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Mr McCloud's Cloud Quiz

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To play, select one of the ten principal cloud forms given below. Then click on the picture that matches the following description:

Cumulonimbus
Low level, very large cauliflower-shaped or anvil-shaped tops. Thunderstorms, lightning, rain and tornadoes.

Ten principal cloud forms
cirrus | cirrostratus | cirrocumulus | altostratus | altocumulus | nimbostratus | stratocumulus | stratus | cumulus | cumulonimbus

Cloud classification information

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