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Stratus clouds form thick sheets that cover the sky. Stratocumulus clouds are layered clouds. Cirrus clouds are high, thin, and white and can occur in patches.
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The document discusses different types of clouds and weather phenomena. It defines various clouds like stratus, cirrus, cumulus, and nimbostratus clouds. It also explains terms like alto, fog, hail, sleet, nucleus, overcast, clear, scattered clouds, and partly cloudy. It provides brief descriptions of the characteristics and formations of these clouds and weather conditions.
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Clouds can be classified based on their height and appearance. The main cloud types are cirrus (high, wispy), stratus (low, sheet-like), cumulus (low, puffy), and nimbus (rain-bearing). Cirrocumulus and altocumulus appear at middle altitudes in globular masses or rolls. Altostratus and stratocumulus form gray layers or patches. Cumulonimbus clouds produce thunderstorms with ice crystal tops and mushroom shapes. Clouds are differentiated based on their altitude, color, shape, and whether they produce precipitation.
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There are three main types of clouds: stratus clouds which form a blanket, cumulus clouds which are billowy and puffy, and cirrus clouds which are wispy and feather-like. Clouds can be named by their altitude using prefixes like cirro- for high altitudes and alto- for middle altitudes, or suffixes like -nimbus which indicate storms. The four main types of precipitation are rain, sleet, snow, and hail, which form depending on temperatures and whether water vapor condenses or freezes before reaching the ground. Rainfall amounts are measured using rain gauges, which is important information for farmers.
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Cirrus clouds are very wispy and high up around 20,000 feet. They are usually white and not associated with rain. Cumulus clouds are the puffy clouds seen around 3,000 feet up on sunny days. Cumulonimbus clouds produce thunderstorms, lightning, tornadoes and bad weather around 1,000 feet up. They can flatten at the top into an anvil shape. Stratus clouds cover the whole sky in a fog-like formation up to 6,000 feet and sometimes produce light drizzle or sprinkles while appearing grey.
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The document describes different types of clouds. Stratus clouds are flat, featureless and gray, while nimbostratus clouds produce light precipitation. Cumulus clouds are puffy with clear edges, stratocumulus clouds form a low-lying blanket, and cumulonimbus clouds are tall and produce storms. Alto clouds include altocumulus rolls and altostratus blankets. Cirrus clouds are wispy and white, cirrocumulus are small, and cirrostratus produce halos around the sun.
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high clouds. They are composed of ice and are thin, wispy clouds blown in high winds into long streamers. Cirrus clouds are usually white and predict fair to pleasant weather. By watching the movement of cirrus clouds you can tell from which direction weather is approaching. When you see cirrus clouds, it usually indicates that a change in the weather will occur within 24 hours.
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are white, puffy clouds that look like pieces of floating cotton. Cumulus clouds are often called "fair-weather clouds". The base of each cloud is flat and the top of each cloud has rounded towers. When the top of the cumulus clouds resemble the head of a cauliflower, it is called cumulus congestus or towering cumulus. These clouds grow upward and they can develop into giant cumulonimbus clouds, which are thunderstorm clouds.
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Clouds help regulate Earth's energy balance by reflecting and scattering solar radiation and by absorbing Earth's infrared energy.
Clouds are required for precipitation to occur and, hence are an essential part of the hydrologic cycle.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cloud_types
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-clouds.htm
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Cirrus clouds form at high altitudes and indicate deteriorating weather conditions. They appear wispy and white or light gray. Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes and have puffy, cotton-like appearances. They can grow into storm clouds. Nimbus clouds produce precipitation that reaches the ground as rain, hail, snow or sleet. Stratus clouds are low-level, uniform clouds that may produce light drizzle or snow.
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The document describes the different types of clouds, including cumulus clouds which come in three varieties, cumulonimbus clouds which form under warm moist conditions and indicate thunderstorms, stratus clouds which form from cooling air masses and cause fog or mist, stratocumulus clouds which have a textured puffy appearance, altocumulus clouds which are high in the sky, altostratus clouds which cause pretty sunsets, nimbostratus clouds which form from altostratus and bring steady precipitation, cirrus clouds which are the highest ice crystal clouds, cirrocumulus clouds which also consist of ice crystals, and cirrostratus clouds which are difficult to see but produce optical effects.
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- Clouds are visible gatherings of water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air. Luke Howard developed a classification system for clouds based on their appearance and altitude.
- There are four main cloud groups - low, middle, high, and clouds with vertical development. Low clouds have bases below 6,500 feet, middle clouds have bases between 6,500-23,000 feet, and high clouds have bases above 20,000 feet.
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Cumulus clouds are low-level, puffy clouds. Stratus clouds are also low-level clouds that form thick gray layers covering the entire sky and can result from thick fog lifting. Cumulonimbus clouds are middle-level clouds that bring intense weather like lightning, thunder, tornadoes. Cirrus clouds are high-level, thin clouds blown by winds that typically mean fair weather. Fog forms near the ground. High-level clouds above 20,000 feet contain ice crystals due to cold temperatures. Middle-level clouds between 6,500 to 20,000 feet contain water droplets and sometimes ice. Low-level clouds below 6,500 feet contain water droplets and can contain ice or snow in cold conditions.
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There are three main types of clouds: cirrus clouds, which are thin and wispy ice crystal clouds found very high in the sky; cumulus clouds, which are puffy cotton-like clouds that can signal either fair weather or rain depending on whether they are white or dark; and stratus clouds, which are the lowest, flat clouds that are often dark and can signal rain or fog if close to the ground.
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This document provides information about common cloud types including their Latin names, typical altitudes and compositions. It classifies clouds into three levels - low, middle and high - based on their altitude in feet. Some key cloud types summarized are:
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There are three main requirements for cloud formation: moisture, cooling air, and condensation nuclei. Moisture is provided by water vapor in the air. Cooling is needed for the water vapor to condense, which often occurs at high altitudes where the air is cooler. Condensation nuclei like dust and smoke particles provide surfaces for water molecules to gather and condense into water droplets. Clouds are classified by their altitude and appearance, with cirrus being high wispy clouds and cumulus being lower puffy clouds. Cumulonimbus clouds can produce thunderstorms.
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There are three main types of clouds: stratus clouds which form a blanket, cumulus clouds which are billowy and puffy, and cirrus clouds which are wispy and feather-like. Clouds can be named by their altitude using prefixes like cirro- for high altitudes and alto- for middle altitudes, or suffixes like -nimbus which indicate storms. The four main types of precipitation are rain, sleet, snow, and hail, which form depending on temperatures and whether water vapor condenses or freezes before reaching the ground. Rainfall amounts are measured using rain gauges, which is important information for farmers.
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Cirrus clouds are very wispy and high up around 20,000 feet. They are usually white and not associated with rain. Cumulus clouds are the puffy clouds seen around 3,000 feet up on sunny days. Cumulonimbus clouds produce thunderstorms, lightning, tornadoes and bad weather around 1,000 feet up. They can flatten at the top into an anvil shape. Stratus clouds cover the whole sky in a fog-like formation up to 6,000 feet and sometimes produce light drizzle or sprinkles while appearing grey.
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The document describes different types of clouds. Stratus clouds are flat, featureless and gray, while nimbostratus clouds produce light precipitation. Cumulus clouds are puffy with clear edges, stratocumulus clouds form a low-lying blanket, and cumulonimbus clouds are tall and produce storms. Alto clouds include altocumulus rolls and altostratus blankets. Cirrus clouds are wispy and white, cirrocumulus are small, and cirrostratus produce halos around the sun.
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The document describes different types of clouds. Stratus clouds are flat, featureless and gray, while nimbostratus clouds produce light precipitation. Cumulus clouds are puffy with clear edges, stratocumulus clouds form a low-lying blanket, and cumulonimbus clouds are tall and produce storms. Alto clouds include altocumulus rolls and altostratus blankets. Cirrus clouds are wispy and white, cirrocumulus are small, and cirrostratus produce halos around the sun.
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Clouds
What are clouds?
A cloud is a large collection of very tiny droplets of water or ice crystals. The droplets are so small and light that they can float in the air.
Why do clouds float?
A cloud is made up of liquid water droplets. A cloud forms when air is heated by the sun. As it rises, it slowly cools it reaches the saturation point and water condenses, forming a cloud. As long as the cloud and the air that its made of is warmer than the outside air around it, it floats!
There are 3 main types of clouds:
Cirrus or thin feathery clouds
Stratus or layered clouds
Cumulus or fluffy clouds
Cirrus Clouds
Are the most common of the
high clouds. They are composed of ice and are thin, wispy clouds blown in high winds into long streamers. Cirrus clouds are usually white and predict fair to pleasant weather. By watching the movement of cirrus clouds you can tell from which direction weather is approaching. When you see cirrus clouds, it usually indicates that a change in the weather will occur within 24 hours.
Stratus Clouds
are uniform grayish clouds that often cover the entire sky. They resemble fog that doesn't reach the ground. Light mist or drizzle sometimes falls out of these clouds.
Cumulus Clouds
are white, puffy clouds that look like pieces of floating cotton. Cumulus clouds are often called "fair-weather clouds". The base of each cloud is flat and the top of each cloud has rounded towers. When the top of the cumulus clouds resemble the head of a cauliflower, it is called cumulus congestus or towering cumulus. These clouds grow upward and they can develop into giant cumulonimbus clouds, which are thunderstorm clouds.
The Importance of Clouds
Clouds help regulate Earth's energy balance by reflecting and scattering solar radiation and by absorbing Earth's infrared energy.
Clouds are required for precipitation to occur and, hence are an essential part of the hydrologic cycle.
Clouds indicate what type of atmospheric processes are occurring (e.g., cumulus clouds indicate surface heating and atmospheric turbulence).
Clouds help redistribute extra heat from the equator toward the poles.
References
https://www.google.com/search?q=clouds&biw=1366&bih=624&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwixqOqjlu3NAhVHNpQKHbtGCE0Q_AUIBigB#imgrc=_
https://www.google.com/search?biw=1366&bih=624&tbm=isch&q=clouds+clipart&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwir8paml-3NAhXGkJQKHSrFAPUQhyYIHQ&dpr=1#imgrc=WZWIVB52x_MJRM%3A
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cloud_types
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-clouds.htm
Types of clouds
Cirrus clouds form at high altitudes and indicate deteriorating weather conditions. They appear wispy and white or light gray. Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes and have puffy, cotton-like appearances. They can grow into storm clouds. Nimbus clouds produce precipitation that reaches the ground as rain, hail, snow or sleet. Stratus clouds are low-level, uniform clouds that may produce light drizzle or snow.
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This document discusses different types of clouds based on their properties and formation. It describes 10 main cloud types including cirrus, stratus, cumulus and nimbostratus clouds. These cloud types are grouped into high, middle and low clouds based on their average altitude. High clouds like cirrus are made of ice crystals while middle and low clouds contain mostly water droplets. Clouds form through the heating and rising of air masses which leads to the condensation of water vapor. Different cloud formations signal upcoming weather changes or precipitation.
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This document provides information about the different types of clouds for middle school students. It describes the key characteristics of 12 common clouds: cumulus, cumulonimbus, stratus, stratocumulus, altocumulus, altostratus, nimbostratus, cirrus, cirrocumulus, and cirrostratus. For each cloud type, it discusses their appearance, the atmospheric conditions needed for formation, and some basic facts. The document also includes learning activities like a video, worksheet, and quiz to help students learn to identify and understand the different cloud types.
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The document describes the different types of clouds, including cumulus clouds which come in three varieties, cumulonimbus clouds which form under warm moist conditions and indicate thunderstorms, stratus clouds which form from cooling air masses and cause fog or mist, stratocumulus clouds which have a textured puffy appearance, altocumulus clouds which are high in the sky, altostratus clouds which cause pretty sunsets, nimbostratus clouds which form from altostratus and bring steady precipitation, cirrus clouds which are the highest ice crystal clouds, cirrocumulus clouds which also consist of ice crystals, and cirrostratus clouds which are difficult to see but produce optical effects.
Clouds
- Clouds are visible gatherings of water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air. Luke Howard developed a classification system for clouds based on their appearance and altitude.
- There are four main cloud groups - low, middle, high, and clouds with vertical development. Low clouds have bases below 6,500 feet, middle clouds have bases between 6,500-23,000 feet, and high clouds have bases above 20,000 feet.
- Cirrus, cirrocumulus, and cirrostratus are examples of high clouds composed of ice crystals. Nimbostratus and altostratus are middle clouds that can contain both water droplets and ice crystals. Stratocumulus, stratus,
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Cumulus clouds are low-level, puffy clouds. Stratus clouds are also low-level clouds that form thick gray layers covering the entire sky and can result from thick fog lifting. Cumulonimbus clouds are middle-level clouds that bring intense weather like lightning, thunder, tornadoes. Cirrus clouds are high-level, thin clouds blown by winds that typically mean fair weather. Fog forms near the ground. High-level clouds above 20,000 feet contain ice crystals due to cold temperatures. Middle-level clouds between 6,500 to 20,000 feet contain water droplets and sometimes ice. Low-level clouds below 6,500 feet contain water droplets and can contain ice or snow in cold conditions.
Types of Clouds
There are three main types of clouds: cirrus clouds, which are thin and wispy ice crystal clouds found very high in the sky; cumulus clouds, which are puffy cotton-like clouds that can signal either fair weather or rain depending on whether they are white or dark; and stratus clouds, which are the lowest, flat clouds that are often dark and can signal rain or fog if close to the ground.
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This document provides information about common cloud types including their Latin names, typical altitudes and compositions. It classifies clouds into three levels - low, middle and high - based on their altitude in feet. Some key cloud types summarized are:
Cumulus clouds form at low levels from 2,000-3,000 feet due to thermal convection. Cirrocumulus and cirrus clouds consist of ice crystals and form the highest at 16,500-45,000 feet. Nimbostratus clouds cause steady rain or snow and form thick gray blankets between 2,000-18,000 feet.
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There are three main types of clouds: stratus clouds which form a blanket, cumulus clouds which are billowy and puffy, and cirrus clouds which are wispy and feather-like. Clouds can be named by their altitude using prefixes like cirro- for high altitudes and alto- for middle altitudes, or suffixes like -nimbus which indicate storms. Different types of precipitation fall depending on temperature, with rain falling in warm air, sleet forming when rain freezes before hitting the ground, snow falling in cold air, and hail stones growing in size as they are pushed high in the atmosphere and freeze in layers.
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