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WindWind is the flow of gases on a large scale. On Earth, wind consists

of the bulk movement of air. In outer space, solar wind is the movementof gases or charged particles from the sun through space,while planetary wind is the out gassing of light chemical elements froma planet's atmosphere into space. Winds are commonly classified bytheir spatial scale, their speed, the types of forces that cause them,the regions in which they occur, and their effect. The strongestobserved winds on a planet in our solar system occuron Neptune and Saturn. 

CloudA cloud is a visible mass of liquid droplets or frozen crystals madeof water and/or variouschemicals suspended in the atmosphereabove

the surface of a planetary body. They are also known as aerosols. Clouds in Earth's atmosphere are studied in the cloudphysicsbranch of meteorology. Two processes, possibly actingtogether, can lead to air becoming saturated: cooling the air oradding water vapor to the air. In general, precipitation will fall to thesurface; an exception is virga, which evaporates before reaching the

surface.

Cumulus clouds

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Cumulus clouds are a type of cloud with noticeable verticaldevelopment and clearly defined edges. Cumulus means "heap" or"pile" in Latin. They are often described as "puffy" or "cotton-like" inappearance. Cumulus clouds may appear alone, in lines, or in clusters.Cumulus clouds are often precursors of other types of clouds, suchas cumulonimbus, when influenced by weather factors such asinstability, moisture, and temperature gradient. Cumulus clouds arepart of the larger category of cumuliform clouds, which includecumulus, cumulus congestus, and cumulonimbus clouds, among

others.[1] The most intense cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds maybe associated with severe weather phenomena such as hail,waterspouts and tornadoes.

Cirrus clouds

Cirrus clouds (cloud classification symbol:Ci) are atmospheric

clouds generally characterized by thin, wispy strands, giving them theirname from the Latin word cirrusmeaning a ringlet or curling lock ofhair.[1][2]The strands of cloud sometimes appear in tufts of adistinctive form referred to by the common name of mares' tails.[3] 

Cirrus clouds generally appear white or light grey in color. They formwhen water vapor undergoes deposition at altitudes above 5,000 m(16,500 ft) in temperate regions and above 6,100 m (20,000 ft) intropical regions. They also form from the outflow of tropicalcyclones or the anvils of cumulonimbus clouds. Since these cirrusclouds arrive in advance of the frontal system or tropical cyclone, they

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indicate that the weather conditions may soon deteriorate. While theyindicate the arrival ofprecipitation (rain), cirrus clouds themselvesproduce only fall streaks (falling ice crystals that evaporate beforelanding on the ground).

Jet stream-powered cirrus clouds can grow long enough to stretchacross continents, but they remain only a few kilometersdeep.[4] When visible light interacts with the ice crystals in cirrusclouds, it produces optical phenomena such as sun dogs and haloes. Cirrus clouds are known to raise the temperature of the air beneaththem by an average of 10 °C (18 °F). When they become soextensive that they are virtually indistinguishable from one another,they form a sheet of cirrus called cirrostratus. Convection at highaltitudes can produce another form of cirrus called cirrocumulus, apattern of small cloud tufts that contain dropletsof supercooled water.

Cirrus clouds form on other planets,including Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and possibly Neptune. They have even been seen on Titan, one of Saturn's moons. Someof these extraterrestrial cirrus clouds are composedof ammonia or methane ice rather than water ice. The term cirrus is

also used for certain interstellar clouds composed of sub-micrometer sized dust grains.

Stratus cloud

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A stratus cloud (St) is a cloud belonging to a class characterized byhorizontal layering with a uniform base, as opposed toconvective

clouds that are as tall or taller than wide (these are termed cumulusclouds). More specifically, the term stratus is used to describe flat,hazy, featureless clouds of low altitude varying in color from dark grayto nearly white. Stratus clouds may produce a light drizzle or snow. A"cloudy day" usually features a sky filled with stratus clouds obscuringthe disk of the sun. These clouds are essentially above-groundfog formed either through the lifting of morning fog or when

cold air moves at low altitudes over a region.

Family code of the Philippines

The Family Code of the Philippines, or Executive Order No. 209, was enacted into law by President Corazon C. Aquino on July 6,1987. It was intended to supplant Book I of the Civil Code of thePhilippines concerning persons and family relations. The work on the

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provisions of the Family Code began as early as 1979, and had beendrafted by two (2) successive committees, the first committee washeaded by Supreme Court Justice Flerida Ruth Romero, and thesecond was chaired by Supreme Court Justice J.B.L. Reyes. Theneed was seen to amend the Civil Code through the Family Code inorder to, among others, change certain provisions implanted fromforeign sources which had proved unsuitable to Filipino culture; andto attune to contemporary developments and trends. [1] 

The Family Code covers fields of significant public interest,especially the law on marriage . It contains, among others, thedefinition and requisites for marriage, as well as the grounds for itsannulment. It also contains the law on conjugal property relations, therules on establishing filiation, and the governing provisions onsupport, parental authority, and adoption.

The current version of the Family Code of the Philippines wasamended in February 23, 1998 byExecutive Order No.227 and Republic Act No. 9225

"THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES"

Pervasive changes and development necessitated revision of the CivilCode with regard marriage and family relations. The Family Codewas enacted to meet these changes. It governs the following: marriage,annulment of marriage, declaration of nullity of marriage, legal

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separation, property relations between spouses, rights andobligations of husband and wife, paternity and filiations, adoption,support, and parental authority.

Husbands and wives are given the same rights and obligations.However, it still provides that in case of conflict as to the fixing of thefamily domicile, parental authority over the person and property oftheir children, the husband's decision shall prevail. The wife may seekrecourse from the courts which is tedious, expensive and an

impractical process.The Family Code has removed the distinction between differentillegitimate children, there are now only legitimate and illegitimatechildren. Also, illegitimate children are to be in the custody of themother and follow the mother's surname. All questions relating to thewelfare of children are to be resolved by keeping in mind the best

interest of the child.