Low Altitude Clouds
Medium Altitude Clouds
High Altitude Clouds
Weather
How Clouds Are Formed
100
This cloud is below 7,000 feet and comes out when there is heavy rain or snow. A dark cloud.
What is the nimbostratus cloud
100
Middle level, medium sized puffy clouds.
What are alto-cumulus?
100
Thin wispy clouds in layers or finger like in the high altitude.
What are cirrus-stratus clouds?
100
These low level clouds produce rain or snow.
What is nimbostratus and cumulus?
100
This happens when hot and cold air meet together
What is condensation
200
This cloud is low, broad and flat on the bottom, puffy on the top.
What is the strato-cumulus cloud?
200
Mid level clouds, layered and look like a dark blanket.
What is alto-stratus clould?
200
This cloud is high altitude, small wispy, patchy puffy clouds, cotton ball type.
What is the cirro-cumulus cloud?
200
The cirrus cloud usually produces this type of sky.
What is clear sky?
200
All clouds are made up of these materials.
What is water vapor and dust particles?
300
This cloud has cotton ball or mound shapes.
What is the cumulus cloud?
300
These clouds can be made up of....
What is ice crystals and water vaphor?
300
High altitude clouds, with wispy, hair like qualities.
What is the cirro cloud?
300
These low level clouds produce rain that you can play in
What is stratus and stratocumulus?
300
The water vapor originates from here.
What is the earths surface?
400
Some low level clouds are comprised of this.
What is liquid droplets?
400
This cloud is in this range and goes to all the levels.
What is cumulo-nimbus?
400
This cloud is composed of ice crystals
What is cirrus clouds or cirro-cumulus or cirro-stratus? (Just name at least one)
400
These clouds are "ground hugging"
What is fog?
400
This process helps water vapor go into the sky.
What is evaporation?
500
These clouds can also be seen as fog
What is the stratus cloud
500
Nimbus or Nimbo brings ...
What is precipitation?
500
This cloud ruins going outside, picnics and swimming
What is cumunolimbus?
500
The cumulonimbus produces this type of weather
What is thunderstorms and/or tornadoes
500
Clouds form to give plants and animals this.
What is rain and water?
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