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HighMid Altostratus Altocumulus Altocumulus Altocumulus 2 km 1 km 0 km 4 km 5 km 6 km ONVECTIVE CLOUDS LOUDS Cirrus Cirrus Contrail Contrail National Aeronautics and Space Administrationhttp://www.nasa.gov http://scool.larc.nasa.gov http://www.noaa.govhttp://www.weather.govhttp://www.education.noaa.govhttp://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstreamYPA-200752-L Ever wonder howclouds got their names?Well you may be surprised ¥Translucent¥Transparent¥Partly Cloudy¥Mostly Cloudy Visual Opacity througpro Three levels of clouds havealtitude of a cloudÕs base. Cloud Level Cloud Coverpercentage of the sky covered with clouds. or categories for cloud cover.In 1803 Luke Howard used Latin terms to classify four main cloud types. ¥Cirrus, meaning hair, describes high level clouds that look wispy, like locks of hair. ¥Featureless clouds that form sheets are called Stratus, meaning layer. ¥The term Nimbus, which means Òprecipitating cloudÓ, refers to low, grey rain clouds. ¥Finally, convective clouds have a vertical development extending through large portions of the atmosphere. of warm, moist air moving Introduction to Clouds Introduction to Clouds The EarthÕs Water CycleThe water on Earth is always on the move, changing state from liquid to vapor back to liquid and snow and ice near the poles and mountains. The process used to describe the continuous movement of water between the Earth and atmosphere is known as the water cycle, and is often referred to as the hydrologic cycle. There is no beginning or end to the water cycle; it behaves much like a Ferris wheel at an amusement park, moving around and around.http://science-edu.larc.nasa.gov/cloud_chart