Height and Shape of Clouds (prefix+suffix)
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Wesleyan 9th Grade, 9th Grade Wesleyan School, Wesleyan 9th Grade, Wesleyan 7th grade 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 cirro | high clouds (above 600 m.) |
| alto | middle - elevation clouds (200-600 m.) |
| strato | low clouds (below 200 m.) |
| nimbo | clouds are dark and so full of water that sunlight can't penetrate them |
| stratus | smooth, even sheets or layers at low altitudes |
| cumulus | puffy, white clouds, often with flat bases |
| cirrus | high, thin, white, feathery clouds made of ice crystals |
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