This cloud is mainly identified by its white, puffiness.
What is a cumulus cloud?
100
This cloud indicates fair weather.
What is a cumulus cloud?
100
This is the layer of the atmosphere that is closest to the earth and we live in this layer.
What is the Troposphere?
200
This cloud lies very low in the atmosphere and can cause fog when low enough to the ground.
What is a stratus cloud?
200
THis cloud indicates a light rain, drizzle, snow, or fog. It usually covers the entire sky.
What is a stratus cloud?
200
This layer of the atmosphere is essentially in the middle of the other layers. It's prefix means middle.
What is the Mesosphere?
300
This is the only cloud type to reside above about 35,000 feet.
What is a Cirrus cloud?
300
The amount of air pressure that is applied to our heads is often compared to this household appliance.
What is a refridgerator?
400
This cloud level has characteristics of residing between 6,000 - 20,000 feet and may be composed of some ice.
What is Mid Level?
400
This method of condensation occurs when the lower half of the cloud is in an atmosphere more than 32 F in temperature.
What is rain?
400
This is the layer of the atmosphere with the hottest air PARTICLES. Each particle can be up to 1500 degrees F in tempreature, but since the air particles are so few it seems cold.
What is the Thermosphere?
500
These types of clouds are composed of mainly ice crystals.
What are Cirrus, Cirrostratus, Cirrocumulus, and Cumulonimbus clouds?
500
This causes fair, sunny or partly sunny weather as well as having cirrus or cumulus clouds.