What are the different type of cloud formations ?
Every child has played the “cloud game,” or the game that is made up of looking into the sky and attaching names and faces to clouds. But what are clouds really? In lore, they have been attributed to be everything from cotton balls to candy. In reality, they are really much different. Clouds are nothing but water in the air. This water can take several forms, and it varies in formation according to height. Clouds under 6,500 feet are generally considered low, and are most often made of water. Clouds around 7,000 and 24,000 feet are considered mid-level clouds, and they are composed of mixtures of water and ice. Clouds above 20,000 feet are generally considered high-level clouds. These are the highest that clouds can go, and these are generally very wispy and long, made of ice. Fog forms when water vapor condenses on the ground. It is basically water vapor that moves close to solid areas. Many people do not realize that when they are walking through fog, they are walking through a cloud
