Clouds

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Clouds

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How do clouds form?

When water vapor in the air becomes liquid water or ice crystals.

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Fog

A cloud in contact with the ground.

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Stratus

Sheets of low, grey clouds that bring light snow, rain, or drizzle.

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Nimbostratus

Thicker layer than stratus clouds that completely block out the sun. They cause steady rain or snow.

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Cumulus

White and puffy clouds that usually mean good weather.

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Cumulonimbus

Dark, towering clouds that are also called “thunderheads”. These clouds produce heavy rain, thunder, and lighting.

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Cirrus

Thin, featherlike clouds that are made of ice crystals high in the atmosphere. Usually means a change in the weather is coming.