1. Can you name 3 or 4 different types of clouds?
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EQ: What are characteristics of different types of clouds?
Can you name 3 or 4 different types of clouds?

2. Form at medium or low elevation. Puffy with flat bottoms.
Clouds
EQ: What are characteristics of different types of clouds?
Cumulus Clouds
Form at medium or low elevation.
Puffy with flat bottoms.
When white they signal fair weather, but when darker, may signal rain or thunderstorms are coming.

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Cirrus Clouds
Form at high elevations.
Wispy, hair-like clouds usually consisting of ice crystals (Crystallization).
Signal fair weather or may also signal an approaching warm front.

10. Form at LOW or medium elevation.
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Stratus Clouds
Form at LOW or medium elevation.
Spread out layer, cover sky like a blanket.
As they thicken, precipitation usually occurs over that area.
Straight
Flat

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Cumulonimbus Clouds
Vertical, tall, start low and go to high elevations.
Thunderstorm Clouds.
Associated with cold fronts.

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Cloud prefix or suffix
Nimbus - means “rain”.
ex. cumulonimbus or
nimbostratus.
Alto- means “medium-level”
ex. altocumulus or
altostratus.
Fog – Clouds forming from condensation near the ground.

13. C-Note Questions: Write TWO questions for each chunk of your notes.
Place a “ * “ next to important information.
Identifying any points of confusion with a “?”.