AIR PRESSURE
PRECIPITATION
CONDENSATION
EVAPORATION
CLOUDS
100
Used to measure air pressure.
What is a barometer.
100
Rises into the air to create precipitation.
What is water vapor.
100
The process in which water vapor changes from a gas to a liquid.
What is condensation.
100
The process in which water vapor rises into the air and into Earths atmosphere.
What is evaporation.
100
Clouds that produce thunderstorms and rain.
What is a Cumulonimbus Cloud
200
Term used in weather reports to suggest that a change in weather is coming.
What is barometric pressure.
200
What clouds are made of.
What is condensed water vapor.
200
Water vapor is always ____ or ____
What is evaporating or condensing
200
This strikes down and causes the water to evaporate.
What is the sun's energy.
200
Large, grey clouds that producee constant precipitation
What is a Nimbostratus Cloud
300
What barometric pressure is also called.
What is atmospheric pressure.
300
These are all the forms of precipitation.
What is rain, snow, sleet, and hail.
300
______ determines the rate at which water condenses.
What is temperature.
300
Rivers, oceans, lakes, and soil.
What are places evaporation can take place.
300
White, fluffly clouds with flat bottoms that range from altitudes of 500m-12km.
What is a Cumulus Cloud
400
Where barometric pressure is zero degrees Celsius at.
What is sea level.
400
The ratio of maximum water vapor pressure in the air.
What is relative humidity.
400
This is greater that the rate of evaporation.
What is the rate of condensation.
400
Process by which plants lose moisture through their leaves and the moisture evaporates.
What is transpiration.
400
Thin, wispy clouds that are generally 5000m-6100m high
What is a Cirrus Cloud
500
Also measure whether the air pressure is changing.
What is a mercury barometer.
500
The term used when the percentage of relative humidity is 100.
What is the air is saturated.
500
The higher the humidity the higher the ________
What is the dew point
500
The place where most of the water that evaporates comes from.
What is the oceans.
500
Very low clouds that often cover the whole nearby sky.
What is a Stratus Cloud
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