TYPES OF CLOUDSQUIZ

What is the Latin word meaning “layered”?

STRATUS

Name the cloud that Looks like cumulus clouds

pressed in layers Found low in the sky

Stratocumulus

Name this cloud… A low, puffy cloud bringing

heavy rain, thunder, lightening

A “thunderhead” Can also bring tornadoes

Cumulonimbus

What does the Latin word “NIMBUS” mean?

RAIN

Name this cloud… Thin layers of high, cirrus

clouds Forms “halo” around

moon or sun

Cirrostratus

Name this cloud… A type of stratus cloud You often see this in your

front yard

Fog

Name this cloud… Wispy, curling clouds high

in the sky Signals a change in

weather

Cirrus

What does the Latin root ALTO mean?

MIDDLE

Name this cloud… Low, puffy, white cloud “Fair weather” clouds Can change into

cumulonimbus cloud

Cumulus

Name this cloud… Middle clouds which

look like scattered white and gray puffs

Altocumulus

Name this cloud… Unbroken layers of low,

gray clouds Bring light rain, snow or

drizzle

Stratus

What is the Latin word which means “curl”?

CIRRO

Name this cloud… Very high, thin, white

clouds that look like many small pieces of cotton

Cirrocumulous

Name this cloud… Grayish layers of clouds

found 5,000-20,000 feet in the sky

Altostratus

Name this cloud… A low, smooth layer of

gray from which a steady rain or snow falls

Nimbostratus

Name the three cloud types found in the highest level of the sky.

Cirrus Cirrostratus Cirrocumulus

Name the two cloud found in the middle level of the sky.

Altostratus Altocumulus

Name 5 clouds found in the lowest level.

Stratus Cumulus Stratocumulus Nimbostratus Cumulonimbus