There are a lot of strange clouds!
26/02/24
Cloud names are taken from the 4 cloud forms, Cirro, strato, cumulo and nimbo-form. Clouds are classified according to their height.
The name of the highest cloud form is prefixed with the latin word 'cirro' which means 'curl of hair'. They are often whiter than any other cloud and appear delicate and wispy with white strands resembling a tuft of hair. They are found at high altitudes above 6000 metres which is about 20,000 feet.
(A foot is a unit from another measurement system called the imperial system and measures approximately 30.5cm in our metric system. You will have heard of miles when you are travelling. There are 5280 feet in a mile! That's a lot of feet! Imperial dimensions are used in aviation. 'Aviation' is from the Latin root 'avis' which means 'bird' and deals with all sorts of travel by air)
The mid level clouds are prefixed with the latin word 'alto' from the latin root 'altus' which means 'high'. They are large sheets of thin featureless clouds spread over a large area. These are found between 2000 & 6000 metres (6500 - 20,000ft).
Low level clouds are known as stratus clouds. 'Stratus' comes from the latin prefix 'strato' meaning 'layer'. They are flat, hazy, featureless clouds which vary in colour from grey to white.
'Nimbo' is taken from the latin 'nimbus' which means 'dark cloud'. It is used with a cloud type to indicate rain. Nimbostratus are thick, dense featureless layers of cloud which are thick enough to block out the sun and produces rain or snow. This is known as a weather front. Similar to the Nimbostratus in form, the Stratocumulus cloud develops ahead of or after the nimbostratus.
Cumulo means 'to heap' or 'to pile' in latin. This is the root of the English word accumulate. They are big white and puffy detached clouds. They grow upward as hot thermals rise.
Based on these classifications we find clouds such as Cumulonimbus, nimbostratus, stratocumulus, altostratus, altocumulus, cirrocumulus and many more variations. We will look a bit deeper into this subject together soon…
The name of the highest cloud form is prefixed with the latin word 'cirro' which means 'curl of hair'. They are often whiter than any other cloud and appear delicate and wispy with white strands resembling a tuft of hair. They are found at high altitudes above 6000 metres which is about 20,000 feet.
(A foot is a unit from another measurement system called the imperial system and measures approximately 30.5cm in our metric system. You will have heard of miles when you are travelling. There are 5280 feet in a mile! That's a lot of feet! Imperial dimensions are used in aviation. 'Aviation' is from the Latin root 'avis' which means 'bird' and deals with all sorts of travel by air)
The mid level clouds are prefixed with the latin word 'alto' from the latin root 'altus' which means 'high'. They are large sheets of thin featureless clouds spread over a large area. These are found between 2000 & 6000 metres (6500 - 20,000ft).
Low level clouds are known as stratus clouds. 'Stratus' comes from the latin prefix 'strato' meaning 'layer'. They are flat, hazy, featureless clouds which vary in colour from grey to white.
'Nimbo' is taken from the latin 'nimbus' which means 'dark cloud'. It is used with a cloud type to indicate rain. Nimbostratus are thick, dense featureless layers of cloud which are thick enough to block out the sun and produces rain or snow. This is known as a weather front. Similar to the Nimbostratus in form, the Stratocumulus cloud develops ahead of or after the nimbostratus.
Cumulo means 'to heap' or 'to pile' in latin. This is the root of the English word accumulate. They are big white and puffy detached clouds. They grow upward as hot thermals rise.
Based on these classifications we find clouds such as Cumulonimbus, nimbostratus, stratocumulus, altostratus, altocumulus, cirrocumulus and many more variations. We will look a bit deeper into this subject together soon…
What are the hazard lights for?
23/02/24
Why did we not win a toy with the grab machine when I caught it perfectly?
16/02/24
That’s because the claw is programmed to grab tightly only part of the time! It’s not just that the stuffed animals are packed tightly together. The machine's owner can fine-tune the strength of the claw beforehand by programming the voltage sent to the claw so that it only has a strong grip a fraction of the time that people play. The dropping skill can be adjusted as well which means that the claw will drop a prize that it's grabbed before it delivers it to you. The machines also allow the owner to select a desired level of profit automatically adjusting the claw strength to make sure that players are only winning a limited number of times. If someone manages to get something out of the machine it is little to do with skill! If you play, only have a few tries for fun. Don’t waste your money!
When we jump up and down, what stops your heart moving about?
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The pericardium consists of 2 layers and encloses the heart and the major heart vessels at the top of the heart. Its base is attached to the diaphragm by the ‘pericardia-co-phrenic’ ligament! What a name! A small amount of pericardial fluid lubricates between the two layers and prevents friction during heart contractions. Remember, your heart can beat more than 130 times every minute when you are running and playing! When someone gets a big fright we sometimes say that their heart is in their mouth! We don’t really need to get too worried though because the pericardium is there to hold it in place.
"Daddy, what's a mortgage?"
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