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Research 3 different types of clouds and write 5 facts about each one of them

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Cumulus clouds

  1. They sometimes look like pieces of floating cotton.
  2. The base of each cloud is flat and is about 1000 meters above the ground.
  3. The top of the cloud resembles the head of a cauliflower.
  4. Cumulus clouds come in a small range of colors that range from completely white to light gray.
  5. Cumulus clouds are the most common clouds on earth.

Stratus clouds

  1. You can see stratus clouds as thick cloud blankets near the sea.
  2. When rain falls from stratus clouds they are mostly called nimbostratus.
  3. Stratus clouds do not occur above 6,000 feet
  4. Stratocumulus are one of the most common clouds in temperate regions of the world.
  5. Stratus clouds are often visible after ground-level fog lifts.

Cirrus clouds

  1. Cirrus clouds are up so high they are actually made of ice particles.
  2. Cirrus clouds are found at heights above 5,000 m.
  3. The most common form of high-level clouds are cirrus clouds.
  4. Cirrus can form from almost any cloud that has undergone glaciation.
  5. Fall streaks form when snowflakes and ice crystals fall from cirrus clouds.

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