Cloud types 1

CLOUD TYPESBy Hannah, Cassidy, Kelly, and Tommy

CIRRUS CLOUDSCirrus clouds are the type of cloud that is very wispy and large. Cirrus clouds usually do notassociate with rain. They are as high as 20,000 feet in the air. This kind of cloud is usuallywhite. Cirrus Cloud From Weather Wiz Kids Small Cirrus From Wiz kids Wispy Cloud From Cloud Types

CUMULUS CLOUDS Did you know that the Cumulus cloud is the puffy clouds you see? The Cumulus cloudsmay be 1,000 meters (about 3,000 ft) high. Cumulus Clouds from Wikipedia

THE CUMULUS CLOUDSOMETIMES LOOK LIKE THIS: The Cumulus cloud mostly looks like a big ball of a puffy clouds all in one. You would usually see a Cumulus cloud is on a sunny day. Cumulus clouds the top right is from Wikipedia bottom one from USA today top left from USA today

CUMULONIMBUSCumulonimbus are thunderstorm clouds. Made by cumulus clouds. They produce lightning,tornados and thunder. These clouds mean bad weather. Cumulonimbus clouds are about 300meters off the ground to their dark bases. A large amounts of energy is made by thecondensation of water vapor inside the cumulonimbus cloud. Cumulonimbus Pic Cumulonimbus cloud from From Cloud Types Wikipedia

CUMULONIMBUSHigh winds can ﬂatten the top of a cumulonimbus cloud. When that happens it looks likea anvil like shape. The anvil shaped cloud usually points in the way it is moving.Cumulonimbus clouds are bigger and more vertical looking than cumulus. Cumulonimbus from Cloud Cumulonimbus cloud pic Types Classiﬁcation from Weather Wiz Kids anvil

STRATUS CLOUDSStratus clouds are clouds that usually cover the whole sky. They resemble fog, and are oneof the “lower” clouds. They can be up to 6,000 feet in the air. They sometimes produce aslight drizzle or sprinkle. This type of cloud is mostly grey. Stratus Cloud From Weather Wiz Kids Fog Another Stratus From Cloud Types From Cloud Types

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