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Cloud Names & Shapes

What fluffy white cloud looks like cotton candy?

Starts with C

Cumulus clouds are puffy and white like cotton candy.

Cumulus means 'heap' in Latin. They usually mean fair weather.

Cloud Names & Shapes

What gray blanket cloud brings rain?

Starts with S

Stratus clouds are flat and gray like a blanket.

They often cover the whole sky and bring light rain or drizzle.

Cloud Names & Shapes

What wispy cloud looks like horse tails?

Starts with C

Cirrus clouds are thin and feathery like horse tails.

They are made of ice crystals high in the sky and mean fair weather.

Cloud Names & Shapes

What tall dark cloud brings thunderstorms?

Starts with C

Cumulonimbus clouds are tall and dark with thunder.

They bring heavy rain, lightning, and sometimes hail.

Cloud Names & Shapes

What small round cloud looks like sheep?

Starts with C

Cirrocumulus clouds look like tiny sheep in the sky.

They are high clouds that sometimes mean a change in weather.

Weather Clues

What do big puffy clouds mean for weather?

Fair or stormy?

Big puffy clouds usually mean fair weather.

If they grow tall and dark, they can turn into storms.

Weather Clues

What do dark clouds tell you about rain?

Rain is coming?

Dark clouds usually mean rain is coming soon.

The darker they are, the heavier the rain will be.

Weather Clues

What do wispy clouds mean for tomorrow's weather?

Stay or change?

Wispy clouds mean the weather will stay fair.

They are high clouds that don't bring rain.

Weather Clues

What do low gray clouds bring?

Drizzle or sun?

Low gray clouds bring light rain or drizzle.

They cover the sky like a gray sheet.

Weather Clues

What do white clouds mean for beach day?

Good or bad?

White clouds mean it's safe for beach day!

Dark clouds mean you should stay home.

Sky Colors

What color is the sky on a sunny day?

Blue or gray?

The sky is bright blue on a sunny day.

At sunset, it turns orange, pink, or purple.

Sky Colors

What color are clouds at sunset?

Pink or white?

Clouds turn pink, orange, or purple at sunset.

This makes the sky look like a painting!

Sky Colors

What color are rain clouds?

Dark or bright?

Rain clouds are dark gray or black.

They block the sunlight, making everything darker.

Sky Colors

What color is the sky before a storm?

Greenish or blue?

The sky can look greenish or yellow before a storm.

This happens when sunlight mixes with rain clouds.

Fun Facts

Can clouds be different colors?

Yes or no?

Yes! Clouds can be pink, orange, green, or even red.

This happens at sunrise or sunset when light bends.

Fun Facts

Do clouds move fast or slow?

Fast like cars?

Clouds move slowly across the sky.

The wind pushes them, but they seem to float.

Fun Facts

Where do clouds come from?

From water?

Clouds form when water in the air cools and condenses.

Like steam from a hot drink meeting cold air.

Fun Facts

Can you touch a cloud?

Yes or no?

No, you can't touch a cloud because it's made of tiny water droplets.

But you can walk through fog, which is like a cloud on the ground!

Local Connections

What cloud shape looks like Maracas Bay waves?

Curvy or straight?

Cumulus clouds look like the rolling waves at Maracas Bay.

Both are puffy and full of energy!

Local Connections

What cloud brings rain for Pitch Lake?

Gray or white?

Dark stratus clouds bring rain to Pitch Lake.

The lake needs rain to stay full and sticky!

Local Connections

What cloud shape is like a doubles roti?

Flat or round?

Flat stratus clouds look like a doubles roti on a plate.

Both are soft and cover everything underneath.

Local Connections

What cloud tells you to stay inside near San Fernando?

Dark or light?

Tall cumulonimbus clouds tell you to stay inside near San Fernando.

They bring thunder and heavy rain.

Local Connections

What cloud shape is like the Queen's Park Savannah?

Big and flat?

Stratus clouds are flat and wide like the Savannah.

Both stretch out for miles and miles.

Weather Clues

What do small white clouds mean for rain?

Rain or no rain?

Small white clouds mean no rain is coming.

Big dark clouds are the ones to watch.

Fun Facts

What do sailors call high feathery clouds?

Starts with C

Sailors call them 'mare's tails' because they look like horse tails.

These are cirrus clouds!

Sources

  1. en.wikipedia.org
  2. topostext.org
  3. data.perseus.org
  4. www.perseus.tufts.edu
  5. id.loc.gov
  6. www.theoi.com