Figure 1: Cirrus Clouds Figure 2: Stratus Clouds Figure 3: Cumulus Clouds

Cirrus clouds are short, Stratus clouds tend to be The fluffy, cauliflower-shaped

detached, hair-like clouds found
at high altitudes. These
delicate clouds are wispy, with a
silky sheen, or look like tufts of
hair.
featureless, low altitude clouds
that cover the sky in a blanket of
white or grey.
cumulus is one of the most
common and distinctive types
of cloud. All cumulus clouds
develop as a result of
convection.

Figure 4: Nimbus Clouds

Nimbostratus clouds are dark,

gray clouds that seem to fade
into falling rain or snow. They
are so thick that they often blot
out the sunlight.