30 ! your mind map must include the following: a definition of clouds that includes cloud composition the three different types of clouds a physical description of each cloud type how each different type of cloud affects the weather you can use any of the following ways to make your mind map: hand draw your mind map and then scan and fax it to your teacher. use a word-processing application to make your mind map and attach the file to your assessment. use powerpoint to make your mind map and attach the file to your assessment. use the paint program (or similar image-making application) to make your mind map and attach the file to your assessment. use any other program that you have.

In meteorology, a  cloud  is an aerosol consisting of a visible mass of minute liquid droplets, frozen crystals, or other particles suspended in the atmosphere of a planetary body. nephology is the science of  clouds, which is undertaken in the  cloud  physics branch of meteorology.cirrus clouds  usually describe clouds high in the atmosphere that can include wispy clouds, typically with ice crystals. variations include cirrus, cirrocumulus and cirrostratus as defined by the cloud's position in the atmosphere.layered stratus clouds  have both flat tops and bases, and can appear as if they take up the whole sky, stretching from horizon to horizon. other combinations and variations include stratus, stratocumulus, nimbostratus and altostratus.cumulus clouds  often pile up in multiple layers of the atmosphere, representing clouds that develop vertically. cumulus clouds often look like pillars with anvil-type tops or columns of clouds stacked vertically. variations include cumulus, cumulus-congestus, cumulonimbus and altocumulus.