latin roots
Stratus is latin for...
...what is layers?
tower-like vertical extensions found on cumulus clouds...
...what is castellanus?
high level clouds are made up of...
...what is ice crystals?
the four types of clouds...
...what are cumulus, cirrus, stratus and cumulonimbus?
no clouds are present...
...what is clear skies?
Cumulus is latin for...
...what is heap?
a low hanging cloud that usually rotates and spins in a counter-clockwise direction from a cumulonimbus cloud...
...what is wall cloud?
this prefix represents the middle level clouds...
...what is alto?
these grey clouds cover the lower part of the sky...
...what are stratus clouds?
1/8 to 2/8 of the sky is covered...
...what is few clouds?
Cirrus is latin for...
...what is curl of hair?
...forms from vapor and exhaust particles, also known as condensation trails.
...what is contrail?
these clouds are made up of water droplets at this level...
...what are low level clouds?
these feathery clouds are high forming...
...what are cirrus clouds?
3/8 to 1/2 of the sky is covered...
...what is scattered clouds?
Nimbus is latin for...
...what is violent rain?
...is shaped like a UFO that forms as moist air crosses over a mountainous area.
...what is lenticular?
these low level clouds break off of nimbostratus clouds...
...what are scud clouds?
an anvil shaped cloud with heavy rainfall is called...
...what are cumulonimbus clouds?
5/8 to 7/8 of the sky is covered...
...what is broken clouds?
the cloud naming scheme used today is largely based on the work of...
...who is Luke Howard?
... is a thin scarf over the top of a tall cloud that forms as moist winds are deflected up and over the top of cumulus or cumulonimbus clouds.
...what is pileus?
middle level clouds that block out the sun...
...what are altostratus clouds?
these are known as fair weather clouds...
...what are cumulus clouds?
total sky is covered by clouds...
...what is overcast clouds?