18.3 Cloud types and precipitation
What does stratus mean?
Stratus means to cover with a layer.
How is fog formed by evaporation?
cool air moves over warm air moisture evaporates from water surface to produce saturation.
what Accompinies Middle clouds?
light snow or drizzle may accompany middle clouds.
What is the stratus cloud?
The stratus cloud is the lowest cloud described as a sheet or layer that covers much of the sky.
What is the difference of fog and cloud?
method and place of formation.
What does nimbus mean?
nimbus means rainy cloud
What Is the name of the middle cloud family?
the middle cloud family is cumulus, altocumulus and altostratus
High clouds are not considered?
High clouds are not considered precipitation makers.
How can You tell a cloud is a middle cloud by their name?
A middle cloud has the prefix alto in its name.
How are all high clouds described?
All high clouds and described a thin and white and often made up of ice crystals because low temperatures and small quantities of water vapor present at high altitudes.
How are clouds classified?
Clouds are classified by form and height.
How many meters are the high clouds?
High clouds are bases above 6000 meters.
What is the height of low clouds?
Low clouds are below 2000 meters.
When do low clouds form?
Low clouds form during stable conditions.
What is the height of Middle clouds?
Middle clouds are heights from 6000 to 2000 meters.
What are the 3 basic forms of clouds?
The 3 basic forms of clouds are cirrus, cumulus and stratus.
What is the cirrocumulus cloud?
The cirrocumulus cloud is described as fluffy masses.
What is the cirrostratus cloud?
The cirrostratus cloud is defined as flat layers.
What is the cirrus cloud?
The cirrus cloud is the highest cloud described as a high, white and thin cloud.
What is the cumulus cloud?
The cumulus cloud is the middle cloud described as rounded individual cloud masses.
What is the names of the high cloud family?
The high cloud family name is cirrus, cirrocumulus and cirrostratus.
What is the name of the low cloud family?
The low cloud family is stratus, stratocumulus and nimbostratus.
What happens when cirrus clouds are followed by cirrocumulus clouds or cirrostratus.
When cirrus clouds are followed by cirrocumulus clouds or cirrostratus it increase sky coverage and warn approaching stormy weather.
How is an altocumulus cloud described?
an altocumulus cloud is described as rounded masses.
How are altostratus clouds described?
an altostratus cloud is defined as a white to grayish sheet that covers the sky with the sun or moon visible as a bright spot.
How is fog formed by cooling?
earths surface cools rapidly by radiation.
What are 2 ways fog is formed?
fog can be formed by cooling or evaporation.
What Is fog?
fog is a cloud with its base at or near the ground.
Low clouds are?..
low clouds are precipitation makers.
What do low clouds produce?
low clouds produce light and precipitation.