Cloud Types Quiz

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Cloud Types Quiz

• How many of the 8 clouds can you name?

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6
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4
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CLOUD ALTITUDES

• Low-level clouds are found below 2 km
• Mid-level clouds are situated from 2 to 6 km high
  have an alto_ prefix
• High-level clouds are above 6 km in altitude

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CLOUD SHAPES

• Cumulus clouds are found at all-levels and have a
  puffy or billowy appearance
• Stratus clouds are featureless, sheet-like clouds
• Cirrus is a term for delicate-looking, high
  altitude clouds made of ice crystals

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CLOUD NAMES

• Clouds that carry rain or snow have the word
  nimbus somewhere in their name
• Altitude, precipitation, and shape terms are
  combined to name clouds