Types of Clouds

Front

Clouds that look like fluffy, rounded piles of cotton: Cumulus, Cirrus, Stratus, Nimbostratus

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Cumulus

Front

Clouds that form in flat layers and covers the sky:

Back

Stratus

Front

Wispy, feathery clouds made of ice crystals that form at high levels:

Back

Cirrus

Front

A cloud at ground level is called:

Back

Fog

Front

These large clouds produce thunderstorms with rain and lightning: Cumulus, Nimbostratus, Stratus, Cumulonimbus

Back

Cumulonimbus

Front

Dark, flat clouds that bring rain or snow:

Back

Nimbostratus

Front

Nimbus like in "cumulonimbus" and "nimbostratus" means:

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Rain

Front

What are the clouds nicknamed "mackerel sky" that indicate a storm is coming? Options: Cumulus, Cirrocumulus, Cirrus, Stratus

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Cirrocumulus

Front

What are these clouds pictured here? Options: Cumulus, Stratus, Cirrus, Cumulonimbus

Back

Cumulus

Front

What are these clouds pictured here? Options: Cumulus, Stratus, Cirrus, Cirrocumulus

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Stratus