Discussion
Match each Latin root used in cloud naming with its meaning.
List I
A. Cirrus
B. Cumulus
C. Stratus
D. Nimbus
List II
1. a layer or sheet
2. a curl or lock of hair
3. rain
4. a heap or pile
Answer: A
The modern classification combines these roots, so a name such as cumulonimbus is read directly as a heaped rain cloud. Luke Howard's scheme of 1802 is the ancestor of the system still in use today. The roots are combined rather than replaced, which keeps the names readable.
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