Clouds

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sometimes form tangled webs or thin whitish sheets. A large ring or halo is sometimes seen around the sun or moon when the cirrostratus covers the sky.
The middle layer of range in altitude from 6,500 to 23,000 feet. The altocumulus, altostratus, and nimbostratus are found in the middle division. The altocumulus are more rounded and puffier than the cirrocumulus . When people stare at the altocumulus , they usually see a shape of an animal, usually an elephant. Altostratus cover the sky with a grayish veil through which the sun or moon may shine as a spot of pale light. The nimbostratus are the that we can identify the fastest. These are the that ruin our day. Nimbostratus are thick, dark, and shapeless and that brings rain or snow.
The last height classification is the low altitude. These low range in altitude from ground level to 6,500 feet. This division includes the last four kinds of , which are: stratocumulus, stratus, cumulus, and cumulonimbus. ...

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