Cloud Types and Formation
8th Grade · Earth Science · 45 min
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Learning Objective
I can describe the main types of clouds and explain how they form.
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Cirrus clouds are wispy and thin, exist high in the atmosphere (above 6000 meters), and are made of ice crystals.
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Stratus clouds are dull, gray, and flat, exist at low levels (below 2000 meters), and cool the Earth by reflecting insolation.
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Cumulonimbus clouds are towering rain clouds that release a tremendous amount of energy and can power a storm.
