What are the different types of clouds that we see in the sky? In this video for kids, you'll learn about 10 different types of clouds and what they mean. But first, what is a cloud? Clouds occur in the atmosphere. The atmosphere includes all of the gases that surround the planet, including the oxygen that we breathe! The atmosphere is also full of water. The water in the atmosphere is made of tiny drops that are too small for the human eye to see.

Clouds start forming when the liquid water droplets in our atmosphere transform into gaseous water vapor. When the water vapor rises it comes in contact with cooler, thinner air. As the warm air and water vapor cool, clouds are formed. All of that is a long way of saying that a cloud is a group of water vapor droplets or ice crystals hovering in the atmosphere.

The 10 types of clouds you'll learn about are cirrus, cirrocumulus, cirrostratus, altostratus, altocumulus, nimbostratus, stratus, stratocumulus, cumulus, and cumulonimbus clouds. They all mean something different. For instance, cumulonimbus clouds are those giant, dark clouds that bring lots of rain and can even cause thunderstorms and tornadoes. On the other hand, cirrus clouds are thin and wispy clouds that appear during good weather.

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What you will learn in Types of Clouds for Kids:
0:00 Introduction
0:23 What is a cloud?
1:25 Cirrus, cirrocumulus, cirrostratus, altostratus, and altocumulus clouds
2:19 Nimbostratus, stratus, stratocumulus, cumulus, and cumulonimbus clouds
3:40 Review of the facts

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