clouds and precipitation Flashcards

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1
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a cloud that forms in a blanketlike layer

A

stratus cloud

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2
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a puffy cloud that appers to rise up from a flat bottem

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cumulus cloud

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3
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a high-altitude cloud with a feather-like shape, made of ice crystals

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cirrus cloud

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4
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a cloud at ground level

A

fog

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5
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any form of water particles that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground

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precipitation

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