Kate and Rebecca discover how clouds have been classified over the last two hundred years and hear from the founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society.
This week's question:
Not all clouds are a sign of rain. In fact, some mean that good weather is about to arrive. Which type of cloud is a sign of sun rather than rain?
a) a wispy and thin cloud
b) a tall and fluffy cloud
c) a gray flat cloud
Listen out for the answer in the programme!
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Clouds
Vocabulary from the programme
- classified
divided in to groups according to height and appearence
- species
normally refers to a set of animals or plants in which the members have similar charactristics to each other
- formation
shape or way something is made
- amateur meteorologist
someone who studies the weather as a hobby, not as a job
- fluffy
light and full of air
- to be under a cloud
an expression to describe someone who is sad or depressed
- to have a cloud hanging over him
when someone is feeling depressed or unhappy
- a cloud on the horizon
when there is trouble or bad things ahead
Types of clouds
- cumulus clouds
fluffy, white clouds which look a bit like ice cream
- cirrus clouds
thin, wispy clouds which tend to be high up
- stratus clouds
low, gray clouds which usually cover most of the sky
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