WEATHER FACTORS
The sate of the atmosphere at a specific time and place.
What is weather?
Clouds are classified by _____
What is shape and height?
This occurs when cloud droplets combine and grow large enough to fall to Earth
What is precipitation?
A description of the current state of the atmosphere
What is weather
When air cool to its dew point near the ground, it forms a stratus cloud called ________, usually comes after rain.
What is fog?
Temperature is a measure of _____________ movement.
What is air molecules?
Wispy clouds mostly appear on __________ days
What is sunny?
This precipitation produces the most damage immediately, especially if the wind blows.
What is Hail?
What are clouds?
Puffy, white clouds, often with a flat bases
What is cumulus?
The amount of vapor in the air.
What is humidity?
Some dense or dark clouds bring ______ or ____
What is rain or snow?
Determines whether water forms rain, snow, sleet, or hail
What is air temperature?
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail
What is precipitation?
The prefix ____ describes high clouds
What is cirro?
Air moving in a specific direction.
What is wind?
The three main types of clouds
What is Stratus, Cumulus, and Cirrus?
If the air is dry, the size of raindrops can be reduced or they can completely _________ before reaching the ground?
What is evaporate?
A stratus cloud that forms near the ground
What is fog?
Appear fibrous or curly
What is Cirrus?
When air cools, it can't hold as much water vapor, so the water vapor _________ to a liquid or forms ice crystals
What is condenses?
This prefix describes middle-elevation clouds
What is alto?
The _______ of the air helps determine whether a location will have a dry day or experience some form of precipitation.
What is relative humidity?
The measurement of the amount of water vapor in the air compared to the amount needed for saturation at a specific temperature
What is Relative Humidity?
What is cumulonimbus?