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How do you measure rain?
Rain gauge
What is the name of the thing that falls to Earth's surface? (Any form)
Precipitation
How high off the ground do low clouds reach?
2 kilometers
Puffy clouds with flat bottom
Cumulus
Web of changes
water cycle
Smallest unit to measure rain
Millimeters
Process by which plant leaves release water into the air
Transpiration
What clouds are highest in the atmosphere?
Cirrus
Flat, blanketlike clouds
Stratus
Any form of water that falls and reaches the ground
Precipitation
What is an updraft?
Strong winds moving up inside
Process in which a gas is changed to a liquid
Condensation
What top of cloud is completely flat on one side?
Anviltop
Wispy, feathery clouds made of ice
Cirrus
Water that runs off Earth's solid surface
runoff
What is hail?
Pellets made of ice and snow
Water that seeps into pores in soil and rocks
Groundwater
What temperature is the ground when hail forms?
Warm
Cloud that forms at ground level
Fog
Process in which a liquid changes to a gas
Evaporation