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Question 1

High clouds:
(base height range)
(composed of)
(three subtypes)

Answer 1

• 5500 - 14000 m
• Composed of ice crystals
• cirrus, cirrostratus, cirrocumulus

Question 2

Medium clouds: base height range, composed of, 2 subtypes

Answer 2

• 2000 - 7000m
• Mix of water droplets and ice crystals
• altocumulus, altostratus

Question 3

Low clouds: base height range, composed of, 5 types

Answer 3

• below 2000m
• water droplets (but cumulonimbus can have ice crystals too)
• nimbostratus, cumulus, cumulonimbus, stratus, stratocumulus

Question 4

Cirrus

Answer 4

White filaments

Question 5

Cirrocumulus

Answer 5

Small, rippled elements

Question 6

Cirrostratus

Answer 6

Transparent sheet, often with halo

Question 7

Altocumulus

Answer 7

layered rippled elements. Generally white, some shading

Question 8

Altostratus

Answer 8

Thin, grey

Question 9

Stratocumulus

Answer 9

Layered series of rounded rolls. generally white, some shading

Question 10

stratus

Answer 10

layered, uniform base, gray

Question 11

nimbostratus

Answer 11

thick layer, low base dark. Rain and snow may fall

Question 12

Cumulus

Answer 12

individual cells, vertical rolls, or towers w/ flat base

Question 13

Cumulonimbus

Answer 13

large, cauliflower tops sometimes anvil tops. Thunderstorms/rain/snow may fall