Cloud is state of water mass that is visible although not liquid in nature. Cloud means a mass of water droplets that are in the form of small ice crystals. When the droplets of a water mass gets concentrated among themselves, clouds are formed. Clouds are in fact another state of water vapor. The water vapors condense and form little crystals of snow. When the amount of these ice crystals increases and reach a height, clouds are formed.

The study of Clouds:

The development of science has enabled the scientists to culture the nature of clouds. The study of clouds is called nephology. Nephology is in fact a branch of meteorology that is the study of weather. The word “nephology” has derived from the Greek word, “nephos” that literally means cloud. Nephology includes various subjects such as the different types of clouds, the nature of all the types and so on.

Different Types of Clouds: