Types of Clouds
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What
is the Latin word
meaning “layered”?
STRATUS
Name the cloud that
Looks like cumulus clouds
pressed in layers
Found low in the sky
Name this cloud…
A low, puffy cloud bringing
heavy rain, thunder,
lightening
A “thunderhead”
Can also bring tornadoes
What
does the Latin word
“NIMBUS” mean?
RAIN
Name this cloud…
Thin layers of high, cirrus
clouds
Forms “halo” around moon
or sun
Name this cloud…
A type of stratus cloud
You often see this in your
front yard
Name this cloud…
Wispy, curling clouds high in
the sky
Signals a change in weather
What
does the Latin root
ALTO mean?
MIDDLE
Name this cloud…
Low, puffy, white cloud
“Fair weather” clouds
Can change into
cumulonimbus cloud
Name this cloud…
Middle clouds which look
like scattered white and
gray puffs
Name this cloud…
Unbroken layers of low,
gray clouds
Bring light rain, snow or
drizzle
What
is the Latin word which
means “curl”?
CIRRO
Name this cloud…
Very high, thin, white clouds
that look like many small
pieces of cotton
Name this cloud…
Grayish layers of clouds
found 5,000-20,000 feet in the
sky
Name this cloud…
A low, smooth layer of gray
from which a steady rain or
snow falls
Name
the three cloud types
found in the highest level of
the sky.
Cirrus
Cirrostratus
Cirrocumulus
Name the two cloud found in the
middle level of the sky.
Altostratus
Altocumulus
Name
5 clouds found in the
lowest level.
Stratus
Cumulus
Stratocumulus
Nimbostratus
Cumulonimbus