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Chapter 5 Part 2 Flashcards

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Cloud

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A visible aggregate of tiny water droplets and/or ice crystals in the atmosphere above the Earth’s surface

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High Clouds

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Cirrus
Cirrostratus
Cirrocumulus

Composed Almost Exclusively of Ice Crystals
Rather Thin
Bases mainly between 16,000 and 43,000 ft AGL over mid-latitudes (Latitudes between 30 - 60°)

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Middle Clouds

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Altostratus
Altocumulus

Composed of Water Drops and Ice Crystals

Bases mainly between 6,500 and 23,000 ft AGL over mid-latitudes

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Low Clouds

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Stratus
Stratocumulus
Nimbostratus

Mostly Water Droplets Except in Cold Weather

Bases mainly from the surface to 6,500 ft AGL

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Vertical Clouds

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Cumulus congestus

Cumulonimbus

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