______________ cools _______________ at night ■ It cools the _______________ of air that lies _______________it ■ The air may be _______________ to the _______________ point ■ If it is, the _______________ vapor condenses and forms _______________ 3. DESCRIBE: What is fog? ____________________________________________________________ Cumulonimbus ❖ Cumulonimbus clouds = often associated with _______________ ❖ As the clouds _______________, their tops become _______________ against the tropopause ➢ This _______________, flat top resembles a blacksmith’s _______________. ➢ An anvil is a _______________ indication that a _______________ is coming. 4. COMPARE: How is a cumulonimbus cloud like a cumulus cloud? ____________________________________________________________
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