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Types of Clouds
1)StratusBlanket Like
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2)Cumulus • Billowy puffy clouds that seem to rise from
flat bottoms
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3)Cirrus• They are wispy feather like .
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Naming clouds• we can call the clouds according to their altitude by
adding prefix or suffix.
Example:
Prefix “Cirro “ Clouds formed at high altitude
“Alto “ Middle altitude
“Nimbo” They are clouds bringing thunder storm
Suffix Nimbus They are clouds bringing thunder storm
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Alto stratus Prefix
Cumulo nimbus Suffix
Examples
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Cloud Cover
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Types of precipitation
1)Rain It falls when the temperature is warm .
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2) Sleet• Forms when raindrops freeze and turn into
pellets of ice before falling to earth’s surface.
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Snow • It falls when the air becomes cold that water vapor becomes
solid rather than condensing into droplets
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Hail stones • As wind pushes raindrops high into the
atmosphere where they turn into ice.
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• The process repeat as water freezes in layers and the hail stone grow.
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Measuring amount of rainfall
• People have measured rainfall for thousands of years.
• It is especially important for farmers to know how much rain will fall this year.
• The instrument used to measure rain fall is called “Rain Gauge”