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12 Cards in this Set
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cirrus
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wispy, curly clouds located high in the sky, made of ice crystals |
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stratus
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layered clouds that blanket the sky |
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cumulus
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heaped puffy clouds that indicate good weather |
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nimbostratus
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layered rain cloud that produces all day rain or drizzle |
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cumulonimbus
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nderhead" cloud that produces heavy rain or hail accompanied by lightning and thunder |
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cirrostratus
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layered, wispy clouds that cover the sun or moon like a veil and produce a halo effect |
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cirrocumulus
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puffy, wispy clouds that is sometimes called a "mackerel sky" because they resemble fish scales |
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stratocumulus
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heaped, piled clouds pressed together in layers |
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altostratus
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middle level, spread out, layered clouds that produce beautiful sunrises or sunsets. |
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altocumulus
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rows of middle level clouds that look like piled, long rolls |
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contrails
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clouds made from the exhaust of jet engines |
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fog
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stratus cloud that sits on the ground |
