Stratus Let me tell you a story about a little cloud that wanted to become a hurricane Cumulus nimbostratus
Cirrus altostratus altocumulus cumulonimbus
This little cloud was born just off the west coast of Africa Condensation Warm water makes clouds Weather Fact Clouds are made up of billions of little water droplets floating in the sky The droplets are so small you can't see them Some clouds are high in the sky and some are closer to the ground They come in all shapes and sizes Clouds get their names on the basis of where they are in the sky and what they look like evaporation Water warmed by the sun goes up
off run rainwater falls into rivers and runs back into the ocean to start the cycle again precipitation the clouds move over land and cool down causing rain to fall groundwater Weather Fact Like clouds hurricanes are part of the water cycle Hurricanes need warm water to grow so they usually start in tropical places
