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Weather Clouds
Question | Answer |
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What are cumulus clouds? | puffy, white clouds with flat bottoms |
What type of elevation do cumulus clouds form at? | medium and high levels |
White cumulus clouds show what type of weather? | fair |
dark cumulus clouds show what type of weather? | rain or thunderstorms |
What are cirrus clouds? | wispy clouds that are usually made of ice crystals |
What type of elevation do cirrus clouds form at? | high levels |
What type of weather does cirrus clouds show? | fair weather along with an approaching warm front |
What are stratus clouds? | layered clouds |
What type of elevation do stratus clouds form at? | medium and low levels |
Thick stratus clouds usually show what? | precipitation |
What are nimbus clouds? | clouds that normally bring rain |
What are 2 types of nimbus clouds? | cumulonimbus and nimbostratus |
What are cumulonimbus clouds? | thunderhead clouds that are mostly apart of a thunderstorm and sometimes can show a cold front approaching because of the type of conditions shown |
What are altocumulus and altostratus clouds? | medium leveled clouds that are about 2-6 kilometers off the ground |
What is fog? | clouds that form when condensation occurs at or near the ground |