types of clouds
word meanings
types of fronts
air masses
extras
100
wispy, feather cloud
What is a cirrus cloud
100
high
What is alto?
100
when cold warm air masses meet, but neither can move. There is a standoff.
what is a stationary front?
100
warm, air masses that have low air pressure
What is tropical?
100
rain, hail, sleet, snow, and freezing rain
What are the 5 common types of precipitation?
200
a sky full of cirrocumulus clouds
What is a mackerel sky
200
rain
What is nimbus?
200
when warm air is caught between two cooler air masses
What is an occluded front?
200
cold, air masses with high air pressure that form N of 50 degrees north latitude and 50 degrees south latitude
What is polar?
200
by the prevailing westerlies and jet steams
What is way that air masses are commonly moved?
300
towering clouds with flat tops that produce thunderstorms
What is cumulonimbus cloud?
300
heap or mass
What is cumulus?
300
warm air mass overtakes a slow moving cold air mass
What is a warm front?
300
air masses that form over oceans
What is maritime?
300
clouds that form at or near the ground
What is fog?
400
a cloud that form in flat layers
What is a stratus a cloud?
400
rain
What is nimbus?
400
a fast moving cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass
What is a cold front?
400
air masses that form over lands
What is continental?
400
altocumulus and altostratus - alto=high
What are the two types of middle level clouds?
500
a stratus cloud that thickens and may produce drizzle, rain, or snow
What is a nimbostratus cloud?
500
spread out
What is stratus?
500
the boundary where the air masses meet
What is a front?
500
a huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height.
What is an air mass?
500
the percentage of water vapor that is actually in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a particular temperatire
What is relative humidity?
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