 Cirrus clouds Cumulus clouds are clouds which have flat bases and are

- are composed of ice crystals that originate from often described as "puffy", "cotton-like" or "fluffy" in
the freezing of super cooled water droplets. appearance.
Generally occur in a fair weather and point in the
direction of air movement at their elevation.
Cumulus clouds are clouds which have flat bases and are often described as "puffy", "cotton-like" or "fluffy" in appearance.

STRATUS MEANING C

Stratus clouds mean rain if it is warm and snow if it is cold. They look like a huge gray blanket that hangs low in the sky.
Sometimes stratus clouds are on the ground or very near the ground, and then we call them fog.

NIMBUS MEANING D

A nimbus cloud is a cloud that produces precipitation. Usually the precipitation reaches the ground as rain, hail, snow, or sleet