Clouds

Clouds are beautiful and fascinating.  They come in all different shapes, sizes and formations, changing to whatever the weather brings.  On some days they move so fast that you can almost see the world turning.

Some clouds look like big easy chairs, inviting enough to sit in.  Some clouds look like cotton candy good enough to eat.  For those of us who lie on our backs in the grass on warm summer days, some clouds look like animals, nature, people or other things.

What is a cloud?  The simplest answer is:  Clouds are a large collection of very tiny droplets of water or ice crystals. The droplets are so small and light that they can float in the air.

Have you ever wondered:  How clouds are formed?  Why clouds are white?  How clouds turn gray?  Why clouds float?  How clouds move?  Why clouds form at different heights in the atmosphere?  How fog is formed?

Did you know that there are differnt types of clouds:  high clouds, middle clouds, low clouds, clouds with vertical growth and special clouds?

Or what the difference is between (and the names sound like musical instruments or like something from Harry Potter):  Cirrus, Cirrostratus, Cirrocumulus, Altostratus, Altocumulus, Stratos, Stratocumulus, Nimbostratus, Cumulus, Cumulonimbus, Mammatus, Lenticular, Fog, Contrails and last but not least Green Clouds?

To answer all of those questions, I have found a wonderful website written for children and aldults alike http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-clouds.htm 

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