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Cirrus: It's Latin for "curl." Cirrus clouds look like curls of white hair.
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Which cloud is made of ice crystals?
Cirrus clouds are primarily made out of ice crystals.
Do cirrus clouds make rain or snow?
Cirrus clouds don't precipitate.
Do thunderstorms come from cirrus clouds?
Thunderstorms can come from cirrus clouds. Large numbers of cirrus clouds is a sign that a frontal system is approaching the area.
What kinds of clouds are the kind that are high thin bumpy clouds?
These clouds are called "cirrus" which is derived from the Latin word meaning "curl". The clouds are made mostly of tiny ice crystals and form at altutudes above 8000 metres, where water vapour is scarce.
What word describes high thin wispy clouds?
The most usual form of high-level clouds are thin and often wispy CIRRUS clouds. Cirrus clouds are usually found at heights greater than 20,000 feet. Cirrus clouds are composed of ice crystals that originate from the freezing of supercooled water droplets.
Name two clouds?
Cirrus Clouds Cumulus Clouds
How do clouds get there name?
Cirrus: It's Latin for "curl." Cirrus clouds look like curls of white hair.
What are feather like clouds called?
High, wispy clouds are generally categorized as cirrus clouds.
How are clouds classified by name?
They are classified as either cumulus, stratus or cirrus clouds.
What clouds are the opposite of cirrus?
There are three types of clouds; cirrus, stratus and cumulus. Cirrus clouds are curly looking while stratus clouds are flat or layered. The cumulus clouds are the largest, and most opposite to the cirrus clouds.
How do you use cirrus in a sentence?
cirrus clouds are clouds that are in the sky.
Which form at higher altitudes-cirrus clouds or stratus clouds?
Cirrus
Are cirrus clouds low are high?
Cirrus clouds are at a high altitude.
What is the name of a feathery white cloud?
That would be Cirrus clouds.
What is the name of all the clouds?
cirrus stratus cumulus cumulostratus
How many syllables does cirrus clouds have?
Cirrus clouds is 3 syllables. Cir-rus clouds.
Which cloud is made of ice crystals?
Cirrus clouds are primarily made out of ice crystals.
