Cloud Types
High level clouds
cirrus
Ice that forms in layers and then falls to the ground
hail
These clouds are thin, wispy and white
cirrus
If air between the clouds and the ground has a freezing temperature below ____, it falls as snow.
32°
These clouds grow vertically
cumulonimbus
Water that leaves clouds in various forms
precipitation
These clouds can grown from 1km to higher than 12
cumulonimbus
What form of precipitation does most rain start as?
snow
These clouds are mid-level
altocumulous
frozen raindrops
sleet
These clouds can grow between 2-7 km above the ground
altocumulous
Two forms of precipitation are snow and hail, what are the other two?
sleet and rain
These clouds are low-level
stratus
Rain is similar to sleet because they both fall through a layer of
warm air
These clouds are less than 2km above the ground
stratus
Rain is similar to _____________ because they both fall through a layer of warm air
sleet
These are the ground- level clouds
fog
The air from the clouds to the ground has to be ___________the freezing point, in order for snow to fall.
lower than
These clouds are more than 6 km above ground
Cirrus
The air from the clouds to the ground has to be lower than the freezing point, in order for __________ to fall.
snow