Name
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Clouds
Use the links provided on geographyalltheway.com to complete the following table to
show the different cloud types, the level at which you find them and a weather prediction
for that type of cloud.
Cloud Name
Cloud Level
Weather Prediction
Cirrus
Low Level
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Cirrocumulus
Low Level
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Altocumulus
Low Level
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Altostratus
Low Level
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Cumulonimbus
Low Level
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Cumulus
Low Level
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Stratocumulus
Low Level
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Nimbostratus
Low Level
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Use Google Image Search to find a photograph illustrating each of the cloud types
mentioned in the table above.
What are clouds?
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Describe the four main ways in which clouds form.
Number One
Number Two
Number Three
Number Four
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What is the process of convection?
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How does convection form clouds?
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What are Orographic Clouds?
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What is a weather front?
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How does a cold front cause clouds to form?
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How does a warm front cause clouds to form?
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Describe how cloud cover is measured.
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