Clouds
By: Abby S.
Clouds
- Clouds are usually all around us. There are many different types.
- Clouds are a thick mass of suspended water droplets.
- High clouds - 7 km Cirro
- Middle clouds - 2-7 km - Alto
- Low clouds - 0-2 km - Stratus
Cirrus
- Made of ice crystals
- Cirrus means "curl"
- High
- Wispy
Cumulus
- White
- Puffy
- Fair weather Clouds
- Base is flat
- Top is rounded
Stratus
- Covers entire sky
- light mist
- drizzle
- low cloud
- gray
Cumulonimbus
- Thunderstorms
- Low level
- Get taller
- rain
- begin as cumulus
- possible tornado
- flat at bottom and top
- anvil shaped top
- strong wind causes
Stratocumulus
- Low level clouds
Altocumulus
- Middle Elevation
Cirrocumulus
- High elevation
Nimbostratus
- rain
- low
- dark gray
- light to moderate percipitation
- Above 0*c or 32*f, you will have rain
- below 0*c or 32*f, you will have snow
Altostratus
- Middle level stratus
- blanket the sky
Cirrostratus
- High level stratus
- Blanket the sky