EarthProfessor

The "Professor" represents our team of researchers and writers. Both adults and kids have tons of questions about our planet. Our job is to answer them!

What clouds look like?

Thus, the 10 types are: Low-level clouds (cumulus, stratus, stratocumulus) that lie below 6,500 feet (1,981 m) Middle clouds (altocumulus, nimbostratus, altostratus) that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet (1981–6,096 m)High-level clouds (cirrus, cirrocumulus, cirrostratus) that form above 20,000 feet (6,096 m)More items. The three basic cloud forms are: cirrus, cumulus and stratus. Cloud heights …

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How cloud burst?

Clouds as we all know are formed as the water vapourises in the atmosphere. Cloudburst is caused due to the new warm clouds pushing the existing layer of clouds upwards. The phenomenon where existing vapour is taken upwards due to the warm air restricting the fall. While I was writing we ran into the query …

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What do clouds make?

Clouds are created when water vapor, an invisible gas, turns into liquid water droplets. These water droplets form on tiny particles, like dust, that are floating in the air. A camera on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image of clouds over the Southern Indian Ocean. Another thing we wanted the answer to was: what are …

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