Clouds And Ocean

Question 1

Cloud

Answer 1

Invisible aggregate (a mixture) of pollutants, dust, ice/liquid drops, suspended in air.

Question 2

Forms of clouds:

Answer 2

Stratus
Stratocumulus 
Altostratus
Cirrus
Cirrocumulus 
Cumulus

Question 3

Four ways in which clouds form:

Answer 3

1. • > Lifting of air do to heating.

• > Blue sky, puffy cloud day, calm.
• > Moderate to high dewpoint.
• > Warm.

-> Usually no rain, but could later.
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Question 4

What is a stratus cloud?

Answer 4

Stratus = low, flat, blanket the sky, overcast, thick, no sun scene; low altitude cloud.

Question 5

What is a stratocumulus?

Answer 5

All characteristics of stratus except puffs or seen in the blanket; quilt-like; low altitude cloud.

Question 6

What is an Altostratus cloud?

Answer 6

Mid–level cloud (15,000 feet), ‘alto’ means middle level; mid-level blanket, not as thick; Sun is seen as “milky“ or “watery”; mid altitude cloud.

Question 7

What is a Cirrus cloud?

Answer 7

Thin, wispy , feathers; hair-like, horse – tails; ice crystals; high altitude cloud.

Question 8

What is a Cirrocumulus cloud ?

Answer 8

Very small, dime – sized puffs; puffs are all white, no gray; high altitude cloud.

Question 9

What is a Cumulus cloud?

Answer 9

Thick, tall, accumulated puffs; as big as your extended fist or larger; vertically developed.

Question 10

What is a Cloud?

Answer 10

A visible aggregate of pollutants, dust, ice/liquid drops, suspended in air.

Question 11

Gulf Stream

Answer 11

South Atlantic, through Gulf of Mexico, flows up the East Coast.
Warm water current discovered by Ben Franklin

Question 12

Labrador current

Answer 12

Called current from North Atlantic which flows south down east coast
Flows into and off coast of North Carolina at Cape Hatteras

Question 13

California Current

Answer 13

Very cold current flowing from North off coast of California