clouds Flashcards
1
Q
stratus
A
low, uniform sheet cloud
2
Q
nimbostratus
A
dark rain cloud
3
Q
cumulus
A
low, rounded cloud
4
Q
stratocumulus
A
puffy cloud
5
Q
altocumulus
A
grey or white sheet cloud
6
Q
altostratus
A
not continuous
7
Q
cumulonimbus
A
large, dark clouds
8
Q
cirrocumulus
A
patchy cloud
9
Q
cirrus
A
thin, wispy cloud
10
Q
cirrostratus
A
produces halos around the sun and moon
11
Q
orographic cloud
A
clouds formed by air moving up a mountain
12
Q
convectional cloud
A
a cloud formed by convection
most clouds are convectional
13
Q
frontal cloud
A
formed when the edges/fronts of two large masses of air with different temperatures meet
