why high clouds has a warming effect?

Question

why cumulonimbus has a warming effect but the revers for cumulus?

Answer 1

the answer is "D" none of the above. first off, a cumulonimbus is a cumulus cloud. the earth absorbs heat from the sun, and then radiates that heat. cloud layers have a warming effect because they trap in that radiated heat. a cumulus cloud (including a cumulonimbus) is formed, in part, by the radiant heating and cooling of the earth. it (the cloud) does not cause it (the heating), it (the cloud) is caused by it (the heating). side note:{having recently taken a weather service certification exam, Alex i think that you would have a secure future,with the NWS, writing certification exams.}

Answer 2

Cumulus do not last long. They are the ones that are loose and look like cotton balls. They can eventually develop into cumulonimbus which are those tall storm clouds you see.

Now if the cumulonimbus are big, single clouds, cover a lot of sky and not loose like the cumulus. Therefore , the heat will bounce off the cumulonimbus clouds, where as the cumulus are smaller and cover less area.

Answer 3

They're a heavy blanket for the Earth. Cumulus are light.