To start lets talk about types of clouds!
Types of clouds:
- Cumulus
- Nimbostratus
- Cumulonimbus
- Stratus
- Cirrus
Cumulus:
Cumulus Clouds |
This are sample of cumulus clouds. Cumulus clouds are usually looks soft and fluffy like a cotton ball. It is located around 2000 meter in the atmosphere.
Cumulonimbus Clouds |
Cumulonimbus:
Stratus Clouds |
This are sample of cumulonimbus.Cumulonimbus are formed when cumulus clods turns grey. It is located 1600 - 2000 meter in the atmosphere. This clouds could cause long steady rain.
Stratus:
Stratus clouds are located 2000 meter below the atmosphere. It is like a flattened sheets of clouds. It may stay over some place for sometime. This clouds cause overcast weather.
It looks like feathers right? |
Cirrus:
Cirrus clouds are formed 8000 meter above the atmosphere. Cirrus Clouds looks like a feather.This Cloud could be seen even in a sunny day!
It's colour is dark grey |
Nimbostratus:
This clouds are formed at a height of 2400 meter in the atmosphere. This cloud could bring a long and steady rain.
Since we are done talking about types of clouds. Now lets talk about other types of weather related things.
- Dew
Dew on the leaf |
- Hail
This is how hail looks like |
- Wind
This Windmill could make wind |
Positive effects
Wind could help the plants on doing the process called "pollination". Wind could also help us humans on our activities such as kite-flying and windsurfing. It also helps the animals to smell their prey.
Look at that people that use the wind to do windsurfing. |
Negative effects
Its could cause tornadoes, hurricane, heavy rains and also it could cause floods.
This are a picture of a town/city when there are tornadoes. |
- Land breeze and sea breeze
That is all for now. Thank you for reading.