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DEPENDS.. either fun or informational
Informational?
1.High-level clouds: altitude of between 5,000-13,000m
2.Indicate fair weather, but cold, in the winter
3.It forms when cirrus or cirrostratus is warmed gently from below. This causes air to rise and sink inside the cloud. Some of the ice crystals change into water vapor, and gaps appear.
Fun Facts?
1. Nicknamed Mackerel Sky (looks like scales on mackerel)
2. Are the same size or smaller than the width of your littlest finger when you hold up your hand at arm's length in front of you
3.Origin: Has Latin root from 2 words: Cirrus (meaning a curl, tuft, or fringe) and Cumulus (meaning mass)
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Is a cirrocumulus cloud a rain cloud?
No. those clouds are to high to produce precipitation.
Is Cirrocumulus a high leveled cloud?
Yes cirrcumulus is high
What type of clouds are wispy and occur at very high altitudes'?
Cirrocumulus cloud is a clous that often appears at high altitudes.
What are some common cloud formations?
Some common cloud formations include the cirrus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus, altostratus, cumulonimbus, stratocumulus, stratus, and cumulus. There are many other types as well.
Why are cirrocumulus sometimes called mackerel clouds?
Cirrocumulus look similar to fish scales
Which cloud has the highest base?
cirrocumulus
Is a cirrocumulus cloud a rain cloud?
No. those clouds are to high to produce precipitation.
Is Cirrocumulus a high leveled cloud?
Yes cirrcumulus is high
What type of cloud has 12 letters?
cirrocumulus, cumulonimbus and nimbostratus.
What are all the layer cloud?
They are Stratus, Nimbostratus, Altostratus, and Cirrocumulus.
What type of clouds are wispy and occur at very high altitudes'?
Cirrocumulus cloud is a clous that often appears at high altitudes.
What is the cirrocumulus facts?
above 6,000 m (20,000)
What does cirrocumulus mean?
Cirrocumulus Is a cloud which is a cirrus and a cumulus cloud put together to form one. They are usely thick, white and fluffy clouds which form up high in the sky. These clouds are not usely seen.
What is the biggest cloud?
the biggest cloud today is the cirrocumulus cloudit is also called a thunder cloud
What are some cloud combinations?
Cirrostratus Altostratus Stratocumulus Cumulonimbus Cirrocumulus Altocumulus Nimbostratus Stratocumulus Cumulonimbus
What are small cottony rows of cloud tufts that are made of ice crystals and found at high elevations?
cirrocumulus
What type of cloud looks whispy like a feather?
Cirrocumulus clouds
