| A | B |
| Altostratus | middle cloud - covers sky - sun looks watery |
| Cirrus | common high cloud - icy - 'curls of hair' |
| Cirrocumulus | high cloud - mackerel sky - rows |
| Cirrostratus | high cloud - sheet-like - sun/moon halo |
| Cumulus | low cloud - cotton balls - 'heap or pile' |
| Cumulonimbus | vertical growth - thundercloud - anvil top |
| Stratus | low cloud - layered - "to spread out' |
| Altocumulus | middle cloud - part dark, part white - in groups |