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What are the names of the 3 clouds?
Stratus, cirrus, cumulus
What are all the cloud names?
There are three families of clouds. The families are cirrus, cumulus, and stratus. Types of clouds in the cloud families are: cirrocumulus, cirrostratus, altostratus, altocumulus, nimbostratus, stratocumulus, and cumulonimbus.
What is the relationship between the word nimbus and cloud?
Nimbus is the Latin word for cloud. In modern meteorology, it is used as a prefix or suffix on the names of particular types of clouds to indicate a cloud that is precipitating (rain, snow, hail, etc.). Thus a cumulonimbusis a cumulus cloud that is releasing precipitation and a nimbostratus is a status cloud releasing precipitation.
What is the names of the main clouds that give rain?
nimbus
Are nimbus clouds storm clouds?
Well a nimbus cloud is not a cloud. If you are referring to a cumulonimbus cloud than yes. A cumulonimbus cloud is a storm cloud. Clouds that have names that include -nimbus or nimbo- are likely to produce precipitation.
What are the names of the 3 clouds?
Stratus, cirrus, cumulus
What is all the names of the clouds?
i know one of them is stratus and cumulus
How did stratus cloud get it name?
The word stratus comes from stratum, the word in Latin that means layer. The word cirrus comes from Latin which means hair. Unfortunately, I do not know how cumulus got its name, but I do know how cumulunimbus got its name. The word nimbus or nimbo is often added to the names of clouds that produce rain or snow. Nimbus means cloud in Latin.
How did the cloud stratus get its name?
The word stratus comes from stratum, the word in Latin that means layer. The word cirrus comes from Latin which means hair. Unfortunately, I do not know how cumulus got its name, but I do know how cumulunimbus got its name. The word nimbus or nimbo is often added to the names of clouds that produce rain or snow. Nimbus means cloud in Latin.
What are all the cloud names?
There are three families of clouds. The families are cirrus, cumulus, and stratus. Types of clouds in the cloud families are: cirrocumulus, cirrostratus, altostratus, altocumulus, nimbostratus, stratocumulus, and cumulonimbus.
What are the names of the clouds?
The different names for clouds are cirrus, stratus, cumulus, and altostratus. While stratus clouds are at an altitude that is below 6000 feet, cirrus clouds are high clouds that form above 20,000 feet.
What are the clouds names in order?
stratus, cumulus, cirrus, stratocumulus, nimbostratus, altostratus,altocumulus, cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, cumulonibus, and nimbostratus
What types of clouds make rain?
Typically clouds that produce precipitation will have either the Nimbo- prefix or -nimbus suffix. Clouds that produce precipitation (rain, snow, sleet, hail...etc) will normally appear lower in the sky such as the Nimbostratus & Cumulonimbus. There are different variations of these clouds with variations of the above names. Double-click on the terms "Nimbostratus" or "Cumulonimbus" to get the definition from AnswerTips!
Who was the first to use the Latin names cirrus cumulus and stratus to classify clouds?
Luke Howard proposed the Latin classification of clouds in 1802.
Where do clouds get their names?
The names of the various clouds are derived from Latin, and describe a distinguishing characteristic of that particular type of cloud.For example, stratus means spread out, and low-lying stratus clouds tend to cover most or all of the sky. Cirrusmeans curled, which high-flying cirrus clouds usually are. And cumulus clouds grow large and collect a lot of water; their name comes from the same root as accumulate.
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 are there names?
types of clouds Cumulus - white fluffy Cirrus- full and flat Stratus -ice clouds nearing stratosphere thin and whispy nimbocumulus - dark grey storm clouds
