Transcript Types of Clouds review

Check your cloud chart to be sure
you have the information correct:
 Cirrus: description—thin, wispy (curly)
shaped clouds
– Form @ high altitudes; indicates strong winds;
indicates a change in the weather
 Cumulus: description: white, puffy
– Puffy clouds w/flat bottoms; form when warm air
rises; indicate fair weather
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 Stratus: description—gray blanket like
– Cover large areas; form in layers; fog is this type of
cloud only it is located near the ground instead of the
sky; can cover/block the sun; continuous rain comes
from these clouds
 Cumulonimbus: description—tall, anvil shaped
clouds
– Tall, puffy clouds w/flat bottoms that rise high into the air
(often called anvil shape); produces thunderstorms
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Types of Clouds
Cirrus, Stratus, Cumulus, and,
Cumulonimbus
Clouds are formed by
CONDENSATION.
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•Typically found at high altitudes.
•Thin, wispy clouds
•composed of ice crystals that originate from the freezing of
super cooled water droplets.
• generally occur in fair weather and point in the direction of air
movement at their elevation.
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comes from Latin, means “to spread out”.
are usually low clouds seen on an overcast day.
clouds often block out the sun.
Usually produce light to heavy continuous rain.
Fog
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L a tin , “ m e a n
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 Clouds usually associated with thunderstorms
 Rise high into atmosphere & have an anvil shape
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