Common Cloud Names, Shapes, and Altitudes

Common Cloud Names, Shapes, and Altitudes :duplicatus, undulatusfibratusnebulosusCirrostratusun dulatus, lacunosusstratiformislenticulariscastell anusfloccusCirrocumulusintortus, radiatus, vertebratus, duplicatusfibratusuncinusspissatuscastel lanusfloccusCirrus(none)(none)Nimbostrat us (extend through 1+ levels)translucidus, perlucidus, opacus, duplicatus, undulatus, radiatus(none)Altostratustranslucidus, perlucidus, opacus, duplicatus, undulatus, radiatus, lacunosusstratiformuslenticulariscastell anusfloccusAltocumulustranslucidus, perlucidus, opacus, duplicatus, undulatus, radiatus, lacunosusstratiformislenticulariscastell anusStratocumulusopacus, translucidus, undulatusnebulosusfractusStratus(none)ca lvuscapillatusCumulonimbus (extend through all 3 levels)radiatushumilismediocriscongestus fractusCumulusVarieties(can be more than one)Species (can be only one)

(“Rainy day clouds”) Fast Facts: Typical Altitude: 2,000-18,000 ft. Location: Worldwide, common in middle latitudes Precipitation: Moderate to heavy rain or snow, which is generally steady and prolonged Composition: Liquid water, raindrops snowflakes and ice crystals Formation: Usually formed from the thickening and lowering of a

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