Clouds I wandered lonely as a cloud, That floats on high o'er vales and hills….

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What does the term nimbus refer to when used to describe clouds? 2 What does the term nimbus refer to when used to describe clouds?

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What does the term cirro mean? 4 What does the term cirro mean?

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The term cirro is usually given to clouds of high or low altitude? 6 The term cirro is usually given to clouds of high or low altitude?

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Which term means heap when referring to clouds? 8 Which term means heap when referring to clouds?

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Layers of clouds are given the name… 10 Layers of clouds are given the name…

Answers

1 Cirrus

What does the term nimbus refer to when used to describe clouds? 2 What does the term nimbus refer to when used to describe clouds?

3 Cumulonimbus

What does the term cirro mean? 4 What does the term cirro mean?

5 Altocumulus

The term cirro is usually given to clouds of high or low altitude? 6 The term cirro is usually given to clouds of high or low altitude?

7 Cumulus

Which term means heap when referring to clouds? 8 Which term means heap when referring to clouds?

10 Stratus

Layers of clouds are given the name… 10 Layers of clouds are given the name…

Clouds With thanks Flickr user image Patrick Smith Photograph Front images pyles94 Cirrus A guy with a camera Cumulonimbus Andreas Christen Altocumulus Nicholas T Cumulus Imprint Phortography Stratus clouds http://www.es.lancs.ac.uk/hazelrigg/amy/Observation%20Pages/10%20Major%20Cloud%20Types.htm Cloud diagram All images are Creative Commons- with except of the cloud diagram- source unknown.