Types of Clouds - Individual Posters

Use these posters to assist your students in identifying the different names and features of云层.

Information on the posters includes:

Cumulus Clouds

• 积云是浮肿，看起来像棉羊毛球。它们在底部是平的。
• 它们是低水平的云，通常在公平的天气中出现，尽管他们可能会导致风暴。
• 当迅速暖空气上升大气泡时，模糊云形成。字距单词意味着“驼峰”。

Stratus Clouds

• Stratus云是灰色的颜色，看起来像天空中的毯子。
• 它们是低级别的云层，基本上是地上的雾。
• Stratus clouds form when a mass of warm air is pushed up over a mass of cooler air or a mountain. On clear days, when the earth cools quickly, a stratus cloud or fog forms closer to the ground. The word stratus means ‘layer’.

卷云云

• 卷云云是薄薄的，看起来像拉伸棉。你可以看到他们。
• They are high-level clouds that are made of ice crystals.
• Cirrus clouds usually mean nice weather, however, they can occur just before a change of weather.
• When the ends of cirrus clouds are curled, this is a sign that the wind is going to change directions. The word cirrus means ‘curl of hair’.

尼布斯云

• Nimbus clouds are darker than other clouds and often mean a thunderstorm is brewing.
• The word ‘nimbus’ means a cloud that already has rain or snow falling. Nimbus is often added to other cloud names.
• Nimbostratus is also used, which means a stratus cloud with rain.