☁️ Fun Facts About Clouds That Will Change the Way You Look at the Sky!

1. Clouds can weigh tons — literally!

The average cumulus cloud can weigh over a million pounds (about 500,000 kg), yet it floats because the air below is even denser.

2. There are over 100 different types of clouds.

Meteorologists group them mainly into ten basic genera like cumulus, stratus, and cirrus, but each has its own subtypes.

3. Clouds help keep the Earth cool and warm.

They reflect sunlight back into space to cool the planet, and also trap heat at night to keep us warm.

4. Clouds move fast!

On windy days, high-level clouds like cirrus can travel at speeds of over 100 miles (160 km) per hour.

5. Some clouds form near the ground — we call them fog.

Fog is just a type of stratus cloud that hugs the Earth’s surface.

6. The highest clouds are found over 50,000 feet up.

These are noctilucent clouds, glowing at twilight and made of ice crystals.

7. Clouds are made of water and ice — millions of tiny droplets.

Each droplet is usually less than 0.02 mm wide!

8. Lenticular clouds look like UFOs.

These smooth, lens-shaped clouds often form over mountains and have inspired countless alien sightings.

9. The word “cloud” comes from Old English “clud.”

It originally meant “rock” or “hill,” since early observers thought clouds looked like stone masses.

10. Clouds can even produce sounds.

Under special conditions, thunderclouds can create deep, low “skyquakes” as they rapidly release energy.

☁️ Which cloud fact surprised you the most?
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