Clouds
Terms
Precipitation
Miscellaneous
More Clouds, Air, or Precipitation
100
Puffy, bulgy clouds belong to which cloud family?
What is cumulus
100
What is the basic cause of all weather?
What is the sun
100
An ice crystal in a cloud becomes too heavy, falls, melts, and lands on the earth as liquid water
What is rain
100
The amount of water vapor that the air can hold at a given temperature is the __?__ __?__ of the air.
What is relative humidity
100
When opposite electrical charges buildup in very tall clouds, what is produced?
What is lightning
200
What cloud family is made up of layers of flat clouds?
What is stratus
200
Who are scientists who study weather?
What is meteorologists
200
Falling ice crystals melt slightly stick, and freeze together into snowflakes
What is wet snow
200
Water that condenses to form liquid water on the ground is called __?__.
What is dew
200
The rapid expansion of super heated air causes shock waves to produce what sound?
What is thunder
300
Wispy, curly clouds very high in the atmosphere belong to which cloud family?
What is cirrus
300
Different seasons are caused by the __?__ of the earth's axis.
What is tilt
300
Falling ice crystals melt into raindrops, then refreeze and land on earth as tiny pieces of ice
What is sleet
300
Water vapor that condenses and forms frozen water on the ground is called __?__.
What is frost
300
The thin channel of charged air through which a lightning bolt can travel is the __?__ __?__.
What is step leader
400
Sheet clouds that produce rain are what kind of clouds?
What is stratus
400
Warm air is __?__ than cool air.
What is lighter
400
Falling ice crystals melt, hit the earth as liquid rain, but refreeze as soon as they land
What is freezing rain
400
The process in which water vapor leaves the air and changes into liquid water is called __?__.
What is condensation
400
The row of thunderheads that build up in the front of advancing cold air called a __?__ __?__.
What is squall line
500
Clouds made of very small ice crystals are __?__ clouds.
What is cirrus
500
Winds are produced by __?__ differences on the earth.
What is temperature
500
A small piece of ice is tossed up and down inside a cloud, forming several layers of ice, until it is too heavy and falls to earth
What is hail
500
The lowest possible temperature at which air is able to hold all of its water vapor is its __?__ __?__.
What is the dew point
500
Lightning bolts that do not come in contact with the ground but remain within the cloud are known as __?__ lightning.
What is sheet
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