Water in Atmosphere
Cloud Formation
Stability
Cloud Type
High and Lows
100
Any form of water that falls from a cloud
precipitation
100
air compression and expansion
adiabatic temperature changes
100
what kind of air tends to remain in its original position
stable
100
clouds are classified on the basis of their
form and height
100
______ are centers of lower pressure
cyclones
200
Most important gas in the atmosphere
water vapor
200
when air is allowed to expand it
cools
200
what does unstable air tend to do
rise
200
are clouds that are high, white, and thin
cirrus
200
_______ are centers of high pressure
anticyclones
300
what is the energy absorbed or released during a change in state
latent heat
300
when air is compressed it
heats
300
air stability is determined by measuring the
temperature
300
clouds consisted of rounded individual cloud
cumulus
300
in the northern hemisphere which direction does the air flow go
clockwise
400
the process of changing a liquid to a gas
evaporation
400
the ratio of cooling or heating that applies only to unsaturated air
dry adiabatic rate
400
the rate of change of air temperature with height is called the
enviormental lapse rate
400
clouds best described as sheets or layers
stratus
400
in the southern hemisphere what direction does the air flow go
counter clockwise
500
the process where a gas, like water vapor changes to liquid, like water
condensation
500
the rate of adiabatic temperature change in saturated air
wet adiabatic rate
500
air is stable when the temperature decreases
gradually
500
occur to be around 6000m above the ground
high clouds
500
rising air is associated with
cloud formation and precipitation
M
e
n
u