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Clouds & Precip
Term | Definition |
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Cirrus | Wispy clouds that form at high altitudes |
Cumulus | Fluffy white clouds |
Stratus | Horizontally layered, sheet-like, clouds |
Nimbo | Cloud that precipitates |
Alto | High Cloud |
Cloud Seeding | A method to increase rainfall by adding condensation nuclei into the air |
Rain | Liquid water that falls when the surface and air are above freezing temperature |
Snow | Fluffy ice that falls when everything between the cloud and Earth's surface is below freezing |
Sleet | Ice Crystals that fall and melt in a layer of warmer air, then refreeze when they reach a layer of cold air |
Hail | Balls of Ice that fall from cumulonimbus clouds |
Freezing Rain | Falls like rain but freezes on contact with a frozen surface, very dangerous for driving |
Graupel | Frosty, Slushy snow |