5 Questions
Which cloud type is often grouped separately as towering vertical?
Cumulonimbus
Which cloud type is commonly grouped with the low clouds due to its lack of significant vertical extent?
Stratocumulus
In what approximate order of instability or convective activity do the physical forms of clouds occur?
Stratiform sheets, cirriform wisps and patches, stratocumuliform patches, rolls, and ripples, cumuliform heaps, cumulonimbiform towers
Which altitude level or levels in the troposphere determine the groupings of cloud types?
High, middle, low
Into how many physical forms are the genera of clouds grouped?
Five
Test your knowledge of cloud types and their classifications based on altitude levels in the troposphere. Identify and differentiate between high, middle, multi-level, and low cloud genera in this informative quiz.
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