TYPES OF CLOUDS

THE CUMULUS CLOUD

• The cumulus cloud is 330 feet above the ground.
• Cumulus clouds have flat base.
• Cumulo - means pile or heap in Latin.

STRATUS CLOUD

• Formed by rising thermals.
• Stratus is used to describe flat,hazy,and featureless.
• Under 6,000 feet (2,000m).

CIRRUS CLOUD

• Cirrus forms Above 2,000 feet (6,000m).
• The cloud is thin and wispy.
• Cirrus means ringlet or curling lock of hair in Latin.

FOG

• Fog is a type of stratus cloud.
• Fog is low-lying.
• Happens more near a body of water.

NIMBUS CLOUD

• Reaches the ground as rain,sleet,or hail.
• Nimbus clouds have low altitudes.
• Nimbus clouds spread across the sky.