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What is the name of the cloud that produces thunderstorms?
Cumulonimbus clouds - scientific name for thunderheads (the clouds that produce thunderstorms)
What type of cloud is large dark and produces thunderstorms?
A Cumulonimbus Cloud
Which cloud is large with dark puffy clouds that indicate rain?
cumulonimbus
What is a large dark cumulus cloud with lightning rain and gusty winds known as?
This is called a cumulonimbus cloud.
Is cumulonimbus a real cloud?
Yes. They are the massive dark clouds that produce lightning.
What is the name of a regular rain or snow cloud?
the name of the cloud full of rain isz cumulus....misz.remynisce
A dark gray cloud that blankets the sky and often generates precipitation is called?
cumulonimbus
How do you describe a cumulonimbus cloud?
it is a dark, heavy cloud. also called a thunderhead. usually results in short, heavy rainfall.
What cause's cumulonimbus clouds to appear dark?
Light being blocked by water droplets in the cloud.
What causes cumulonimbus to appear dark?
Cumulonimbus clouds are very tall and so block out quite a bit of sunlight, causing them to appear dark when viewed from below.
What does a thunder cloud look like?
A thunder cloud, or Cumulonimbus cloud, looks like a massive, tall, white puffy cloud with an anvil shaped top and a very dark grey base.
Why thunderstorms usually form on warm day?
When the rising warm air reaches it's dew point, the water vapor in the air condenses and forms cumulus clouds. If the atmosphere is extremely unstable, the warm air will continue to rise, which causes the cloud to grow in to a dark, cumulonimbus cloud. This cloud is a thunderstorm cloud.
