{"id":6111,"date":"2021-01-18T23:47:51","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T23:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=6111"},"modified":"2021-01-19T00:52:39","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T00:52:39","slug":"what-are-clouds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-are-clouds\/","title":{"rendered":"What are clouds?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6111\" class=\"elementor elementor-6111\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a52df95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a52df95\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b06f4e5\" 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data-id=\"8a9bf6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Clouds<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2755130 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"2755130\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-clouds-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6146 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-are-clouds\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What are clouds?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6145 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/important-cloud-terms\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Important cloud terms<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6144 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/how-do-clouds-form\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">How do clouds form?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6143 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-clouds\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Types of clouds<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6142 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/cirrus-clouds\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Cirrus clouds<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6141 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/stratus-clouds\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Stratus clouds<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6140 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/cumulus-clouds\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Cumulus clouds<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6139 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/special-clouds\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Special clouds<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6138 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/can-you-predict-the-weather\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Predicting the weather<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eadaba8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"eadaba8\" 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[]).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e307304\" data-id=\"e307304\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85f9909 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85f9909\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are clouds?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1cb2f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1cb2f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Clouds are the visible water and ice particles floating up in the sky. Tiny water particles turn icy because it is below freezing point up there. Billions of water and ice particles are present in the atmosphere, formed around dust, soot, smoke, and other solid particles. These water particles come together to form a massive body of water droplets known as clouds. From the earth\u2019s surface, we can see them in infinite shapes, sizes, textures, and colors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Look up in the sky anytime during the day, and chances are you will find some soft, fluffy patches of the white stuff up there. Sometimes on a very sunny day, you feel a sudden shade or shadow pass. That happens because something up in the sky blocked the sun\u2019s rays from hitting you directly. Clouds make those shadows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">People who study the atmosphere (including weather and clouds) are called meteorologists. They can tell if a particular cloud will bring rain. By the end of this lesson, you will be able to predict rains by studying clouds too.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><b>Cloud Names<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The names of clouds often tell us what kind of clouds they are, and the altitudes that they are in the atmosphere. Many of them are Latin names. Can you guess what cloud names mean?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><i>Why are some clouds dark and others white?<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Water droplets in the atmosphere reflect sunlight. When there is less water vapor, less light is reflected and more light passes through to illuminate the bottom of the cloud. When a cloud is heavily laden with water particles, all the light is reflected (or scattered), and no light can pass through it. From the ground, looking up, it looks very dark because there is no light passing through it. As the clouds become taller, the darker the base becomes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Clouds are a vital part of the&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/the-water-cycle\/\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">water cycle<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. 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