Clouds

cloud

a collection of tiny water droplets or ice crystals

cumulus clouds

puffy white clouds that usually look like cotton balls that indicate fair weather

stratus clouds

low lying clouds that form in layers

fog

a stratus cloud near the ground

cirrus clouds

thin, feathery clouds found at high altitudes usually associated with wind

cirro

prefix for high clouds made of ice crystals

alto

prefix for middle clouds made of water droplets and ice crystals

contrails

condensation trails formed by airplanes

precipitation

when water returns from the atmosphere to earth can be solid, liquid, and gas.

cumulonimbus clouds

thunderstorm clouds, very tall and dark cumulus clouds

tornado watch

conditions are right for a tornado to form

tornado warning

a tornado has been spotted nearby

nimbostratus

a stratus cloud that produces steady rain or snow

sundogs

bright patches on a halo

Water

It does not change weight it only changes form

halo

light shown all around the sun

insolation

Incoming solar radiation

angle of insolation

the angle at which the sun's rays strike earth.