Vocabulary
Vocabulary 2
Comprehension
Clouds
Synonyms
100

air surrounding earth

What is atmosphere?

100

a group of people with the same interest

What is a club?

100

As a boy, what did Luke like to do as a hobby?

Keep a journal about clouds
100

Look on page 331. Which cloud name means "curl of hair" in Latin?

Cirrus

100
house
home
200

used in chemistry

What is a chemical?

200

someone who is learning to do a job

What is an apprentice?

200

What did Luke do for a job?

Chemist who made medicine

200

Cumulus means what in Latin?

"heap" 

200

fast

quick

300

hard plates on fish and reptiles OR an instrument for weighing

What is a scale?

300

an activity a person does for fun

What is a hobby?

300

What did Luke want to do?

Find a way to classify and name clouds

300

What does stratus mean in latin?

layer

300

glad

happy

400

to make by hand or machine

What is manufacturing?

400

a goal you work towards and reach

What is an accomplishment?

400
What language did Luke use to describe clouds?

Latin

400

Look at the image on page 334. Which cloud is the tall storm cloud that appears in all elevations of our atmosphere?

cumulonimbus

400

small

little

500

a short written paper or answer

What is an essay?

500

*Double Points*

Which version of scale does our book use?

P.326 "fish scales"

-hard plates on a fish or reptile

500

Do we still use his cloud naming system today?

Yes

500

**Double Points**

On page 334. What is the highest cloud? What is the lowest?


Highest: Cirrocumulus

Lowest: Stratus

500

group

club

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