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CIRRUS CLOUDS are composed entirely of ______ and consist of long, thin, wispy streamers.
CIRRUS CLOUDS are composed entirely of ______ and consist of long, thin, wispy streamers.
ice
CIRROSTRATUS clouds sometimes appear to have a halo because the ice crystals from the cloud refract the light from the sun or moon, these clouds usually come 12-24 hours before a ______ or snow storm.
CIRROSTRATUS clouds sometimes appear to have a halo because the ice crystals from the cloud refract the light from the sun or moon, these clouds usually come 12-24 hours before a ______ or snow storm.
rain
CIRROCUMULUS clouds appear in long rows, usually white, but sometimes appear ______.
CIRROCUMULUS clouds appear in long rows, usually white, but sometimes appear ______.
gray
MIDDLE CLOUDS consists of altostratus and altocumulus clouds made of ______ crystals and water droplets.
MIDDLE CLOUDS consists of altostratus and altocumulus clouds made of ______ crystals and water droplets.
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ALTROSTATUS CLOUDS usually cover the whole sky and have a gray or blue-gray ______.
ALTROSTATUS CLOUDS usually cover the whole sky and have a gray or blue-gray ______.
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If the rain hits the ground, then the altostratus cloud becomes classified as a ______ cloud.
If the rain hits the ground, then the altostratus cloud becomes classified as a ______ cloud.
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ALTOCUMULUS clouds usually form in groups and are about 1km thick, as wide as your thumb on a warm humid ______.
ALTOCUMULUS clouds usually form in groups and are about 1km thick, as wide as your thumb on a warm humid ______.
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STRATUS CLOUDS are uniform gray in color and can cover most or all of the sky, looks like a fog that doesn’t reach the ground, sometimes associated with light mist or ______.
STRATUS CLOUDS are uniform gray in color and can cover most or all of the sky, looks like a fog that doesn’t reach the ground, sometimes associated with light mist or ______.
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STRATOCUMULUS clouds are low, lumpy, and gray, can look like cells under a microscope, sometimes line up in rows, light precipitation generally occurs with stratocumulus clouds in the form of ______.
STRATOCUMULUS clouds are low, lumpy, and gray, can look like cells under a microscope, sometimes line up in rows, light precipitation generally occurs with stratocumulus clouds in the form of ______.
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To distinguish between a stratocumulus and an altocumulus cloud, point your hand toward the ______.
To distinguish between a stratocumulus and an altocumulus cloud, point your hand toward the ______.
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