Clouds Flashcards
1
Q
Stratus clouds
A
Below 2,000m
Flat sheets of cloud
Overcast or rainy day
Uniform gret colour over most of sky
2
Q
Cumulus clouds
A
Below 5,000m
Fluffy balls of cotton wool
Nice weather
If very wooly=heavy showers
Flat on bottom
Lumpy tops
3
Q
Cirrus clouds
A
Above 8,000m
Wispy=Very Little water vapour at this height
Created when water vapour forms ice crystals which are thin because of the height they form