Water in the Air
Water in the Air 1
Forecasting the Weather
Severe Weather
All Sections
100
clouds form during condensation
What is what part of the water cycle do clouds form
100
Cold fronts usually brings stormy weather
What kind of weather does a cold front usually bring?
100
Barometer measures air pressure
What tool measures air pressure?
100
A hurricane begins with thunderstorms over the ocean
What is how do hurricanes begin?
100
temperature in which air is saturated
What is dew point?
200
when air masses move and meet
What causes changes in weather?
200
the most common form of precipitation
What is rain?
200
thin, feathery, white clouds found at high atltitudes
What are cirrus clouds?
200
An electric discharge causes lightning
What causes lightning?
200
a cloud that forms on the ground
What is fog?
300
A cloud made of water droplets
What is a cloud made of?
300
precipitation made of balls of ice
What is hail
300
a tool used to measure air temperature
What is a thermometer?
300
During a thunderstorm stay low on the ground is safest
What is the safest thing to do in a thunderstorm?
300
a cloud that brings thunderstorms
What is cumulonimbus?
400
The amount of moisture in the air
What is humidity?
400
precipitation that freezes as it falls
What is sleet?
400
a tool used to measure wind speed
What is an anemometer?
400
a condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and place
What is weather?
400
a puffy white cloud with a flat bottom
What is cumulus?
500
moisture in the air
What is water vapor?
500
water vapor that changes to a solid
What is snow?
500
a large body of air where temperature and moisture content are similar throuhgout
What is an air mass?
500
clouds that cover a large area
What are stratus?
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