1. Clouds

2. Practice Cloud 1
6000m

3. Practice Cloud 2
2000m

4. #1
2000m

5. #2
6000m
2000m

6. #3
6000m

7. #4
2000m

8. #5
6000m

9. #6
6000m

10. #7
2000m

11. #8
6000m

12. #9
6000m 0m

13. #10
2000m

14. #11
20m 0m

15. #12
6000m

16. #13
6000m

17. #14
6000m
2000m

18. #15
2000m

19. #16
2000m

20. Classified by ALTITUDE, SHAPE and PRECIPITATION
Cloud Classification
Classified by ALTITUDE, SHAPE and PRECIPITATION
Low altitude
below 2000m
Cumulus, Stratus, Nimbostratus, Stratocumulus
Middle altitude
between 2000m and 6000m
prefix alto at beginning of name
Altocumulus, Altostratus
High altitude
above 6000m
root word cirrus in their name
Cirrus, Cirrostratus, Cirrocumulus

21. Towering turbulent clouds Altitude can cover all three areas
Thunderstorm clouds
Towering turbulent clouds
Altitude can cover all three areas
Can produce thunder, lightning, hail, tornados
Cumulonimbus clouds
Flat layers or bands
Have the root word stratus in their name
Stratus, Cirrostratus, Altostratus, Nimbostratus , Stratocumulus
Fluffy and rounded
Have the root word cumulus in their name
Cumulus, Cirrocumulus, Altocumulus, Cumulonimbus, Stratocumulus
Produce precipitation
Have the root word nimbus in their name
Nimbostratus, Cumulonimbus

22. Some other clouds…
Mammatus
Contrails
Hole Punch
Lenticular