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What makes a cloud form? What are the different types of clouds? Explore these questions and test your cloud knowledge.










Clouds and How They Form



How do the water droplets and ice crystals that make up clouds get into the sky? And why do different types of clouds form?











Cloud Types



Clouds are given different names based on their shape and their height in the sky. Learn about each cloud type and how they are grouped.











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Learn about clouds in the sky with our portable Field Guide to Clouds.











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This material is based upon work supported by the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, a major facility sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation and managed by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation.







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