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Name: _______________________
ypes of Clouds
by Erin Ryan
When you look up in the sky, you realize that no two clouds look exactly alike. Clouds are formed from water vapor thatcondenses then clusters together in droplets. here are many different types of clouds that can !e seen. he types of
clouds are determined !ased on what they look like and how high they are in the atmosphere.
High-Level Clouds Mid-Level Clouds Low-Level Clouds Vertical Clouds
"igh#level clouds are formed
in altitudes a!ove $%,%%%
feet. &ecause the
temperatures are so cold at
this elevation, these clouds
are formed from ice crystals.
Cirrus clouds are thin and
wispy clouds that are !lown
!y high winds. hey usually
mean the day will have fair or
pleasant weather, and follow
the direction that the air
moves at the altitude they
are found at.
Cirrostratus clouds are like
very thin sheets of clouds that
cover large parts of the sky.
Cirrocumulus clouds look likesmall round puffs in the sky.
'ometimes they are called
mackerel clouds !ecause
they look similar to fish scales.
(id#level clouds are found in
altitudes !etween ),*%% to
$%,%%% feet. hey are formed
mainly of water droplets, !ut
can also !e made up of ice
crystals when the
temperature is cold enough.
+ltocumulus clouds are
composed of water droplets
and are gray and puffy.
hese clouds are usually seen
on warm and humid summer
mornings and are usually a
sign that thunderstorms will
follow later in the day.
+ltostratus clouds are made
up of ice crystals and water
droplets. hey can cover the
entire sky and form !eforerain storms.
ow#level clouds are found
!elow ),*%% feet and
although they are mostly
made up of water droplets.
hey can also !e composed
of ice particles and snow in
very cold temperatures.
'tratus clouds are among the
low#lying clouds. hey are
gray clouds that cover the
entire sky and can !e the
result of very thick fog lifting in
the morning.
Nim!ostratus clouds are dark
gray clouds that produce
falling rain or snow.
Cumulus and cumulonim!us
clouds are !oth known as
vertical clouds.
Cumulus clouds are also
called fair weather clouds
and look like floating cotton.hey have very flat !ases and
are not very tall clouds.
When cumulus clouds are first
formed from droplets, they
have very distinct edges, !ut
as they move through the sky,
air causes the edges to
appear more ragged and
!roken apart.
Cumulonim!us clouds can
take up several miles across
the sky and can reach
elevations of -,%%% feet orhigher !ecause of very strong
updrafts in the atmosphere.
ow level cumulonim!us
clouds are made up of water
droplets, !ut at higher
elevations, they consist of ice
crystals. Cumulonim!us
clouds are the type of clouds
that !ring lightning, thunder,
violent tornadoes and other
intense weather situations.
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ypes of Clouds
by Erin Ryan
1. Name the two types of low#level clouds.
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2. What type of clouds are called /fair weather clouds0
and look like floating cotton1
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3. Name two types of clouds that are !etween $%,%%%and ),*%% feet in the air.
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. Which type of clouds !rings lightning, thunder,
and tornadoes1
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!. +re stratus clouds or cirrus clouds found closer
to the ground1
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". What are cirrus, cirrostratus, and cirrocumulus
clouds made of1
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#. What type of cloud is often formed !y fog lifting
in the morning1
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$. Why are cirrocumulus clouds sometimes called
mackerel clouds1
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ypes of Clouds
by Erin Ryan
1. Name the two types of low#level clouds.
stratus and ni+bostratus
2. What type of clouds are called /fair weather clouds0
and look like floating cotton1
cu+ulusnote, Cirrus clouds oten +ean air weather too but they do not loo/ li/e cotton.
3. Name two types of clouds that are !etween $%,%%%
and ),*%% feet in the air.
altocu+ulus and altostratus
. Which type of clouds !rings lightning, thunder,
and tornadoes1
cu+uloni+bus
!. +re stratus clouds or cirrus clouds found closer to the ground1
stratus
". What are cirrus, cirrostratus, and cirrocumulus
clouds made of1
ice crystals
#. What type of cloud is often formed !y fog lifting
in the morning1
stratus
$. Why are cirrocumulus clouds sometimes called
mackerel clouds1
0hey loo/ li/e ish scales.
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