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Name 8 types of clouds?
cirro-cumulus cirrus alto-cumulus fog nimbo-stratus stratus cirro-status
Can you define cirrus cumulus stratus alto and nimbus clouds?
cirrus are featherlike clouds in the air cumulus are fluffy clouds in the air that look likes cottons
What is the definition for alto cumulus clouds?
Clouds are awesome weirdo
What is a real type of cloud?
Cumulus, cumulonimbus, stratus, nimbo-stratus, cirrus and alto-stratus. Take your pick.
What layer of the atmosphere are alto-stratus clouds in?
Alto-stratus clouds are grey to bluish-gray that can produce light precipitation. Like nearly all clouds, they occur in the troposphere.
Which term is used to describe clouds of middle height?
Stratus. Think of strata layers in the ground.
What are the three majors names of the clouds?
The three major clouds are cumulus, stratus, and cirrus. Cumulus are fluffy with flat bottoms. Stratus are formed in layers. Cirrus are 'feathery' clouds. Whenever the word alto is in front of the cloud name (for example, altostrautus), this means the cloud is somewhere in between 2000 and 7000 feet in the atmosphere. Whenever the word nimbo is in front of the cloud name (for example nimbocumulus), it means the cloud is a dark rain cloud.
What the three main types of clouds?
The three main types of clouds are strtus, cumulus, and cirrus clouds their general prefix is alto and/or Strato.
Is the alto cloud higher than the stratocumulus cloud?
Yes. Alto clouds form the medium altitude group, but stratus clouds are at low altitudes.
What time of the year do alto cumulus clouds appear?
summer, or the warm humid time of year
What type of clouds can you always expect to bring precipitation alto nimbus or cumulus?
Mahesh babu
What is an alto cumulus?
an alto cumulus cloud is just a broken up cumulus cloud
