Stratocumulus cloud

High school (ages 12+)
Environment & Earth

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/stratocumulus-cloud

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How high is Stratocumulus cloud?Generally found below 2,000 meters (6,600 feet)
2. What is the cloud genus classification?Stratocumulus, a low-level cloud genus characterized by large, rounded masses
3. What does a stratocumulus cloud look like?They are low, lumpy, white clouds that look like a bumpy sea, with big rounded masses arranged in lines or waves.
4. How do stratocumulus clouds form?They form from weak upward currents in shallow cloud layers, but a drier, stable air layer above stops them from growing higher.

Capping Inversion: A layer of warm, stable air above cooler air that restricts vertical cloud development.
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Parameterization: A way to represent complex physical processes in models that are too small or complex to be directly calculated.