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Identify these cloud types which are shown in the following figures:

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Identify these cloud types which are shown in the following figures:

A photograph showcasing puffy, cotton-like cumulus clouds scattered across a bright sky above a landscape. A photograph displaying thick, gray, low-altitude stratus or nimbostratus clouds blanketing the sky over a landscape and body of water.

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The cloud types shown in the figures are:

  1. Cumulus Clouds (characterized by patches looking like cotton wool with a flat base, formed at heights of 4,000–7,000 m).
  2. Stratus / Nimbus Clouds (layered, dark gray clouds covering large portions of the sky or dense, shapeless masses associated with overcast/rainy conditions).
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Chapter 10: Water in the Atmosphere - Intext Question [Page 88]

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NCERT Fundamentals of Physical Geography [English] Class 11
Chapter 10 Water in the Atmosphere
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