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Clouds are formed when the water on the earth (mostly from the oceans) evaporates under the heat of the sun.

Evaporation is due to the energy of the sun being imparted to the water molecules in the seas and releasing them from the bondage they endured as a liquid.

As an energis[z]ed gas, the mass of lively water molecules behave in many ways to reflect, absorb, and distribute the energy of the sun upon our planet.

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Is it warmer when there are clouds in the sky?

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The clouds play a role similar to the ozone layer. Ultra violet radiation coming from the sun strikes the clouds and the ozone layer and is repelled back into space allowing only "safe" light waves to hit the Earth. The ground absorbs heat, and then releases it. The rising heat reaches the clouds and is reflected back down to the Earth.


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Yes, cirrostratus clouds are high clouds that form above 20,000 feet in the atmosphere. They are thin, wispy clouds that often cover the sky in a thin veil, causing a halo effect around the sun or moon.


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