Lesson 5 Clouds and Precipitation Flashcards

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Stratus Cloud

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a cloud that forms like a blanket-like layer

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Cumulus Cloud

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a puffy cloud that appears to rise up from the flat bottom

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Cirrus Cloud

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

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Fog

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a cloud at ground level

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Precipitation

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

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