Cloud Covers Flashcards

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1
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What are Clouds

A

Collection of lots of tiny droplets of liquid that gathers ice

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2
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Cirrus/Cirro

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High

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Alto

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Mid

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4
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Stratus/Strato

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Low

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5
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Nimbo/Cumulon

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Multi Levels

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Cumulus Clouds

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-Latin for “Pile”
-Puffy white clouds with flat bottoms
-Form when moist warm air rises
-Low altitude Clouds

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Cumulonimbus Clouds

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-When cumulus clouds become larger cumulonimbus clouds form
-They produce thunderstorms

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Stratus Clouds

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-Latin for “Spread Out/Layer”
-Grayish clouds that often cover large areas of the sky
-Low altitude clouds
-Fog is a stratus cloud that forms near the ground

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Cirrus Clouds

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-Latin for “Lock of Hair”
-Thin, feathery, white clouds
-Form at high altitudes with high winds and formed of ice crystals

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