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Clouds and Precipitation - The University of Texas at Austin Fabulous resource offering information on types of clouds and precipitation, as well as interactive videos and exercises to test your knowledge on the topics.
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CLOUDS - Australian Gov't, Bureau of Meteorology The formation and classification of clouds is addressed, as well as a study of climate and how it affects people. A weather education section answers some basic questions about the cause of weather phenomena. Student worksheets and a detailed glossary of terms is available.

The Cloud Boutique - Plymouth State University Meteorology Program The Plymouth State Meteorology Program has developed this server to provide explanations of and access to detailed pictures of some basic cloud forms. The cloud images are relatively large (640x480) in order to show detailed structure and features. All of these pictures were taken in the local area around Plymouth, New Hampshire and most from the weather observation deck on the roof of the Boyd Science Center on the Plymouth State campus.

Cloud Formation and Weather Prediction This lesson plan offers examples of different clouds with full color pictures and explanations of the attributes that differentiates one cloud from another.

The Weather Notebook A quick overview as to how clouds got their name, through a brief study of Latin.

Understanding Clouds and Fog - USA Today Clouds are usually the most obvious feature of the sky. They both reflect weather patterns and play a role in what the weather does. The links below take you to a great deal of information about clouds.

How to Be a Storm Spotter Offers an explanation of cloud types with easy examples to help individuals remember the differences between types. This site was originally created to help kids who spend time boating understand how to read the sky to understand weather paterns that may affect them on the water.