Cloud Types

Middle level clouds are called ________.

• Alto

• Cumulonimbus

• Cirrus

• Stratus

Nimbo- = ________.

• Nimbo- = Rain

• Nimbo- = Cloudless

• Nimbo- = Sunny

• Nimbo- = Windy

-nimbus = ________.

• -nimbus = rain

• -nimbus = fluffy cloud.

• -nimbus = high-altitude cloud.

• -nimbus = thin and wispy cloud.

label each type of cloud

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

i

j

cumulus

cumulostratus

cirrocumulus

altostratus

altocumulus

cumulonimbus

cirrus

nimbostratus

stratus

cirrostratus

What type of cloud means rain or snow may be 24 hours away?

• cumulonimbus

• cirrostratus

What type of clouds mean storms may be 24 hours away?

• cirrocumulus

• altostratus

What type of clouds mean that storms may be 12 hours away?

• stratus

• Altocumulus

What type of cloud means that rain or snow may be 12 hours away?

• cirrus

• Altostratus

What type of cloud almost always means rain?

• cumulus

• Nimbostratus

What type of clouds almost always means storms?

• cirrus

• Cumulonimbus