Cloud Types
Clouds that are generally known as big, and bring in storms.
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
Lowest level of the atmosphere, holds weather and regulates earth temperature.
What is the troposphere?
The process of water being heated and turning into gas, floating up to the sky.
What is evaporation?
A front that brings in cold, stormy weather. For example, thunderstorms, or tornadoes.
What is a cold front?
What is a maritime tropical air mass?
Feather-like, skinny clouds, known for good weather.
What are cirrus clouds?
The second lowest level of the atmosphere. Planes and hot air balloons fly around here.
The process of water vapor re-liquifying and turning into clouds.
What is condensation?
A front that brings in nice, warm weather, like sunny weather, or drizzles.
What is a warm front?
An air mass that causes whatever it floats over to be wet and cold.
What is a maritime polar air mass?
A thin layer of clouds, known for bringing light drizzles.
What are stratus clouds?
The second highest/ third lowest level of the atmosphere. Holds meteors before they blow up into pieces.
What is the mesosphere?
The process of water falling back down to earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
What is precipitation?
A front with bad weather that stays where it starts.
What is a stationary front?
An air mass that causes whatever it floats over to be dry and warm.
What is a continental tropical air mass?
Big, fluffy clouds, known for bringing good weather and signaling large amounts of convection.
What are cumulus clouds?
The highest atmosphere on Earth, known for its hot temperatures.
What is the thermosphere?
The process of water coming from plants, to turn to water vapor and float into the sky.
What is transpiration?
A when a warm front gets taken over by a cold front, and creates bad weather.
What is an occluded front?
An air mass that causes whatever it floats over to be dry and cold.
What is a continental polar air mass?
High-altitude, small, fluffy clouds, look like big cotton balls. Known for signaling convection.
What are cirrocumulus clouds?
SPACE
What is the exosphere?
The process of water on land rushing back to the ocean/lake/river.
What is runoff?
Something fronts usually mix with to determine the weather.
What is air pressure?
An air mass that causes whatever it floats over to be dry and VERY cold.
What is a continental arctic air mass?