Question
State the common basis of classifying the clouds into three main groups.
Solution
The common basis for classification of clouds is the average height of the cloud. The groups of clouds are:
i. High clouds (5 to 14 km),
ii. Middle clouds (2 to 7 km),
iii. Low clouds (below 2 km).
i. High clouds (5 to 14 km),
ii. Middle clouds (2 to 7 km),
iii. Low clouds (below 2 km).
