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The highest clouds are called

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What is the highest cloud called?

The highest cloud type is called noctilucent clouds, which form in the mesosphere, about 50 miles above the Earth's surface. They are only visible during twilight and are made up of tiny ice crystals.

What are black clouds in the sky called?

A dark rain cloud is called a nimbus. These clouds produce rain and snow as they are filled with compact and frozen moisture.

What clouds are higher than cirrus clouds?

there is no other cloud higher than a cirrus cloud

What is fluffy Cotton like clouds called?

"Fluffy cotton-like clouds are called cumulus clouds."

What are sheetlike clouds called?

Sheetlike clouds are called stratus clouds. They are low-lying, layered clouds that often cover the sky like a blanket.

What is the second highest cloud called?

night shining clouds i have no idea XD

What is the highest type of cloud called?

The highest type of cloud is called cirrostratus. These clouds are thin, wispy, and high-level clouds that form above 20,000 feet in the atmosphere. They often indicate approaching storms or weather changes.

Are cumulus clouds the highest?

no, cirris clouds are.

Is the Cirrus cloud highest in the Earth's atmosphere?

That's right, cirrus clouds are the highest clouds.

Can you put the clouds in lowest to highest order?

low clouds = stratus middle clouds = altostratus high clouds = cirrus vertical development clouds = cumulus

What are the highest clouds that hold a lot of water?

Cirrus clouds.

What is the highest heaven?

Clouds

Is the cirrus cloud the highest cloud?

No, the highest cloud is the noctilucent cloud, which forms in the mesosphere. Cirrus clouds are high altitude clouds, but not the highest.

Do you have any new information about cirrus clouds?

cirrus clouds are the most highest clouds and the most common

What are the straight line clouds called?

The straight line clouds are called "cirrus clouds."

What are tall puffy clouds called?

They are called "cumulus" clouds, and sometimes are colloquially called "fair weather" clouds.

Is altocirrus clouds form highest in the air?

Noctilucent clouds are the highest and are made of crystals of water ice. They are located in the Mesosphere some 76 kilometers high

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