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Introduction:

You are a scientist in search of information about weather.  Your job is learn as much as you can from each of the Internet sites found above a group of questions.  When you have filled out your data sheet, you are to think of a way to share your information.  Discuss this with your teacher.

Weather Questions:

http://covis.atmos.uiuc.edu/guide/clouds

Of what are clouds usually composed?

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Scroll down the page.  Click on the different kinds of clouds.  Fill in the chart below with the information you find.
 
 

Kind of Cloud	Description
High Level Clouds	.
Cirrus Clouds	. .
Cirrostratus Clouds	. .
Mid Level Clouds	. .
Altocumulus Clouds	. .
Low Level Clouds	. .
Nimbostratus Clouds	. .
Stratocumulus	. .

Click on Convective Clouds.  Give the name of a convective cloud and how it is formed.

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Click on How Clouds Form.  Describe how clouds form.

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Click on Other Types of Clouds.  Select two other types and describe them.

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Go back to the main page.  Click on Hurricanes and Tornadoes.  Describe a hurricane and explain how it operates.

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Describe a tornado (include the kind of clouds that form tornadoes).

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http://tqjunior.advanced.org/5818/index.html

Click on Thunderstorms.  What conditions are necessary for thunderstorms to form?

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Click the Back button.  Click on Weather Maps.
Explain what conditions are usually found on weather maps.

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 http://tqjunior.advanced.org/5818/index.html

Below are lines for you to write any information you find interesting about weather.  You should have at least two items.

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