Earth Science Digital Image Library - Cirrocumulus Clouds

Grade Levels

3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade

Course, Subject

Science and Technology and Engineering Education, Science

Related Academic Standards

Identify basic cloud types (i.e., cirrus, cumulus, stratus, and cumulonimbus) and make connections to basic elements of weather (e.g., changes in temperature, precipitation).

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Topic

Weather

Description

Cirrocumulus clouds form above 18,000 feet (6,000 m) and appear as small, rounded white puffs that are isolated or in long rows. When the white puffs are in rows, they give the cloud a rippling appearance. Cirrocumulus clouds rarely cover the entire sky. The small ripples in a cirrocumulus cloud resemble the scales of a fish, which earned the nickname "mackerel sky."

Location

Gardiner, Ulster County, New York

Credits

With support from the Center for Applied Technologies in Education, The Earth Science Digital Image Library is an initiative authored by Russell Agostaro, Newburgh Enlarged City School District, Newburgh, New York.

Description

The Earth Science Digital Image Library is an archive of quality digital images for teacher and/or student reference in their studies of Earth Science. For additional information about the image, please click on a link below:

Earth Science Digital Image Library - Cirrocumulus Clouds