Cloud Formation
Cirrus Clouds
Altostratus Clouds
Stratus Clouds
Miscellaneous
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Where in the sky do cirrus clouds sit?
High
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What are cirrus clouds made from?
Ice
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What color are altostratus clouds, usually?
gray or blue-gray.
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What do stratus clouds look like?
Grey, like fog that doesn't touch the ground.
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What does water vapor cling to in the air. (This results in cloud formations)
Dust
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Where in the sky do altostratus clouds sit?
In the middle
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What do cirrus clouds predict?
Good weather
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What are altostratus clouds usually made of? (2)
ice crystals and water droplets
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What kind of weather do stratus clouds cause?
Light mist or drizzle.
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Cirrus clouds are usually ...
Thin
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Where in the sky do stratus clouds sit?
Low
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If you see a cirrus cloud, what does that tell you about the weather in the next 24 hours?
That it will change.
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Altostratus clouds usually cover the sky. What do they indicate?
A rain or snow storm is on the way.
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What can you see under stratocumulus clouds?
A blue skyline.
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How high above the ground do stratus clouds form?
Below 6 000 feet
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Clouds are formed from...?
water vapor
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What do cirrocumulus clouds look like?
fluffy fish scales.
400
Altocumulus clouds are usually grey. How do they form
In groups.
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What weather do stratocumulus clouds bring?
Rain.
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Name the cloud that can have an anvil formation
cumulusnimbus
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What affects cloud formation?
temperature, wind speed and how much water is in the air.
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What could cirrocumulus clouds indicate in tropical regions?
That a hurricane could be on it's way!
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What kind of weather could altocumulus clouds indicate is on the way?
A thunderstorm!
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Nimbostratus clouds are dark grey, what weather do they bring.
Continuos snow or rain.
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Name the cloud that touches the earth and becomes a tornado.
A funnel cloud.
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