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Cloud Tpyes for 3rd
Study the cloud types
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cirrus | High, thin, feathery |
| Cumulus | White, puffy, flat at the bottom |
| Stratus | Gray, low, layered |
| Nimbus | Rain bringing |
| Altostratus | Medium high stratus clouds |
| Nimbostratus | very thick rain bringing stratus clouds |
| Cirrostratus | high, thin, layered |
| Stratocumulus | low, layered, puffy |
| Cumulonimbus | tall, puffy, flat at bottom, rain bringing, white to gray |
| Cirrocumulus | high, thin, puffy |
| Altocumulus | medium high, puffy, flat at the bottom |