LESSON 63: OBSERVING

WEATHER CONDITIONS

MARIA FE O. GALOPE
TEACHER 1
TROPICAL VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
 KINDS OF CLOUDS
1. CIRRUS CLOUDS-
they are like white
and thin feathers.
they appear high up
in the sky.
2. STRATUS CLOUDS-
they are flat layers of
clouds. they appear
grayish or bluish
because they are low
and thick enough to hide
the sun. they often turn
to drizzle or light rain.
3. CUMULUS CLOUDS-
they appear in fine
and sunny weather.
they appear like
cotton
4. NIMBUS CLOUDS-
they are called rain
clouds. they appear in
big heaps of heavy
clouds. they bring heavy
rains and thunderstorms.
they make the sky dark
and look heavy.
Weather charts tell about weather
components that determine the
weather condition at any given time.
observing weather conditions will help
us decide the kind of activities we will
do for the day.
PUPIL’S ACTIVITY
EXERCISE 1
DIRECTION: Copy the letter of the correct answer. (Tg. Pg. 326, 1-5)

1. It is a fine sunny day. What clouds do you see in the

sky?
a. Cumulus
b. Nimbus
c. Cirrus
d. Stratus
2. The sun is shining brightly. The air is still. It is warm
outside. What do you think is the temperature of the
day?
a. High c. Low
b. Very low d. Normal
3. How does the wind move during a fair weather?
a. Violently c. Hard
b. Gently d. Fast
4. The best time to go swimming is when the
weather is ____.
a. clear and sunny c. cloudy
b. rainy d. stormy
5. When the sky is cloudy, the air is ____.
a. cooler c. hot
b. humid d. very hot
6. Which cloud appears thick and dark in the sky?
a. cumulus c. cirrus
b. nimbus d. fog
7. Who among these scientists study the changes
in weather?
a. botanist c. geologist
b. zoologist d. meteorologist
8. Which type of cloud is called thunder cloud?
a. cumulus c. cirrus
b. c. nimbus d. fog
9. Clouds that looks like lumps of cotton in the sky
indicate ____.
a. fair weather c. rainy weather
b. c. stormy weather d. all of the above
10. The type of clouds in the sky ____.
a. changes from time to time
b. does not change at any time
c. becomes thicker at night
d. all of the above
EXERCISE 2
DIRECTION: Identify the cloud described below.
______1. They bring heavy rains and thunderstorms.
______2. They are like white and thins feathers
______3. They appear like cotton.
______4. They often turn to drizzle or light rain.
______5. They appear grayish or bluish because they are
low and thick enough to hide the sun.
_______6. They appear in big heaps of heavy clouds.
______7. They appear high up in the sky.
______8. They are called rain clouds.
______9. They appear in fine and sunny weather.
______10. They are made up of tiny droplets in the
atmosphere.
1._________________
2._________________
3._________________
4._________________