Cloud Types
These clouds are thin and wispy
What is Cirrus?
These clouds have the prefix "cirro"
What is High Clouds?
This type of cloud means light rain/snow
What is Stratus?
This Latin word means rain
What is "nimbus"?
These clouds are very thin/see-through sheets and cover the sky
What is Cirrostratus?
These clouds have the prefix "alto"
What is Middle Clouds?
This type of cloud means continuous rain or snow
What is Nimbostratus?
This weather phenomenon is most common in the summertime
What is Thunderstorms?
These clouds resemble fog
What is Stratus?
These clouds are found low in the sky
What are Stratus, Stratocumulus, Nimbostratus?
This type of cloud means thunderstorms and windy, rainy conditions
What is Cumulonimbus?
Clouds are categorised into these two types based on their formations
What is Cumulus and Stratus?
These clouds resemble cauliflower/cotton balls
What is Cumulus?
Mid-level clouds are composed of either of these two things
What are water droplets or ice crystals?
This type of cloud appears 24 hours or less before precipitation
What is Altostratus?
When morning fog burns off before noon, this is often seen as a sign of
What is good weather?
These clouds build up into high towering masses
What is Towering Cumulus?
Vertical clouds can be composed of either one of these things
What are water droplets or ice crystals and water droplets?
This type of cloud is not a good indicator of future weather
What is Altocumulus?
When clouds have too much moisture in them, this is what happens
What is precipitation?