Clouds

Question 1

What are clouds?

Answer 1

Visible aggregate of water droplets or ice crystals

Question 2

Cloud classifications 4

Answer 2

High (5-13) - cirrus, cirrostratus, cirrocumulus
Middle: (2-7) Altostratus, nimbo stratus
low: (0-2) : stratus, stratocumulus, nimbo stratus
vertically developed: Cumulus, cumulonimbus

Question 3

what 3 cloud types are associated with high clouds?

Answer 3

1. Cirrus (this, whispy, fair weather )
2. cirrocumulus ( round white puffs)
3. Cirrostratus (thin sheet-like layered cloud)
   - Mostly ice crystals

Question 4

what 2 cloud types are associated with middle clouds?

Answer 4

1. Altocumulus (puffy, wave like appearance)
2. altostratus (grey or blue, thin layer)
   - ice and water particles

Question 5

what 3 cloud types are associated with low clouds?

Answer 5

1. Stratus (layered clouds, grey, no precip)
2. Stratocumulus (low lumpy clouds, no precipitation)
3. Nimbostratus (dark, wet looking, rain or snow)

Question 6

what 2 cloud types are associated with vertical development clouds?

Answer 6

1. Cumulous ( puffy like cotton)

2. Cumulonimbus (giant with verticle development to tropopause)

Question 7

Other unusual clouds

Answer 7

Lenticular
Mammatus
contrail