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Audio Video Interleaved Video  |  1994-09-18  |  2.9 MB  |  384x256  |  4fps  |  1 minute, 14 seconds
Transcription: Clouds have different shapes and are indicative of different weather conditions. Cirrus clouds are the highest clouds. Their wispy feather-like appearance is caused by strong high-level winds. Altostratus are middle-height grey clouds which pass across the sun giving it a watery appearance. Sometimes these clouds give the sky a mackerel appearance. They look like the scales of a fish. Stratus clouds are low in the atmosphere. They form a sheet of grey cloud over the sky that may bring rain and snow. Also low in the atmosphere, cumulus clouds have a characteristic puffy shape. They move quickly ...