Cloud Covers Flashcards
1
Q
What are Clouds
A
Collection of lots of tiny droplets of liquid that gathers ice
2
Q
Cirrus/Cirro
A
High
3
Q
Alto
A
Mid
4
Q
Stratus/Strato
A
Low
5
Q
Nimbo/Cumulon
A
Multi Levels
6
Q
Cumulus Clouds
A
-Latin for “Pile”
-Puffy white clouds with flat bottoms
-Form when moist warm air rises
-Low altitude Clouds
7
Q
Cumulonimbus Clouds
A
-When cumulus clouds become larger cumulonimbus clouds form
-They produce thunderstorms
8
Q
Stratus Clouds
A
-Latin for “Spread Out/Layer”
-Grayish clouds that often cover large areas of the sky
-Low altitude clouds
-Fog is a stratus cloud that forms near the ground
9
Q
Cirrus Clouds
A
-Latin for “Lock of Hair”
-Thin, feathery, white clouds
-Form at high altitudes with high winds and formed of ice crystals
