It’s all in the name!

Prefixes: Cirro/us – means “curl of hair”, high

altitude Alto – means “tall”, medium altitude No prefix – low altitude Nimbo – means rain

Suffixes: Cumulus – means heap or pile, fluffy

clouds Stratus – means layers

Altitude = Composition

Cirro/us – high altitude clouds are made purely of tiny ice crystals

Alto – medium altitude clouds are usually mixed liquid water and ice crystals

No prefix – low altitude clouds are made of only liquid water

Nimbostratus – liquid water drops get too big and fall to the surface

1. Cirrus

2. Cirrocumulus

3. Cirrostratus

4. Altostratus

5. Altocumulus

6. Stratus (Dodge)

6. Stratus (cloud)

7. Cumulus

8. Nimbostratus

9. Cumulonimbus

9. Cumulonimbus (from space)

Weird clouds… (you don’t need to know these)

Mammatus

Weird clouds… (you don’t need to know these)

Lenticular

Weird clouds… (you don’t need to know these)

More Lenticular clouds

Remember: It’s all in the name! Prefixes:

Cirro/us – means “curl of hair”, high altitude

Alto – means “tall”, medium altitude No prefix – low altitude Nimbo – means rain

Suffixes: Cumulus – means heap or pile, fluffy

clouds Stratus – means layers

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