Cloud Identification Exercises
Review the following image and decide what type of cloud is present. Choose the best answer.
The correct answer is a).
This is an image of cumulus clouds. They usually appear as a rapidly growing cloud with significant vertical development. Cumulous clouds can be found at low or mid-levels. At inland, mid-latitude locations, their bases usually form at 6,500 ft or below.
Review the following image and decide what type of cloud is present. Choose the best answer.
The correct answer is c).
This is an image of stratus clouds. These usually form in a single gray, featureless layer of low cloud. Stratus clouds are low-level clouds. At mid-latitudes, they usually form at levels between 200 and 6,500 ft.
Review the following image and decide what type of cloud is present. Choose the best answer.
The correct answer is d).
The photo is an image of cirrus clouds. Cirrus clouds are usually wispy, white clouds made of ice crystals. Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds and at mid-latitudes usually form above approximately 25,000 ft.
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