Up Up and Away
Mass made of tiny frozen air droplets
Clouds
Layer of Earth's atmosphere that is directly above the mesosphere and below the exosphere.
Thermosphere
As humidity increases....
Density decreases.
Forms when warm, humid air rises rapidly and cold air moves downward within a cumulonimbus cloud
Thunderstorms
When a cold air mass pushes under a warm air mass
Cold Front
"Streaks in the sky"
Cirrus Clouds
Known as the Atmosphere
Mesosphere
As altitude increases....
Density decreases.
The amount of water vapor in the air
Humidity
The falling to earth of any form of water.
Precipitation
"Fluffy Clouds"
Cumulus Clouds
Between the troposphere and the mesosphere
Stratosphere.
As air pressure increases...
Density increases.
The process by which a liquid changes into a gas.
Evaporation
A front between warm and cold air masses that is moving slowly or not at all.
Stationary Front
"Rain Clouds"
Status Clouds
Lowest layer of the atmosphere
Troposphere
As altitude increases in the troposphere....
Temperature decreases.
Warm moist air flows at the bottom of a cumulonimbus cloud and moves upward. A low pressure area forms inside the cloud.
Tornadoes
Water in the form of gas
Water Vapor
Forms near the ground from water vapor
Fog
Contains all the water on the planet
Hydrosphere
As altitude increases....
Air pressure decreases.
Warm air rises over cold air. Temperatures are very low and moisture is pressure.
Blizzards
The process by which a gas changes into a liquid
Condensation